2025 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

Legal Assistant/Paralegal is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #28 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of legal assistant/paralegal. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 associate degrees in legal assistant/paralegal during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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 schools for legal assistant/paralegal students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal.

Top Tennessee Schools for an Associate in Paralegal

1

Nashville State Community College
Nashville, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Nashville State Community College is a great option for students interested in an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the large city of Nashville, Nashville State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in legal assistant/paralegal from Nashville State Community College

2

Pellissippi State Community College
Knoxville, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Pellissippi State Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the suburb of Knoxville, Pellissippi State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in legal assistant/paralegal from Pellissippi State Community 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
Arkansas	161	24
Virginia	158	205
Kentucky	129	11
Louisiana	124	42
Alabama	109	27
South Carolina	105	137

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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.