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Legal Support Services at Valencia College

If you are interested in studying Legal Support Services, take a look at what Valencia College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Valencia College is located in Orlando, FL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 37 legal support services degrees were granted at Valencia College.

Online Class Availability at Valencia College

Many students take online classes at Valencia College. Among 47,425 students, 21,678 (46%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 15,062 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Support Services Rankings at Valencia College

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

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#9 of 16
Best Value	Florida	#12 of 16
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#13 of 57
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#39 of 58
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#74 of 234
Best Value	Nationwide	#145 of 236

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Valencia College

Graduates of Valencia College’s Legal Support Services program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$36,442
2 years	$35,274
3 years	$36,816
4 years	$40,281
5 years	$40,513

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Legal Support Services graduates from Valencia College earn a median of $40,281, compared with $38,992 for all Valencia College graduates — about 3% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Legal Support Services graduates from Valencia College is $16,002.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Legal Support Services graduates at Valencia College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Legal Support Services graduates at Valencia College are 92% women (34) and 8% men (3).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Valencia College

Of the 37 associate’s legal support services graduates at Valencia College, 92% were women (34) and 8% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Hispanic / Latino	20
Black / African American	2
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	3

Minority students account for 59% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Valencia College, 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 Valencia College

The Legal Support Services program at Valencia College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	37

Top-Paying Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Those who complete Legal Support Services program at Valencia College work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid 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.