Non-Professional Legal Studies programs in California
48 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in California earn a median of $77,390 a year across 47,130 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $85,830 | — |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Canada College Redwood City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 37 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 30 |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Hartnell College Salinas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Humphreys University Stockton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| La Sierra University Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| West Valley College Saratoga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Woodland Community College Woodland | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Non-Professional Legal Studies — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.