Legal Support Services programs in Colorado
15 schools in Colorado teach this, at certificate or associate level. 5 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $39,369 at Arapahoe Community College.
What this work pays in Colorado
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190 a year across 5,620 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 Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $59,490 | 2,030 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $66,660 | 2,000 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $77,600 | 1,400 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $71,790 | 800 |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | $83,010 | 260 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe Community College Littleton | Associate's degree | $10,250 | $39,369 (19 grads) | 11 |
| Arapahoe Community College Littleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | $35,518 (32 grads) | 24 |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (11 grads) | 13 |
| Front Range Community College Westminster | Associate's degree | — | $30,409 (21 grads) | 16 |
| IBMC College Fort Collins | Associate's degree | — | $29,141 (40 grads) | 7 |
| Front Range Community College Westminster | Undergraduate certificate | $18,593 | not published | 56 |
| Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Community College of Aurora Aurora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Community College of Aurora Aurora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Community College of Denver Denver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Community College of Denver Denver | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Emily Griffith Technical College Denver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| IBMC College Fort Collins | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
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.