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Brightpoint Community College

Legal Assistant/Paralegal (22.0302)
Short-Term Undergraduate Certificate
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Paralegal Studies
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: CSC
2010 CIP Code: XXXXXX

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1919913
2019-20301516
2020-21221315
2021-22231119
2022-23211318

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
6.3914$ 2,569




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
2018-1912113
2019-2014216
2020-2114115
2021-2219019
2022-2318018
Five Year Summary77481
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 Years21202811049281



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)1663%$49,000$52,218$57,784
2013-14 (8 years)4168%$41,172$50,902$64,256
2016-17 (5 years)6469%$34,584$45,464$58,346
2018-19 (3 years)6575%$28,963$40,130$50,232
2020-21 (18 months)6974%$24,226$40,176$48,838



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 2017-182542.4%$ 5,263$ 9,400$ 15,144$ 18,310
2014-15 to 2018-192843.1%$ 5,303$ 9,705$ 13,013$ 14,859
2015-16 to 2019-203345.8%$ 5,263$ 9,400$ 12,006$ 13,972
2016-17 to 2020-212942.0%$ 5,444$ 9,400$ 12,664$ 14,348
2017-18 to 2021-222431.6%$ 5,444$ 8,388$ 14,006$ 18,428
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 2017-182542.4%$ 5,263$ 9,400$ 15,259$ 18,310
2014-15 to 2018-192843.1%$ 5,303$ 10,376$ 13,116$ 14,859
2015-16 to 2019-203345.8%$ 5,342$ 9,400$ 12,332$ 13,972
2016-17 to 2020-212942.0%$ 5,500$ 9,400$ 14,427$ 14,348
2017-18 to 2021-222431.6%$ 5,472$ 10,299$ 16,016$ 18,428


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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