Center for Advanced Legal Studies

Houston, TX · Private for-profit · www.paralegal.edu/ ↗

Center for Advanced Legal Studies is a private for-profit college in Houston, Texas, set in a large city. It mostly awards certificates and has 271 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest program is Legal Support Services.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Center for Advanced Legal Studies at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
271
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$44,608
Similar schools: $20,499
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
57.1%
Similar schools: 53.6%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$57,974
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$9,500
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about Center for Advanced Legal Studies

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $44,608 a year, higher than the $20,499 median for similar schools. 57.1% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, higher than the 53.6% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $57,974, higher than the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $9,500 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).