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J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

Legal Assistant/Paralegal (22.0302)
Associate's Degree - Applied
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Legal Assist/Paralegal
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AAS
2010 CIP Code: 220302

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-191007032
2019-20977123
2020-21976821
2021-22775521
2022-23754727

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
8.1864$ 4,440




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-1932032
2019-2023023
2020-2121021
2021-2221021
2022-2327027
Five Year Summary1240124
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years2292312413693124



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)12570%$35,961$54,949$75,350
2013-14 (8 years)14366%$37,058$54,193$66,354
2016-17 (5 years)13075%$41,888$53,721$63,383
2018-19 (3 years)11778%$36,021$44,453$54,486
2020-21 (18 months)11481%$33,030$42,054$52,185



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-186452.9%$ 10,391$ 17,326$ 19,475$ 27,149
2014-15 to 2018-195446.2%$ 7,276$ 15,600$ 19,100$ 25,000
2015-16 to 2019-205346.1%$ 8,959$ 18,376$ 20,802$ 27,462
2016-17 to 2020-215043.9%$ 8,959$ 17,381$ 20,585$ 27,462
2017-18 to 2021-224538.5%$ 8,959$ 19,321$ 20,334$ 25,728
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-186452.9%$ 10,792$ 17,326$ 19,737$ 27,687
2014-15 to 2018-195446.2%$ 7,276$ 15,600$ 19,215$ 25,728
2015-16 to 2019-205346.1%$ 8,959$ 18,376$ 21,815$ 27,644
2016-17 to 2020-215043.9%$ 8,959$ 17,381$ 21,659$ 27,644
2017-18 to 2021-224538.5%$ 8,959$ 19,321$ 21,571$ 27,462


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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