Legal Support Services programs in Texas
59 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 17 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $41,007 at Austin Community College District.
What this work pays in Texas
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Texas earn a median of $62,310 a year across 29,540 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 Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $45,940 | 13,380 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $47,510 | 6,780 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $60,120 | 6,770 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $63,140 | 2,900 |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | $110,080 | 1,270 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | $14,000 | $41,007 (23 grads) | 32 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (16 grads) | 27 |
| Center for Advanced Legal Studies Houston | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $37,568 (48 grads) | 41 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Associate's degree | — | $34,348 (27 grads) | 35 |
| Center for Advanced Legal Studies Houston | Undergraduate certificate | $9,397 | $34,145 (96 grads) | 188 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Associate's degree | $13,248 | $33,993 (27 grads) | 72 |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | $33,459 (20 grads) | 24 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Associate's degree | — | $32,925 (18 grads) | 6 |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | $13,766 | $32,925 (15 grads) | 50 |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Associate's degree | — | $32,569 (18 grads) | 15 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | $32,119 (17 grads) | 12 |
| Arlington Career Institute Arlington | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,851 (26 grads) | 51 |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus Dallas | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $29,059 (16 grads) | 2 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (13 grads) | 13 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | — | $24,421 (23 grads) | 19 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (18 grads) | 15 |
| Maestro College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | — | $21,508 (11 grads) | — |
| Alvin Community College Alvin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Alvin Community College Alvin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Angelina College Lufkin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 24 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 47 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Houston City College Houston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 41 |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Lamar State College-Orange Orange | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lamar State College-Orange Orange | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Lee College Baytown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Lee College Baytown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 61 |
| Maestro College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Midland College Midland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Midland College Midland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Navarro College Corsicana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Navarro College Corsicana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Vernon College Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | 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.