Legal Support Services programs in South Carolina
17 schools in South Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $35,060 at Midlands Technical College.
What this work pays in South Carolina
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in South Carolina earn a median of $53,880 a year across 7,420 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 South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $52,840 | 2,280 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $50,860 | 520 |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | $61,100 | 140 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $46,740 | — |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | — | $35,060 (14 grads) | 12 |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Associate's degree | $12,625 | $32,711 (20 grads) | 23 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Associate's degree | $12,800 | $28,598 (30 grads) | 39 |
| Bob Jones University Greenville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Central Carolina Technical College Sumter | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
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.