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Legal Support Services at Thomas Nelson Community College

Legal Support Services at Thomas Nelson Community College

Every legal support services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal support program at Thomas Nelson Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

TNCC is located in Hampton, Virginia and has a total student population of 6,256.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Support Services section at the bottom of this page.

  • Basic Certificate in Legal Support (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Legal Support (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Support

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal support majors at Thomas Nelson Community College.

80% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in legal support only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at TNCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in legal support at TNCC are white. Around 53% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. TNCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal support graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Thomas Nelson Community College with a associate's in legal support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Legal Support Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Thomas Nelson Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 11

A degree in legal support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Thomas Nelson Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 9,960 $51,600
Legal Support Workers 7,050 $114,390
Legal Secretaries 2,160 $46,400
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,390 $45,530
Court Reporters 320 $50,230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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