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Certificate (1-2 years)-20% vs national median44 grads tracked

Legal Support Services at Tidewater Community College

Ranked 34th of 41 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Legal Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,317
middle 50%: $24,558 – $39,425
Median · 5 years out
$45,075
middle 50%: $27,237 – $67,307
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 Tidewater Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Legal Support Services earn a median $31,317 one year after graduating, rising to $45,075 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 20% below the national median of $56,579 for this field, ranking 34th 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
10 yrs
≈ $11,667 total interest

Same major at other universities

Monroe Community College
$49,960 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$48,829 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Augusta
$47,435 · 5 yrs out
Elaine P. Nunez Community College
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Western State University
$43,463 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$43,384 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$42,631 · 5 yrs out
Laurel Ridge Community College
$39,556 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Tidewater Community College

Engineering (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$80,325 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,072 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,996 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,218 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out

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