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Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Whatcom Community College

Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Whatcom Community College

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

Whatcom Community College is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 2,719.

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

Paralegal Student Demographics at Whatcom Community College

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

86% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of paralegal associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in paralegal at Whatcom Community College are white. Around 71% 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 Whatcom 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 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 WA, the home state for Whatcom Community College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 6,220 $60,940
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,280 $49,440
Legal Support Workers 850 $68,360

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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