How much do Legal Support Services undergraduate certificate or diploma graduates from Tidewater Community College earn?

The reported median is $42,246 four years after completion.

How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

The reported median federal debt among borrowers is $13,490.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 15% below the national median for the same field and degree level.

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COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES

Legal Support Services undergraduate certificate or diploma at Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, VA · 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 below similar programs.

$7,501 below the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: 31.9% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff: Not reached
Modeled 10-year payoff: Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5$36,150 → Not 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

29Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

16Recent 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.

46Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

15Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

23Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

15Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$42,246A 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$11,762

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

02 · BORROWING$13,490

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$42,246

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$143/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS

1 related offering 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.

Certified Electronic Reporter Certification · CIP 22.0303

Digital Court Reporting (600608)

Reported price: $5,500
Completion: 83.0%
Employed in Q2: Not reported
Q2 quarterly earnings: Not available

This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.

Program year 2022. Quarterly earnings are not annual salary. Suppressed values appear as “Not reported.” Source: U.S. Department of Labor TrainingProviderResults.gov. Showing 1 of 1 related records.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$11,762Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$19,788Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE31.7%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.

$36,150Year 1

$42,246Year 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

4.1% 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$3,521

Estimated loan payment$143

29borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$42,246 vs. $49,747

$7,501 below 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$55,210 median wageVA estimate · 320 jobs · 27-3092$43,850–$72,620 middle 50% of VA wages-0.1% projected U.S. growth · 1,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardLegal Support Workers, All Other$179,960 median wageVA estimate · 46,760 jobs · 23-2099$131,640–$195,190 middle 50% of VA wages-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 4,700 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeParalegals and Legal Assistants$63,990 median wageVA estimate · 10,250 jobs · 23-2011$56,050–$81,590 middle 50% of VA wages-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 40,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeInterpreters and Translators$63,030 median wageVA estimate · 1,630 jobs · 27-3091$47,500–$86,920 middle 50% of VA wages+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 6,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeLegal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$55,320 median wageVA estimate · 2,380 jobs · 43-6012$44,060–$69,020 middle 50% of VA wages-5.2% projected U.S. growth · 18,100 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentTitle Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$54,230 median wageVA estimate · 1,340 jobs · 23-2093$48,160–$64,470 middle 50% of VA 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

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Not reported 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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