Legal Support Services programs in Alabama
9 schools in Alabama teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $27,823 at Herzing University-Birmingham.
What this work pays in Alabama
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Alabama earn a median of $47,260 a year across 5,700 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 Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $45,950 | 1,840 |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | $67,340 | 350 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $46,130 | 310 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $61,330 | — |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham | Associate's degree | $23,625 | $27,823 (23 grads) | 1 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Enterprise State Community College Enterprise | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Enterprise State Community College Enterprise | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Gadsden State Community College Gadsden | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Gadsden State Community College Gadsden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
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 Legal Support Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.