2025 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate Degree Schools in California

Ranked #28 in popularity, legal assistant/paralegal is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for legal assistant/paralegal students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 690 associate degrees in legal assistant/paralegal during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on legal assistant/paralegal students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of legal assistant/paralegal students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal assistant/paralegal related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for legal assistant/paralegal students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Legal Assistant/Paralegal in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal.

Top California Schools for an Associate in Paralegal

1

MTI College
Sacramento, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

MTI College is a wonderful option for students pursuing an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the large suburb of Sacramento, MTI College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in legal assistant/paralegal from MTI College

2

Mt. San Antonio College
Walnut, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Annual Graduates

Mt. San Antonio College is a great choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the large suburb of Walnut, Mt. SAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in legal assistant/paralegal from Mt. San Antonio College

Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	288	79
Oregon	260	72
Nevada	185	78
Hawaii	79	12
Alaska	71	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Paralegal

Legal Assistant/Paralegal is one of 5 different types of Legal Support Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Paralegal

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary	11
Court Reporting and Captioning	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.