COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Legal Support Services associate's degree at Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ · Public
What this page covers
Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.
The short version
Reported earnings are close to similar programs.
$1,620 below the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- Not reached
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- −120% · Negative payoff
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$109,510
$3,000Current college-wide context−$115,510
$8,000Annual price−$125,510
$16,000Annual price−$141,510
$24,000Annual price−$157,510
$32,000Annual price−$173,510
$40,000Annual price−$189,510
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$35,969Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$43,049$7,080 above the preliminary benchmark
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$3,405
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWINGNot available
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$43,049
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENTNot available
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS
2 related offerings reported to the Department of Labor
These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.
Paralegal - Post Degree Certificate
- Reported price
- $4,665
- Completion
- 20.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 100.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $9,338
Paralegal - AAS
- Reported price
- $7,407
- Completion
- 7.0%
- Employed in Q2
- 98.0%
- Q2 quarterly earnings
- $7,565
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$3,405Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$9,851Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE27.6%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$3,587
Estimated loan paymentNot available
16borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$43,049 vs. $44,669
$1,620 below the national median for the same field and credential.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$77,770 median wageAZ estimate · 70 jobs · 27-3092$70,190–$79,310 middle 50% of AZ wages-0.1% projected U.S. growth · 1,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardLegal Support Workers, All Other$63,160 median wageAZ estimate · 46,760 jobs · 23-2099$50,890–$77,800 middle 50% of AZ wages-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 4,700 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeParalegals and Legal Assistants$61,630 median wageAZ estimate · 7,890 jobs · 23-2011$48,840–$79,250 middle 50% of AZ wages-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 40,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeLegal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$55,120 median wageAZ estimate · 2,600 jobs · 43-6012$47,870–$74,940 middle 50% of AZ wages-5.2% projected U.S. growth · 18,100 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentInterpreters and Translators$50,150 median wageAZ estimate · 2,070 jobs · 27-3091$37,980–$64,600 middle 50% of AZ wages+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 6,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeTitle Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$49,580 median wageAZ estimate · 1,210 jobs · 23-2093$46,270–$69,820 middle 50% of AZ wages+2.1% projected U.S. growth · 5,300 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentNO MATCHNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 99-9999
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
Phoenix College
$7,998 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $51,047
- Debt
- $15,000
- Annual net price
- $12,055
Crestpoint University
$5,368 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $48,417
- Debt
- $25,250
- Annual net price
- $15,670
Dallas College
$6,068 higher earnings · $191 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $49,117
- Debt
- $17,294
- Annual net price
- $3,214
St Petersburg College
$2,938 higher earnings · $1,934 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $45,987
- Debt
- $29,528
- Annual net price
- $1,471
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
23 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page
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