Legal Administrative Assistant Courses

Generally speaking, a Legal Administrative Assistant provides clerical and administrative support across several legal channels and may be highly specialized or generalists depending on the employment situation and geographic location. Get more details below including other Washington colleges that offer legal administrative assistant courses.

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South Puget Sound Community College

2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon, WA

A community college located in Olympia in Washington, South Puget Sound Community college is a 125 acres school that serves around 7,000 students each year. The college is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities thereby ensuring that the quality of education taught in SPSCC meets beyond the standard.

South Puget Sound Community College has two campuses. The main campus in Olympia is surrounded with tranquil and lush woods which make it a perfect setting, conducive for learning while the Lacey Campus is located near residential areas providing access to local students.

There are a variety of academic programs in South Puget Sound Community and aside from the associate degrees and certificates, the school also teaches technical courses, non-credit programs, workshops and employee retraining courses. For this Academic Year (2013-2014), the tuition fee rates of South Puget Sound is $107 for enrollees living in  Washington while out-of-district and out-of-country students have to pay $120 and $279 respectively.

South Puget Sound Community College offers transfer services to students who want to pursue a four-year bachelor’s course using their associate degrees. Fortunately, SPSCC is part of the Washington Transfer Curriculum thus students do not need to worry about their units not being credited by other schools.

Students Enrolled in the Legal Administrative Assistant Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. South Puget Sound Community College offers an associate's degree program in legal administrative assistant.

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Legal Secretaries

Description

Perform secretarial duties using legal terminology, procedures, and documents. Prepare legal papers and correspondence, such as summonses, complaints, motions, and subpoenas. May also assist with legal research.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, legal secretaries employment is expected to shrink at a rate of -4.1% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
  • Average Hourly Rate: $14.54
  • Average Annual Salary: $30240

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).