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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

23 Colleges
$29,801 Avg Salary
$26,059 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 1,307 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal professions students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

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 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Central Piedmont Community College to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Of the 18 students majoring in legal professions at Central Piedmont Community College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Forsyth Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in North Carolina. Forsyth Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

About 94% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 6% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Piedmont Community College is a great place for legal professions students working on their associate degree. WPCC is a small public school located in the small city of Morganton.

Of the 12 students majoring in legal professions at WPCC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#4

Carteret Community College

Morehead City, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Carteret Community College is a great place for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Carteret Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Morehead City.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Guilford Technical Community College is a great place for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in legal professions at Guilford Technical Community College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Hudson, CCCTI is a public school with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#6

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

Johnston Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Johnston Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Smithfield.

Of the 10 students majoring in legal professions at Johnston Community College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#8

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Gaston College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Gaston College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Dallas.

About 75% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#9

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Pitt Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Winterville.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree legal professions programs. FTCC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

About 86% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Explore all the Most Popular Legal Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 330
South Carolina 526
Florida 3,659
Virginia 2,055
Arkansas 284
Mississippi 439
Louisiana 936
Alabama 426
Kentucky 423
Georgia 1,180
Tennessee 732

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

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 23 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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