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Basic Certificate in Legal Support Services

Basic Certificates in Legal Support Services

1,855 Yearly Graduations
85% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 41% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.4% of legal support graduates were international students.

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,855 people earned their basic certificate in legal support. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in legal support at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 4,771
Undergraduate Certificate 2,468
Basic Certificate 1,855
Bachelor’s Degree 952
Graduate Certificate 356
Master’s Degree 105

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for legal support students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in legal support. About 84.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 283
Women 1,572
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The racial-ethnic distribution of legal support basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 71
Black or African American 248
Hispanic or Latino 370
White 1,008
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 150
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to legal support that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Non-Professional Legal Studies 504
Legal Research 30
Other Legal Professions 24

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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