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CIP PROGRAM: 22.0302
Legal Assistant/Paralegal.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal specializations.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 5086 1084 94
2021 4982 1002 95
2022 5186 965 98
2023 5022 912 75
2024 4575 809 92
Change -1.26% -15.87% -20.21%

Related CIPs

22 LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES.
22.03 Legal Support Services.
22.0301 Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary.
22.0302 Legal Assistant/Paralegal.
22.0303 Court Reporting and Captioning/Court Reporter.
22.0304 Court Interpreter.
22.0305 Scopist.
22.0399 Legal Support Services, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Legal Assistant/Paralegal.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Bay Path University1 -
Bryan University20 +10.00%
CUNY New York City College of Technology48 -11.11%
Clayton State University16 -47.06%
College of Saint Mary6 +25.00%
Daemen University5 -66.67%
Davenport University9 -18.75%
Eastern Kentucky University20 +61.11%
Eastern Michigan University8 +17.65%
Florida Gulf Coast University69 -40.24%
Gannon University5 +50.00%
Grand Valley State University41 +40.74%
Grand View University3 +150.00%
Hampton University4 -100.00%
Herzing University-Akron1 -
Herzing University-Atlanta4 -40.00%
Herzing University-Madison8 -
Herzing University-Minneapolis1 -
Herzing University-New Orleans2 -100.00%
Hilbert College2 -25.00%
Idaho State University3 -100.00%
Illinois State University19 +62.50%
Indiana University-Indianapolis22 +71.43%
Kent State University at Kent5 -17.24%
Lake Erie College1 -100.00%
Lewis University6 +133.33%
Lewis-Clark State College2 +100.00%
Liberty University83 -4.04%
Loyola University Chicago6 -10.00%
Madonna University9 -62.50%
Minnesota State University Moorhead13 -50.00%
Mississippi College5 -42.86%
Mississippi University for Women9 -76.19%
National American University-Rapid City1 -75.00%
National University4 +42.86%
Northcentral University2 -
Northern Michigan University1 +50.00%
Nova Southeastern University7 +350.00%
Peirce College14 -29.17%
Pennsylvania Western University3 -
Regent University12 +23.53%
Roger Williams University7 -12.50%
Roosevelt University13 +6.67%
SUNY College of Technology at Canton31 +46.15%
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College2 -
South University-Savannah Online8 +500.00%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale8 -45.83%
St Petersburg College20 -19.35%
Stevenson University32 +3.23%
Sullivan University1 -80.00%
Tarleton State University5 -
Texas A & M University-Commerce10 -31.25%
Texas Wesleyan University4 +28.57%
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus10 -53.85%
University of Houston-Clear Lake20 -38.10%
University of Massachusetts Global5 +200.00%
University of North Georgia3 -
University of Providence9 +14.29%
University of Richmond8 -16.67%
University of Southern Mississippi17 +87.50%
University of Toledo17 -28.57%
University of West Florida45 -17.14%
Utah Valley University1 -81.82%
Valdosta State University1 -85.71%
Washburn University7 -
Western Kentucky University5 -35.71%
Widener University4 +1100.00%
William Woods University3 -20.00%
Wilmington University13 -