Legal Support Services programs in Mississippi
17 schools in Mississippi teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $26,353 at Hinds Community College.
What this work pays in Mississippi
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Mississippi earn a median of $46,180 a year across 2,270 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 Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $45,140 | 820 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $47,060 | 150 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $55,930 | 100 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $57,130 | 80 |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | $67,300 | 40 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinds Community College Raymond | Associate's degree | — | $26,353 (18 grads) | 23 |
| Holmes Community College Goodman | Associate's degree | — | $25,774 (21 grads) | 14 |
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Hinds Community College Raymond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 54 |
| Holmes Community College Goodman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Itawamba Community College Fulton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Itawamba Community College Fulton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Jones County Junior College Ellisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Pearl River Community College Poplarville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
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.