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Legal Studies
Do you want to help others and seek justice? Consider a career as a paralegal at Highline’s Legal Studies department. You will learn how the legal system works, how to find and apply laws, and how to write legal documents for lawyers and courts. You will also gain skills in legal software and develop the interpersonal skills that lawyers need in their paralegals. Earn an Associate in Applied Science degree, which includes general education classes, or a Paralegal Plus certificate if you already have a bachelor’s degree.
Legal Studies Degree Options
Human Services Bachelor of Applied Science BAS
- Program Length: Two years for full-time students. (Full-time is 12 credits or more)
- Costs Per Year: $7,572 tuition and fees
- Program Map: Human Services, BAS
Career
Educators work with children, families, and communities in a variety of roles including infant/toddler programs, preschools, Head Start, ECEAPs, and elementary (K-8) schools. Graduates with this degree may also find careers as coaches, trainers, or family support specialists.
Paralegal Associate in Applied Science AAS
- Program Length: Two years for full-time students. (Full-time is 12 credits or more)
- Costs per year: $4,740 tuition and fees
- Program Map: Paralegal, AAS
Career
The Paralegal AAS and Paralegal Plus certificate are designed to get you a job as paralegal, or as they are sometimes called, a legal assistant. A paralegal could work for the courts, private law firms, corporate legal departments, or in the nonprofit sector. Many students go on to seek a bachelor’s degree or even law school. Paralegals may not provide legal services directly to the public, except as permitted by law, as required by the Guidelines (G-501.A.3)
Certificates of Achievement (45 credits and above)
Paralegal Plus Certificate C
After Highline College
AAS degrees are generally designed to provide direct workforce skills and are not designed for transfer.
Complete a Professional Technical Certificate in one year or less and start work immediately or transfer to an AAS degree option.
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