Legal Support Services programs in Iowa
11 schools in Iowa teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $33,266 at Des Moines Area Community College.
What this work pays in Iowa
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Iowa earn a median of $54,550 a year across 2,980 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 Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $46,590 | 1,120 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $44,470 | 760 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $48,150 | 560 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $46,330 | 400 |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | $93,810 | 160 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny | Associate's degree | $8,175 | $33,266 (12 grads) | 15 |
| Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| North Iowa Area Community College Mason City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| North Iowa Area Community College Mason City | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
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.
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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.