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Legal Support Services undergraduate certificate or diploma at Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS · 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.

$4,788 above the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings
35.5% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff
$50,350 / year
Modeled 10-year payoff
Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+11%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$44,921 → $49,903
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
22Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
30Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
43Recent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential
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.

122Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
28Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
38Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
24Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
18.5%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 15 non-completers
25Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$54,535A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

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$14,176

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$19,367

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$54,535

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$205/mo

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.

Certificate · CIP 22.0302

PARALEGAL CERTIFICATE

Reported price
$8,072
Completion
Not reported
Employed in Q2
Not reported
Q2 quarterly earnings
Not available
This program provides in-person instruction only.
Certificate-Paralegal Certificate · CIP 22.0302

Paralegal Certificate

Reported price
$10,024
Completion
64.0%
Employed in Q2
47.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings
Not available
This program provides in-person instruction only.
Program year 2022. Quarterly earnings are not annual salary. Suppressed values appear as “Not reported.” Source: U.S. Department of Labor TrainingProviderResults.gov. Showing 2 of 2 related records.
WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$14,176Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$19,785Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE30.8%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.

$44,921Year 1
$54,535Year 4
$49,903Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

4.5% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$4,545
Estimated loan payment$205
30borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$54,535 vs. $49,747

$4,788 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$72,420 median wageU.S. estimate · 180 jobs · 27-3092-0.1% projected U.S. growth · 1,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardLegal Support Workers, All Other$88,210 median wageKS estimate · 60 jobs · 23-2099$66,080–$107,580 middle 50% of KS wages-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 4,700 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeParalegals and Legal Assistants$55,000 median wageKS estimate · 2,210 jobs · 23-2011$47,000–$64,170 middle 50% of KS wages-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 40,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeTitle Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$54,640 median wageKS estimate · 710 jobs · 23-2093$46,690–$66,400 middle 50% of KS wages+2.1% projected U.S. growth · 5,300 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentInterpreters and Translators$47,950 median wageKS estimate · 470 jobs · 27-3091$40,190–$67,770 middle 50% of KS wages+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 6,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeLegal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$36,620 median wageKS estimate · 1,600 jobs · 43-6012$30,520–$45,140 middle 50% of KS wages-5.2% projected U.S. growth · 18,100 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentNO MATCHNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 99-9999
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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.

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$3,503 higher earnings

Earnings
$58,038
Debt
$28,796
Annual net price
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Phoenix College

$2,318 higher earnings · $1,009 less debt · $2,121 lower annual net price

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Debt
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San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University

$38,011 higher earnings · $1,898 lower annual net price

Earnings
$92,546
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$12,278
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Norwalk, CA

Cerritos College

$22,207 higher earnings · $11,752 lower annual net price

Earnings
$76,742
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$2,424
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DATA QUALITY

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22 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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