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Tidewater 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
2018-1912637
2019-2011731
2020-2117727
2021-221599
2022-2312717

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
8.3616$ 2,978




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
2018-1935237
2019-2029231
2020-2125227
2021-22909
2022-2316117
Five Year Summary1147121
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 Years025031218752121



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)NaN
2013-14 (8 years)2467%$38,018$46,120$59,006
2016-17 (5 years)2654%$34,180$44,469$47,195
2018-19 (3 years)7948%$34,861$43,710$64,585
2020-21 (18 months)12759%$22,958$34,343$49,895



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 2017-182144.7%$ 7,673$ 11,872$ 18,448$ 24,859
2014-15 to 2018-193341.8%$ 7,893$ 12,992$ 17,920$ 24,484
2015-16 to 2019-204543.3%$ 7,893$ 12,620$ 16,582$ 18,802
2016-17 to 2020-215341.7%$ 7,893$ 13,348$ 16,710$ 22,762
2017-18 to 2021-225642.1%$ 6,461$ 12,806$ 16,135$ 22,762
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 2017-182144.7%$ 7,673$ 11,872$ 21,844$ 24,859
2014-15 to 2018-193341.8%$ 7,893$ 12,992$ 19,156$ 24,484
2015-16 to 2019-204543.3%$ 7,893$ 12,620$ 17,506$ 18,802
2016-17 to 2020-215341.7%$ 7,893$ 13,348$ 17,645$ 22,762
2017-18 to 2021-225642.1%$ 6,461$ 12,806$ 17,020$ 22,762


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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