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2025 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools in Pennsylvania

5 Colleges in Pennsylvania
308 Paralegal Degrees Awarded
Ranked #123 in popularity, legal assistant/paralegal is one of the most sought-after 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.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of legal assistant/paralegal. Combined, these schools handed out 308 degrees in legal assistant/paralegal to qualified students.

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Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of legal assistant/paralegal school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Legal Assistant/Paralegal School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Associate Degrees in Paralegal
Bachelor's Degrees in Paralegal

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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The schools below may not offer all types of paralegal degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Paralegal

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
44 Paralegal Degrees Awarded

Community College of Allegheny County is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. CCAC is a large public college located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This college ranks 33rd out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 44 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at CCAC in the most recent data year.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA
40 Paralegal Degrees Awarded

Community College of Philadelphia is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public college located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #454 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Community College of Philadelphia is a great college overall.

There were about 40 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Community College of Philadelphia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
53 Paralegal Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Harrisburg Area Community College if you want to pursue a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. HACC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Harrisburg. A Best Colleges rank of #536 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means HACC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 53 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at HACC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Peirce College
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA

Peirce College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Peirce is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Philadelphia. This college ranks 88th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 24 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Peirce in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

Located in the large suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 84th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 9 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Northampton Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Explore all the Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 491
Maryland 618 142
New Jersey 614 91
District of Columbia 441 31
Delaware 345 38

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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
Court Reporting and Captioning 13
Other Legal Support Services 5

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