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Legal Support Services at Tidewater Community College

If you plan to study Legal Support Services, take a look at what Tidewater Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Tidewater Community College sits in Norfolk, VA.

During the most recent reporting year, 43 legal support services degrees were granted at Tidewater Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Tidewater Community College

Many students take online classes at Tidewater Community College. Of 16,884 students, 5,403 (32%) studied exclusively online and 5,599 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Support Services Rankings at Tidewater Community College

Rankings can help you compare Tidewater Community College’s Legal Support Services program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Virginia	#4 of 8
Best Schools (Quality)	Virginia	#6 of 8
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#31 of 58
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#34 of 57
Best Value	Nationwide	#118 of 236
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#177 of 234

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Tidewater Community College

Students who complete Tidewater Community College’s Legal Support Services program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$27,346
2 years	$26,353
3 years	$31,418
4 years	$34,974
5 years	$40,986

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Legal Support Services graduates from Tidewater Community College earn a median of $34,974, compared with $39,288 for all Tidewater Community College graduates — about 11% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Legal Support Services graduates from Tidewater Community College stands at $14,176.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Legal Support Services graduates at Tidewater Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Legal Support Services graduates at Tidewater Community College are 91% women (39) and 9% men (4).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Tidewater Community College

Of the 19 associate’s legal support services graduates at Tidewater Community College, 89% were women (17) and 11% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	3
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Tidewater Community College, below 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 Tidewater Community College

The Legal Support Services program at Tidewater Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	43

Best-Paid Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Those who complete Legal Support Services program at Tidewater Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for Legal Support Services majors, 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.