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Legal Support Services at Virginia Western Community College

If you are interested in studying Legal Support Services, consider the program at Virginia Western Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Virginia Western Community College sits in Roanoke, VA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 17 legal support services degrees were granted at Virginia Western Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Virginia Western Community College

Many students take online classes at Virginia Western Community College. Among 6,332 students, 1,354 (21%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,540 (24%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Virginia Western Community College

Students who complete Virginia Western Community College’s Legal Support Services program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$28,019
4 years	$31,643
5 years	$42,609

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Legal Support Services graduates from Virginia Western Community College take home a median $31,643, compared with $39,533 for all Virginia Western Community College graduates — about 20% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Legal Support Services graduates at Virginia Western Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Legal Support Services graduates at Virginia Western Community College are 94% women (16) and 6% men (1).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Virginia Western Community College

Among the 8 associate’s legal support services degrees awarded at Virginia Western Community College, 88% were women (7) and 12% were men (1).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Asian	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 12% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Virginia Western 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 Virginia Western Community College

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

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	17

Top-Paying Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Students who finish Legal Support Services program at Virginia Western Community College go on to a range of careers. Here 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.