Online Paralegal Studies Certificate

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With Post University Online, you can earn your certificate in Paralegal Studies entirely online, with no commuting or interruptions in your current career.

The Paralegal certificate program at Post University prepares you to become a Paralegal. Paralegals (Legal Assistants) continue to be among the most sought after professionals. As the practice of law becomes more sophisticated, specialized, and international, men and women with advanced education in this area will be in great demand.

Our online paralegal certificate program at Post University was designed with input from attorneys and employment projections so that our students learn skills to meet the challenges of the profession on an ongoing basis. You will study in highly interactive small classes within a supportive learning environment. Your personal advisor will aid you in customizing your program.

What Careers are available with an Online Paralegal Certificate?

The terms legal assistant and paralegal are used interchangeably. The job involves legal research, preparation of legal documents, and, in some cases, interviewing clients. It also includes summarizing depositions, interrogatories, and testimony. A paralegal generally works under the direction of an attorney or, in a large firm, under a paralegal manager.

You will study in highly interactive, small classes in 8-week accelerated modules. Our faculty will actively engage you in a high quality and relevant online paralegal certificate curriculum that prepares you to enter a rewarding career in the legal field.

Post University graduates of the online paralegal Certificate program will be qualified to fill responsible positions in:

  • banks
  • insurance companies
  • real estate companies
  • private law offices
  • corporate law offices
  • local, state, and federal government legal departments

Accelerate your career with a Legal Studies Degree from Post University Online.
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ACCELERATED PARALEGAL STUDIES CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FAST FACTS
     
STUDENTS IN THIS ACCELERATED PROGRAM
157  
     
OCCUPATIONS
This degree will prepare you for careers including, but not limited to, the ones listed below.
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/23-2011.00
 
Law Clerks
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/23-2092.00
 
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/23-2093.00
 
Legal Support Workers, All Other
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/23-2099.00
     
2010-2011 PROGRAM COMPLETERS
7
 
2010-2011 PROGRAM COMPLETERS IN NORMAL TIME
100%
     
 
ACCREDITATION
Post University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., (NEASC) through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.

Post University's Business School also is a candidate for Accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
 
TUITION & FEES 2011-2012
Program Cost: $13,230*
Approximate Program Text Book Cost: $900*

* This is the tuition cost using current tuition rates for the entire 27-credit certificate program. Program costs will vary depending on transfer credits and financial aid amounts.
   
UNIVERSITY FINANCIAL AID
70% of ADP undergraduate students receive some form of Financial Aid
   
MEDIAN LOAN DEBT
Number of Borrowers: 119
Federal Private Loans Institutional Loans
(Amount Borrowed) (Amount Borrowed) (Amount
Owed)
$9,358 $10 $0
   
ADP PERSISTENCE RATES
The percentage of students who took a class in one MOD and then took a class in the next MOD in the 2009-2010 academic year was 84% among undergraduate students and 95% among graduate students.
 
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
16 students  
   
UNIVERSITY FACULTY
Full-time: 35  
Part-time: 298
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