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Associate+1% vs national median584 grads tracked

Legal Support Services at Columbus State Community College

Ranked 55th of 145 associate programs in Legal Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,579
middle 50%: $28,727 – $51,329
Median · 5 years out
$48,270
middle 50%: $35,845 – $60,520
Median · 10 years out
$56,231
middle 50%: $43,221 – $69,304

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

Graduates of Columbus State Community College's associate program in Legal Support Services earn a median $39,579 one year after graduating, rising to $56,231 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% above the national median of $47,773 for this field, ranking 55th of 145 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
8.4 yrs
≈ $9,606 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY LaGuardia Community College
$49,316 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$49,233 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$49,000 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$48,829 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$48,227 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$47,773 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$47,705 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$47,676 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$47,255 · 5 yrs out
Laramie County Community College
$47,243 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Columbus State Community College

Computer and Information Sciences, General (Certificate)
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,977 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Certificate)
$74,924 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$74,391 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,211 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$71,467 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$70,698 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out

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