Certificate (1-2 years)+11% vs national median391 grads tracked
Legal Support Services at Arapahoe Community College
Ranked 4th of 41 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Legal Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,433
middle 50%: $39,300 – $67,366
Median · 5 years out
$63,066
middle 50%: $46,055 – $77,405
Median · 10 years out
$72,395
middle 50%: $51,380 – $95,933
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Legal Support Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Arapahoe Community College ranks 4th among peers for Legal Support Services. Graduates earn a median of $50k in year one and $72k by year 10.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,044 total interest
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$72,448 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Norwalk Community College
$63,170 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Rockland Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Inver Hills Community College
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
North Hennepin Community College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$60,272 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$58,609 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$57,910 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
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