Legal Support Services programs in California
121 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 11 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $53,775 at San Francisco State University.
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 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $62,860 | 27,470 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $70,770 | 5,560 |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | $116,020 | 1,400 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $67,230 | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco State University San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | $53,775 (16 grads) | — |
| American River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | $37,568 (14 grads) | 46 |
| California Aeronautical University Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | $36,848 (14 grads) | — |
| MTI College Sacramento | Associate's degree | $11,991 | $36,848 (89 grads) | 18 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Associate's degree | — | $35,594 (12 grads) | 29 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | $35,060 (13 grads) | 26 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Associate's degree | — | $32,925 (16 grads) | 41 |
| South Coast College Orange | Associate's degree | — | $32,382 (27 grads) | 11 |
| Fremont University Cerritos | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $30,771 (22 grads) | 11 |
| Platt College-Los Angeles Alhambra | Associate's degree | — | $25,967 (32 grads) | — |
| MTI College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | $22,771 (17 grads) | 15 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 37 |
| Abraham Lincoln University Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Abraham Lincoln University Glendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| American River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 42 |
| Butte College Oroville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Butte College Oroville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Canada College Redwood City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Canada College Redwood City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 24 |
| Charles A Jones Career and Education Center Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Clovis Community College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Coastline Community College Fountain Valley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| Coastline Community College Fountain Valley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| College of Marin Kentfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| College of Marin Kentfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Cuyamaca College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Associate's degree | — | not published | 27 |
| Downey Adult School Downey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 41 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Evergreen Valley College San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Evergreen Valley College San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 31 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Humphreys University Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Humphreys University Stockton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 28 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 30 |
| Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mendocino College Ukiah | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Merced College Merced | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Merritt College Oakland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Merritt College Oakland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| National University San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| National University San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Northcentral University San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 74 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Reedley College Reedley | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| San Diego Miramar College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 34 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 40 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 34 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Skyline College San Bruno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Skyline College San Bruno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| South Coast College Orange | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Taft College Taft | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tri-Community Adult Education Covina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| University of La Verne La Verne | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| West Los Angeles College Culver City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| West Valley College Saratoga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| West Valley College Saratoga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| William Jessup University Rocklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Yuba College Marysville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
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.