2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree School for You
Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Colleges.
Top Far Western US Region Schools for an Associate in Legal Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Portland Community College the best school in the Far Western US Region for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cerritos College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Norwalk.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MTI College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Sacramento, MTI College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fremont College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Fremont College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Cerritos.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Coast College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Orange, South Coast College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Humphreys University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.
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Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 6,896 |
| Washington | 892 |
| Oregon | 506 |
| Hawaii | 128 |
| Nevada | 265 |
| Alaska | 32 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 36,216 |
| Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
| Legal Research | 6,874 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 142,610 |
| Public Administration & Social Service | 98,583 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 73,813 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 4,477 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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