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Legal Support Services at Tarrant County College District

If you plan to study Legal Support Services, you may want to check out the program at Tarrant County College District. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tarrant County College District is in Fort Worth, TX.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 31 legal support services graduations were recorded at Tarrant County College District.

Studying Online at Tarrant County College District

Online coursework is an option at Tarrant County College District. Among 43,928 students, 7,942 (18%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 9,694 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Support Services Rankings at Tarrant County College District

Use these rankings to compare Tarrant County College District’s Legal Support Services program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#2 of 30
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#2 of 22
Best Value	Texas	#6 of 22
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#7 of 30
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#28 of 234
Best Value	Nationwide	#53 of 236

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Tarrant County College District

Students who complete Tarrant County College District’s Legal Support Services program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$28,442
2 years	$34,348
3 years	$39,035
4 years	$39,168
5 years	$48,930

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Legal Support Services graduates from Tarrant County College District report median earnings of $39,168, compared with $43,038 for all Tarrant County College District graduates — about 9% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Legal Support Services graduates at Tarrant County College District, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Legal Support Services graduates at Tarrant County College District are 94% women (29) and 6% men (2).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Tarrant County College District

Among the 23 associate’s legal support services graduates at Tarrant County College District, 96% were women (22) and 4% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Tarrant County College District.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Hispanic / Latino	7
Black / African American	5
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 57% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Tarrant County College District, higher than the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Legal Support Services Concentrations at Tarrant County College District

This Legal Support Services program at Tarrant County College District breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	31

Best-Paid Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Students who finish Legal Support Services program at Tarrant County College District go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-paying careers for Legal Support Services graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$134,350
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$80,735
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$76,955
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$67,272
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$55,524
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.