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Legal Support Services at West Valley College

Legal Support Services at West Valley College

What traits are you looking for in a legal support school? To help you decide if West Valley College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal support program.

West Valley College is located in Saratoga, California and approximately 7,513 students attend the school each year.

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

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

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal support majors at West Valley College.

91% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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West Valley College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal support graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Valley College with a associate's in legal support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

If you plan to be a legal support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Valley College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 11

A degree in legal support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for West Valley College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 33,390 $61,240
Legal Secretaries 26,220 $56,570
Legal Support Workers 7,050 $56,420
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 3,560 $58,180
Court Reporters 1,640 $87,750

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*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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