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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.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal support majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the best value school in the Southwest Region for legal support services students working on their associate degree. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per 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 also made our Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.

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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 very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per 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 school 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 very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Austin Community College District are $10,590 a 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Austin Community College District also did well on our Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Phoenix College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Phoenix College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,854 in tuition and fees each 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree legal support services programs. 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 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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Pima Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree legal support services programs. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $7,566 per 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 ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Bryan University is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bryan University are $12,142 a year.

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Center for Advanced Legal Studies landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree legal support services programs. 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 colleges 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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