Legal Support Services programs in Washington
30 schools in Washington teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $38,289 at Tacoma Community College.
What this work pays in Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400 a year across 9,460 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 Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $58,360 | 3,950 |
| Interpreters and Translators | $61,750 | 1,250 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $85,630 | 1,080 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $66,440 | 930 |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | $107,670 | 80 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma Community College Tacoma | Associate's degree | $13,941 | $38,289 (19 grads) | 14 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | Associate's degree | — | $26,585 (13 grads) | 16 |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia | Associate's degree | — | $26,353 (11 grads) | 15 |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Clark College Vancouver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Clark College Vancouver | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 53 |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Everett Community College Everett | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Green River College Auburn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Green River College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Highline College Des Moines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Highline College Des Moines | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Lower Columbia College Longview | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Olympic College Bremerton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Olympic College Bremerton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Peninsula College Port Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Renton Technical College Renton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Renton Technical College Renton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Tacoma Community College Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Whatcom Community College Bellingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Whatcom Community College Bellingham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
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.