Legal Support Services programs in North Carolina
42 schools in North Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 8 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $39,153 at Central Piedmont Community College.
What this work pays in North Carolina
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in North Carolina earn a median of $57,500 a year across 13,650 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 North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $43,720 | 3,780 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $50,030 | 1,780 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $63,170 | 1,000 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $50,500 | 400 |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | $73,510 | 110 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Undergraduate certificate | — | $39,153 (23 grads) | 38 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Associate's degree | — | $33,281 (33 grads) | 18 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Associate's degree | — | $28,598 (22 grads) | 7 |
| Pitt Community College Winterville | Associate's degree | — | $27,669 (12 grads) | 3 |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield | Associate's degree | — | $27,295 (19 grads) | 14 |
| Gaston College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | $25,967 (16 grads) | 9 |
| Southwestern Community College Sylva | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (13 grads) | 1 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (11 grads) | 12 |
| Alamance Community College Graham | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Carteret Community College Morehead City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Carteret Community College Morehead City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Gaston College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Gwinnett College Raleigh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Pitt Community College Winterville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| South Piedmont Community College Polkton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| South Piedmont Community College Polkton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Southwestern Community College Sylva | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Vance-Granville Community College Henderson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Vance-Granville Community College Henderson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Western Piedmont Community College Morganton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Western Piedmont Community College Morganton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Wilson Community College Wilson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Wilson Community College Wilson | Associate's degree | — | 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.