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Laurel Ridge Community College

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




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

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/2013
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  02/2013
Date Program Placed on Probation:  BCHE
Date Program Closed:  
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2029187
2020-2124188
2021-2219154
2022-2329206
2023-2420171

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
5.2556




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
2019-20707
2020-21808
2021-22404
2022-23606
2023-24101
Five Year Summary26026
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 Years220026319026



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
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)NaN
2014-15 (8 years)NaN
2017-18 (5 years)240%
2019-20 (3 years)500%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-201144.0%$ 4,948$ 11,876$ 20,380$ 45,579
2016-17 to 2020-21
2017-18 to 2021-22
2018-19 to 2022-23
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
2015-16 to 2019-201144.0%$ 4,948$ 11,876$ 20,380$ 45,579
2016-17 to 2020-21
2017-18 to 2021-22
2018-19 to 2022-23


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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