Legal Support Services programs in Illinois
44 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. 7 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $39,741 at Elgin Community College.
What this work pays in Illinois
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Illinois earn a median of $63,670 a year across 14,130 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 Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $52,790 | 8,030 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $63,250 | 3,010 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $55,290 | 1,510 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $49,990 | 1,290 |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | $75,890 | 770 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Associate's degree | — | $39,741 (19 grads) | 4 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Undergraduate certificate | — | $37,208 (11 grads) | 18 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Associate's degree | — | $36,042 (14 grads) | 21 |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford | Associate's degree | $22,920 | $32,747 (104 grads) | 3 |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College Rockford | Associate's degree | — | $30,988 (28 grads) | 8 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Associate's degree | — | $30,228 (34 grads) | 20 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (12 grads) | 13 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 25 |
| Generations College Chicago | Associate's degree | $23,730 | not published | 8 |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | $12,500 | not published | 43 |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | $12,125 | not published | 7 |
| Roosevelt University Chicago | Associate's degree | $15,250 | not published | 6 |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | $13,574 | not published | 16 |
| Black Hawk College Moline | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Morton College Cicero | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Sauk Valley Community College Dixon | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
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.