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Legal Support Services undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at William Rainey Harper College

Palatine, IL · Public · Federal field 2203

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings are notably above the same-degree benchmark.

$12,334 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
$125,810 / year
10-year scenario
Withheld by data safeguards
Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5$43,980Not available
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
13Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
11Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$11,607

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$62,081

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$11,607Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$19,288Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE47.6%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.

$43,980Year 1
$62,081Year 4
Not availableYear 5
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$5,173
Estimated loan paymentNot available
13borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$62,081 vs. $49,747

$12,334 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median
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$75,890 median wageIL estimate · 770 jobs · 27-3092-0.1% projected U.S. growth · 1.8k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardLegal Support Workers, All Other$63,250 median wageIL estimate · 3,010 jobs · 23-2099-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 4.7k openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeParalegals and Legal Assistants$63,670 median wageIL estimate · 14,130 jobs · 23-2011-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 40.8k openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeInterpreters and Translators$55,290 median wageIL estimate · 1,510 jobs · 27-3091+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 6k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeLegal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$52,790 median wageIL estimate · 8,030 jobs · 43-6012-5.2% projected U.S. growth · 18.1k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentTitle Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$49,990 median wageIL estimate · 1,290 jobs · 23-2093+2.1% projected U.S. growth · 5.3k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentNO MATCHNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 99-9999
Possible alternatives

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.

Chicago, IL

Loyola University Chicago

$1,054 higher earnings

Earnings
$63,135
Debt
$35,000
Annual net price
$36,079
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Norwalk, CA

Cerritos College

$14,661 higher earnings · $9,183 lower annual net price

Earnings
$76,742
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$2,424
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Lynnwood, WA

Edmonds College

$6,638 higher earnings · $597 lower annual net price

Earnings
$68,719
Debt
$23,471
Annual net price
$11,010
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Tampa, FL

Hillsborough College

$309 higher earnings · $7,746 lower annual net price

Earnings
$62,390
Debt
$27,000
Annual net price
$3,861
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