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2023 Best Value Legal Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

49 Colleges
$11,233 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,920 Avg Salary

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

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Legal Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 49 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for legal support students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Support Services Colleges.

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for legal support services students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year. On average, legal support graduates from American Military University take out $27,260 in student loans while working on their degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, American Military University also is in the top 5% of our Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#2

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA
$4,221 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Baton Rouge Community College is a great value for legal support services students. BRCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

BRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,221 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orlando.

Valencia College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,383 in tuition and fees each year. Legal Support majors at Valencia College take out an average of $15,501 in student loans while working on their egree.

Valencia College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Central Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,936 in tuition and fees each year.

Central Piedmont Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hillsborough Community College is a great value for legal support services students. HCC is a large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCC are $9,111 per year. Legal Support majors at HCC take out an average of $19,560 in student loans while working on their egree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, HCC also did well on our Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$8,800 Average Tuition & Fees

Reynolds Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal support services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Reynolds Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,800 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Broward College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BC are $8,952 a year.

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#8

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal support services students. It came in at #8 on the list. MDC is a very large public school located in the city of Miami.

MDC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,661 in tuition and fees each year. On average, legal support graduates from MDC take out $10,935 in student loans while working on their degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, MDC also is in the top 20% of our Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#9

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL
$10,910 Average Tuition & Fees

Palm Beach State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Palm Beach State College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,910 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, legal support graduates from Palm Beach State College carry an average student debtload of $8,279.

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Herzing University - Atlanta came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Herzing University - Atlanta is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Herzing University - Atlanta are $14,200 per year. After completing their degree, legal support graduates from Herzing University - Atlanta carry an average student debtload of $38,136.

Herzing University - Atlanta also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Explore the best legal support services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 179
Virginia 343
North Carolina 185
Florida 672
Tennessee 73
Kentucky 55
South Carolina 138
Louisiana 51
Arkansas 24
Alabama 37
Mississippi 122
West Virginia 74

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 25 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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