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Career Information for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Texas

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Fast Facts for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Tyler, Amarillo, and Longview
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Victoria, Killeen, and Laredo
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Houston, Dallas, and Austin

Salaries for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Texas

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin. (See table at bottom of page)

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

Selected Paralegal Training Schools in Texas

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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Brown Mackie College
San Antonio

Offers degree and certificate programs in business, health care, legal assistance, and computer technology. Located at 18 campuses throughout the U.S.

  • Programs: Legal Studies, Paralegal, Paralegal Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma

Everest College
Dallas, Fort Worth

Offers certificate programs, degree programs, and courses in 11 U.S. states with more than 35 locations. Online programs are also available.

  • Programs: Legal Assistant/Paralegal, Paralegal, Paralegal , Paralegal - Associate Degree, Paralegal Communications, ...
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Kaplan College KHE
Dallas, San Antonio

Kaplan College teaches students skills that have relevance in many fast-growing employment areas. Several forms of tuition assistance may be available for qualified enrollees.

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

Court Reporting Institute
Dallas, Houston

The college’s sole program of court reporting allows it to focus all of its attention on preparing students for this particular career. Associate degree can be obtained online.

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

South Texas Vocational Technical Institute
McAllen

Offers career training in a variety of fields. Located at three campuses in Texas.

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

ITT Technical Institute
Arlington, Austin, Houston, Online, Richardson, San Antonio, Webster

With over 100 campuses in 34 states nationwide and online programs offered as well, the ITT Technical Institutes may have a program that is convenient for you. ITT Tech is dedicated to teaching technology.

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

Selected Online Schools for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Texas

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

More Texas Paralegal Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alvin Community CollegeAlvinAssociate4,169
Amarillo CollegeAmarilloAssociate10,387
Angelina CollegeLufkinAssociate4,677
Austin Community College DistrictAustinAssociate33,508
Center for Advanced Legal StudiesHoustonAssociate198
Central Texas CollegeKilleenAssociate21,532
Colin CollegePlanoAssociate20,143
Del Mar CollegeCorpus ChristiAssociate11,167
El Centro CollegeDallasAssociate6,680
El Paso Community CollegeEl PasoAssociate25,023
Houston Community CollegeHoustonAssociate43,518
Kilgore CollegeKilgoreAssociate5,150
Lamar State College-Port ArthurPort ArthurAssociate2,325
Lee CollegeBaytownAssociate5,856
Lone Star College SystemThe WoodlandsAssociate39,756
McLennan Community CollegeWacoAssociate8,079
McMurry UniversityAbileneBachelor1,462
Midland CollegeMidlandBachelor5,739
Navarro CollegeCorsicanaAssociate7,560
Odessa CollegeOdessaAssociate4,580
San Antonio CollegeSan AntonioAssociate19,819
San Jacinto Community CollegePasadenaAssociate23,805
South Plains CollegeLevellandAssociate6,602
South Texas CollegeMcAllenBachelor19,827
Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdochesDoctorate11,607
Tarrant County CollegeFort WorthAssociate37,948
Texas A & M University-CommerceCommerceDoctorate8,813
Texas State University-San MarcosSan MarcosDoctorate28,121
Texas Woman's UniversityDentonDoctorate12,168
Tyler Junior CollegeTylerAssociate8,217
University of Houston-Clear LakeHoustonDoctorate7,522
Victoria CollegeVictoriaAssociate4,002
Virginia College-AustinAustinAssociate825
Wharton County Junior CollegeWhartonAssociate5,892

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Paralegals And Legal Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Texas. 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

TEXAS

   
Tyler220$38,1401.3
Amarillo220$39,7901.2
Longview190$41,7801.1
Beaumont330$40,6101.1
Dallas4,580$56,8201
Houston5,560$48,5401
Corpus Christi350$36,7001
Austin1,580$51,9201
Midland120$41,5401
Waco170$39,2600.9
San Antonio1,510$41,2300.9
College Station120$37,3400.8
Abilene90$41,3400.8
El Paso400$40,6000.8
McAllen290$39,8900.7
Fort Worth1,070$51,9300.6
Lubbock130$38,7900.6
Laredo70 0.4
Killeen90$37,8700.4
Victoria30$39,4300.4
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