Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Thomas Nelson Community College

If you plan to study legal assistant/paralegal, take a look at what Thomas Nelson Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

TNCC is located in Hampton, Virginia and approximately 6,256 students attend the school each year.

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

TNCC Legal Assistant/Paralegal Degrees Available

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

TNCC Legal Assistant/Paralegal Rankings

Paralegal Student Demographics at TNCC

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

TNCC Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate’s Program

80% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in paralegal 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 paralegal 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 paralegal.

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

Careers That Paralegal Grads May Go Into

A degree in paralegal 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
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	1,390	$45,530

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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