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Best Value Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$8,948 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,765 Avg Salary

Legal Support Services is the #106 most popular major in the country with 11,545 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for legal support students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our analysis found El Centro College to be the best value school for legal support services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Centro College are $6,000 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, legal support majors at El Centro College accumulate an average of around $18,960 in student debt.

El Centro College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, legal support majors at San Jacinto College accumulate an average of around $15,456 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National Paralegal College is a great value for legal support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, National Paralegal College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

National Paralegal College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,995 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $10,590 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, legal support majors at Austin Community College District accumulate an average of around $14,418 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, Austin Community College District is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#5

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Phoenix College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Phoenix College are $7,854 a year. Legal Support majors at Phoenix College take out an average of $19,415 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Tarrant County College District ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a very large student population.

Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,235 in tuition and fees each year. Legal Support majors at Tarrant County College take out an average of $17,117 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Tarrant County College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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With a ranking of #7, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal support services students working on their associate degree. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,540 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, legal support majors at CNM accumulate an average of around $13,212 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #8, Pima Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pima County Community College District are $7,566 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, legal support majors at Pima County Community College District accumulate an average of around $14,162 in student debt.

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#9

Bryan University

Tempe, AZ

Bryan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Bryan University is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Bryan University undergraduate students pay an average of $12,142 in tuition and fees each year.

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Center for Advanced Legal Studies came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Center for Advanced Legal Studies is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

While working on their Associate Degree, legal support majors at Center for Advanced Legal Studies accumulate an average of around $25,338 in student debt.

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Explore the best legal support services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 602
Arizona 265
Oklahoma 34
New Mexico 30

One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal support services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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