Legal Support Services programs in Tennessee
13 schools in Tennessee teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $28,055 at Pellissippi State Community College.
What this work pays in Tennessee
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Tennessee earn a median of $58,820 a year across 6,080 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 Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $45,340 | 2,980 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $50,240 | 1,160 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $51,080 | 710 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $58,610 | — |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville | Associate's degree | — | $28,055 (25 grads) | 6 |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | Associate's degree | — | $27,048 (21 grads) | 10 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (11 grads) | 27 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga | Associate's degree | $25,555 | $24,679 (74 grads) | — |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Roane State Community College Harriman | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| South College Knoxville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| South College Knoxville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Volunteer State Community College Gallatin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Volunteer State Community College Gallatin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Walters State Community College Morristown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
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.