Legal Support Services programs in Pennsylvania
33 schools in Pennsylvania teach this, at certificate or associate level. 7 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $42,682 at Harrisburg Area Community College.
What this work pays in Pennsylvania
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Pennsylvania earn a median of $63,370 a year across 14,670 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 Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $51,430 | 6,230 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $52,220 | 2,220 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $57,040 | 1,420 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $75,190 | 970 |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | $65,100 | 670 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | $42,682 (15 grads) | 11 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | Associate's degree | $13,337 | $34,348 (42 grads) | 42 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | Associate's degree | $11,500 | $32,391 (27 grads) | 19 |
| Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,839 (13 grads) | 30 |
| Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | Associate's degree | — | $31,495 (30 grads) | 23 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | Associate's degree | — | $31,127 (25 grads) | 8 |
| Orleans Technical College Philadelphia | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (27 grads) | — |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Bucks County Community College Newtown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Bucks County Community College Newtown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Central Penn College Summerdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Delaware County Community College Media | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Delaware County Community College Media | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Gannon University Erie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Gannon University Erie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Institute of Medical Careers Pittsburgh | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Keystone College La Plume | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lansdale School of Business North Wales | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Manor College Jenkintown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mount Aloysius College Cresson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Peirce College Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Peirce College Philadelphia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Johnstown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Pennsylvania Western University California | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Pennsylvania Western University California | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Widener University Chester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Widener University Chester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
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.