Legal Support Services programs in West Virginia
16 schools in West Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 5 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $31,133 at American Public University System.
What this work pays in West Virginia
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in West Virginia earn a median of $59,000 a year across 1,660 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 West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $46,960 | 1,200 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $77,230 | 350 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $55,890 | 160 |
| Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | $56,790 | 90 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Public University System Charles Town | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,133 (28 grads) | 25 |
| American Public University System Charles Town | Associate's degree | $19,250 | $29,685 (24 grads) | 30 |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (14 grads) | 4 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Morgantown | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $22,087 (11 grads) | 8 |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington | Associate's degree | — | $19,455 (13 grads) | 14 |
| Ameritas College Huntington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| New River Community and Technical College Beaver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| New River Community and Technical College Beaver | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Charleston Cross Lanes | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Morgantown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
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.
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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.