Legal Support Services programs in Virginia
28 schools in Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 8 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $41,789 at Liberty University.
What this work pays in Virginia
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Virginia earn a median of $63,990 a year across 10,250 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 Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $55,320 | 2,380 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $63,030 | 1,630 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $54,230 | 1,340 |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | $55,210 | 320 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $179,960 | — |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University Lynchburg | Associate's degree | $21,361 | $41,789 (19 grads) | 69 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (14 grads) | 28 |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Associate's degree | $13,985 | $34,530 (16 grads) | 30 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach | Associate's degree | $21,089 | $31,021 (91 grads) | 5 |
| Liberty University Lynchburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,685 (28 grads) | 64 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Associate's degree | — | $28,019 (14 grads) | 9 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Associate's degree | $13,307 | $26,353 (28 grads) | 13 |
| Centura College-Chesapeake Chesapeake | Associate's degree | — | $14,935 (11 grads) | — |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 0 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | $12,562 | not published | 16 |
| American National University Salem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| American National University Salem | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Brightpoint Community College Chester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Germanna Community College Locust Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Hampton University Hampton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| New River Community College Dublin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| University of Richmond University of Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
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.