Associate+15% vs national median274 grads tracked
Legal Support Services at Arapahoe Community College
Ranked 18th of 145 associate programs in Legal Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,390
middle 50%: $34,749 – $60,252
Median · 5 years out
$54,723
middle 50%: $42,033 – $72,043
Median · 10 years out
$64,546
middle 50%: $45,451 – $84,874
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Legal Support Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Legal Support Services certificate holders see a median starting salary of $45k. Ten-year median earnings reach $65k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,152 total interest
Same major at other universities
Portland Community College
$56,220 · 5 yrs out
North Shore Community College
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
Anoka Technical College
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
Inver Hills Community College
$55,055 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$54,836 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$54,589 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$53,853 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$53,407 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$53,384 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
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