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Illinois Paralegal and Legal Assistant Schools And Careers

Career Information for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Illinois

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Fast Facts for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Illinois

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bloomington and Springfield
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Peoria and Champaign
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Chicago and Springfield

Salaries for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Illinois

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Chicago and Bloomington. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Paralegal Training Schools in Illinois

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Vatterott College
Quincy

Offers diploma and degree programs in health care, business, computer science, and technical fields. Located in several campus locations across the Midwest

  • Programs: Legal Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Rasmussen College
Aurora, Rockford, Romeoville

Offers career training and degree programs in allied health, business, justice studies, nursing, education, and technology. Located at 13 campuses across the U.S.

  • Programs: Paralegal
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Northwestern College
Bridgeview, Chicago, Naperville

Offers Associate's degree programs in health care, information technology, business, and legal studies. Located on 3 campuses in the Chicago area

  • Programs: Paralegal
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Illinois

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Virginia College OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Grand Canyon UniversityOnlineMasterGet Info
South UniversityOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Berkeley College OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, Certificate, MasterGet Info
Colorado Technical University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Everest University OnlineOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Brookline CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Minnesota School of BusinessOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, CertificateGet Info
Stratford Career InstituteOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Anthem CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Herzing CollegeOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
ITT Technical InstituteOnlineAssociateGet Info

More Illinois Paralegal Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
College of Lake CountyGrayslakeAssociate16,010
Elgin Community CollegeElginAssociate9,613
Harper CollegePalatineAssociate15,156
Illinois Central CollegeEast PeoriaAssociate11,804
Kankakee Community CollegeKankakeeAssociate3,591
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfreyAssociate7,875
Lincoln CollegeLincolnBachelor1,266
MacCormac CollegeChicagoAssociate171
Midstate CollegePeoriaBachelor641
Northwestern UniversityEvanstonDoctorate & First Professional19,005
Roosevelt UniversityChicagoDoctorate7,163
South Suburban CollegeSouth HollandAssociate6,260
Southern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondaleDoctorate & First Professional20,983
Southwestern Illinois CollegeBellevilleAssociate13,713

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Paralegals And Legal Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Paralegals and Legal Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ILLINOIS

   
Bloomington140$51,9101.1
Springfield190$40,4801
Chicago6,800$54,3700.9
Champaign90$41,1800.5
Peoria140$43,4500.4
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