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Virginia Peninsula Community College

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




Legal Assist/Paralegal
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: CERT
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
2018-192317
2019-20216
2020-21438
2021-22117
2022-23425

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.3430$ 2,386




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
2018-1917017
2019-20606
2020-21808
2021-22707
2022-23505
Five Year Summary43043
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 Years0121043323043



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)3352%$33,148$57,406$66,772
2013-14 (8 years)3551%$24,474$45,016$60,347
2016-17 (5 years)4048%$16,185$29,348$41,560
2018-19 (3 years)5355%$18,794$34,231$41,719
2020-21 (18 months)5461%$17,920$27,578$38,663



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 2017-182146.7%$ 11,250$ 18,696$ 22,615$ 38,785
2014-15 to 2018-192852.8%$ 11,958$ 18,505$ 21,041$ 28,702
2015-16 to 2019-202854.9%$ 11,958$ 18,997$ 21,761$ 31,095
2016-17 to 2020-213259.3%$ 11,067$ 18,505$ 20,908$ 29,360
2017-18 to 2021-222752.9%$ 12,153$ 18,696$ 21,557$ 30,511
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 2017-182146.7%$ 13,448$ 19,774$ 23,943$ 38,785
2014-15 to 2018-192852.8%$ 12,766$ 18,997$ 22,763$ 32,610
2015-16 to 2019-202854.9%$ 13,114$ 20,771$ 24,466$ 34,018
2016-17 to 2020-213259.3%$ 12,409$ 19,536$ 23,275$ 31,845
2017-18 to 2021-222752.9%$ 12,665$ 19,298$ 23,329$ 31,678


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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