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Certificate (1-2 years)+4% vs national median176 grads tracked

Legal Support Services at College of Lake County

Ranked 11th of 41 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Legal Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,435
middle 50%: $34,188 – $64,005
Median · 5 years out
$58,609
middle 50%: $42,923 – $78,977
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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

Graduates of College of Lake County's certificate (1-2 years) program in Legal Support Services earn a median $47,435 one year after graduating, rising to $58,609 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $56,579 for this field, ranking 11th of 41 reporting programs.

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
6.9 yrs
≈ $7,651 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Nassau Community College
$57,910 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$57,838 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$56,579 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$56,473 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at College of Lake County

Fire Protection (Associate)
$112,340 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Certificate)
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$86,086 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$85,430 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$80,647 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$78,110 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,582 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,878 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out

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