2025 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

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 3 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for legal assistant/paralegal students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 121 associate degrees in legal assistant/paralegal to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Legal Assistant/Paralegal School for Your Associate Degree

The paralegal associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The paralegal school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina.

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

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

Top South Carolina Schools for an Associate in Paralegal

1

Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Greenville Technical College if you want to pursue an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal. GTC is a large public college located in the small city of Greenville.More information about a associate in legal assistant/paralegal from Greenville Technical College

2

Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Midlands Technical College is a good choice for students interested in an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the large suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in legal assistant/paralegal from Midlands Technical College

3

York Technical College
Rock Hill, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal has to take a look at York Technical College. York Technical College is a small public college located in the city of Rock Hill.More information about a associate in legal assistant/paralegal from York Technical College

Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	74
Florida	232	527
North Carolina	231	160
Georgia	217	147
West Virginia	180	73
Tennessee	170	72
Arkansas	161	24
Virginia	158	205
Kentucky	129	11
Louisiana	124	42
Alabama	109	27

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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.

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.