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Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Tompkins Cortland Community College

Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Tompkins Cortland Community College

If you are interested in studying legal assistant/paralegal, you may want to check out the program at Tompkins Cortland Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Tompkins Cortland is located in Dryden, New York and approximately 4,764 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.

  • Undergrad Certificate in Paralegal (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Paralegal

Online Classes Are Available at Tompkins Cortland

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Tompkins Cortland does offer online courses in paralegal for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Paralegal Student Demographics at Tompkins Cortland

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

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of paralegal associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in paralegal at Tompkins Cortland are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tompkins Cortland Community College with a associate's in paralegal.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NY, the home state for Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 25,500 $58,750
Legal Support Workers 2,440 $62,760
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 2,140 $60,500

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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