Program Details

Legal Studies-Paralegal
https://www.gtc.edu/programs/associate-degrees/legal-studies-paralegal
Gateway Technical College
The Paralegal Program prepares students for responsible, entry-level paralegal positions. Working under the supervision of an attorney, paralegals serve as legal assistants who perform administrative and support tasks. Paralegals may work in the public sector or private law firms and may engage in a wide variety of legal duties. Graduates of this program will be qualified to perform specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible.

Admission Requirements 1. Students must submit an application and pay $30 fee. 2. Students must meet one of the following: minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.6 (unweighted); earned at least 12 college credits with a minimum GPA of 2.0; or complete valid reading, writing, and math placement assessments. 3. Students must complete a Background Disclosure form and request and pay for a background check. Applicants for all health science programs are subject to a review of their criminal backgrounds. Positive background checks may negatively impact your ability to pursue a health career at Gateway Technical College. Each case will be individually evaluated based on all available evidence provided to the college. 4. Students must submit official high school, GED, or HSED transcript including a graduation or passing date.

This program is offered

Students may apply anytime, however students interested in this program are encouraged to apply at least two weeks prior to the upcoming term. For more information, please visit https://www.gtc.edu/apply-gateway.

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Whether you’re preparing to start the search for your first post-college career, looking for an internship opportunity or seeking a job to help pay for college, Gateway’s Career and Employment Services (CES) team is here to help. CES offers a wide range of employment resources for students and alumni, including resume assistance, interview strategies and more. Please schedule your individual session by calling 1-800-247-7122 or by stopping in to your campus Student Services Center. For additional online resources, please visit https://www.gtc.edu/campus-life/student-services/employment-services.
All enrolled students have access to free in-person and online tutoring for many subject areas. Trained tutors help you learn how to understand course concepts, improve study skills and develop test-taking strategies. For more information, please visit gtc.edu/tutoring.

Other fees include all current estimated books, supplies, and materials fees.
Tuition refunds are processed based on the Wisconsin Technical College Refund Policy for program, material and activity fees. Refunds are applicable from the date the student formally drops a class(es). For more information, please visit https://www.gtc.edu/paying-college/additional-information/student-refunds/tuition-refund-policy.

Program Enrollments and Completions
170
76
26 (34%)
26 (100%)
Employment Outcomes (Completions Only)
14 (50%)
$6,595
$6,814
7 (27%)
$6,308

PLEASE NOTE:

If there are fewer than eight enrollments in the training program, only the "Enrollments" number will be displayed; all other data is hidden in order to help protect the students' identities. The "Employment Outcomes" are calculated using information from Wisconsin's Unemployment Insurance Wage database. Most employers are required to report certain employment information to the State of Wisconsin, including quarterly wage information for their employees. Students whose information could not be verified in this database are excluded from these outcomes. If a "0" shows for any of these outcomes, it means that none of the students' information could be verified.

MAKING SENSE OF THE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES:

"Average quarterly wages" means the total wages earned in a three-month period by all students who completed the program ("completers"), divided by the total number of completers.

"Median quarterly wages" means all the completers' quarterly wages are placed in order from lowest to highest and then we identify the student's wages in the middle. This information is provided because averages can be greatly influenced by really high and low wage earners.

To estimate monthly wages, divide the quarterly wages by three.


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