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Paralegal Schools
The first thing you need to know about the paralegal schools available today is that they are not really necessary and we have already talked about the different ways in which you can succeed in this career without the help of paralegal school. Having said that you should also know that a lot of attorney’s offices will focus on the type of schooling you have had and what knowledge and expertise you can bring forth to the table. And in order to do that you could go for an online school that will provide you the necessary information but because it is so easy to cheat with them the diploma that they can give you is really pointless. And there are several other types of paralegal schools that you could apply for ant that can give you valid diplomas.
But if you are really serious about putting you through one of the paralegal schools that are available out there you should really think about some school that has the approval of the American Bar Association. Their diploma is still not something that you absolutely need to have but it is something that is good to have because it can provide you with an excellent recommendation and it shows to the hiring lawyer that you do know what you are talking about and, more importantly, that you can, indeed go through all of the requirements that your role in the company might ask for. And these are certain guarantees that an attorney can count on if you have graduated from one of the ABA approved paralegal schools.
So to make a long story short here is a list of ABA approved paralegal schools by state so that you can more easily decide to what school you will be going to.
| Washington Paralegal Schools | Edmonds Community College, LynnwoodHighline Community College, Des Moines
Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon Spokane Community College, Spokane Tacoma Community College, Tacoma |
| Oregon Paralegal Schools | Pioneer Pacific College (Wilsonville and Clackamas Campuses), WilsonvillePortland Community College (Cascade and Central Campuses), Portland |
| California Paralegal Schools | California State University East Bay, Hayward, CACalifornia State University, Los Angeles
Cerritos Community College, Norwalk Coastline Community College, Fountain Valley College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita Cuyamaca College, El Cajon DeAnza College, Cupertino El Camino College, Torrance Fremont College, Cerritos Fullerton College, Fullerton John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles |
| Hawaii | Kapi’olani Community College, Honolulu |
| Nevada | Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno |
| Montana | University of Great Falls, Great FallsUniversity of Montana, Missoula |
| Utah Paralegal Schools | Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake CityUtah Valley University f/k/a Utah Valley State College, Orem |
| Arizona Paralegal Schools | Everest College, PhoenixLamson College, Tempe
Phoenix College, Phoenix Pima Community College, Tucson |
| Wyoming Paralegal Schools | Casper CollegeLaramie County Community College |
| Colorado Paralegal Schools | Arapahoe Community College, LittletonCommunity College of Aurora, Aurora
Kaplan College (f/k/a Denver Career College), Thornton |
| New Mexico | Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque |
| Alaska Paralegal Schools | University of Alaska AnchorageUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks |
| South Dakota Paralegal Schools | National American University – Rapid CityNational American University – Sioux Falls
Western Dakota Technical Institute |
| Nebraska Paralegal Schools | College of St. Mary, OmahaMetropolitan Community College, Omaha |
| Kansas Paralegal Schools | Johnson County Community College, Overland ParkWashburn University, Topeka |
| Oklahoma Paralegal Schools | East Central University, AdaRose State College, Midwest City
University of Oklahoma Law Center, Norman University of Tulsa, Tulsa |
| Texas Paralegal Schools | Amarillo College, AmarilloCenter for Advanced Legal Studies, Houston
El Centro College, Dallas Kaplan College (f/k/a Southeastern Career Institute) Lamar State College-Port Arthur, Port Arthur Lee College, Baytown Lone Star College – North Harris (f/k/a North Harris College), Houston San Jacinto College – North, Houston Texas A & M University, Commerce Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos |
| Minnesota Paralegal Schools | Hamline University, St. PaulInver Hills Community College, Inver Grove Heights
Minnesota State University, Moorhead North Hennepin Community College, Minneapolis |
| Iowa Paralegal Schools | Des Moines Area Community College, Des MoinesKirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids |
| Missouri Paralegal Schools | Maryville University, St. LouisMissouri Western State College, St. Joseph
Webster University, St. Louis |
| Arkansas Paralegal Schools | North West Arkansas Community College, BentonvilleUniversity of Arkansas – Fort Smith, Fort Smith |
| Louisiana Paralegal Schools | Herzing University, KennerLouisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Tulane University, New Orleans |
| Wisconsin Paralegal Schools | Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau ClaireLakeshore Technical College, Cleveland
Madison Area Technical College Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay Western Technical College, La Crosse |
| Illinois Paralegal Schools | College of DuPage, Glen EllynCollege of Lake County, Grayslake
Elgin Community College, Elgin Illinois Central College, Peoria Illinois State University, Normal Kankakee Community College, Kankakee Loyola University Chicago, Chicago |
| Tennessee Paralegal Schools | Chattanooga State Technical/Community College, ChattanoogaKaplan Career Institute (f/k/a Southeastern Career College), Nashville
Pellissippi State Community College f/k/a Pellissippi State Technical Community College Roane State Community College, Harriman South College, Knoxville Southwest Tennessee Community College, Memphis University of Memphis, Memphis University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin Walters State Community College, Morristown |
| Mississippi Paralegal Schools | Mississippi University for Women, ColumbusUniversity of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg |
| Indiana Paralegal Schools | Ball State University, MuncieSaint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Vincennes University, Vincennes |
| Michigan Paralegal Schools | Baker College of Auburn Hills, Auburn HillsBaker College of Clinton Township, Clinton Township
Davenport University, Grand Rapids Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti Ferris State University, Big Rapids Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek Lansing Community College, Lansing Macomb Community College, Warren Madonna University, Livonia and Macomb University Center, Clinton Township Campuses Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City Oakland Community College, Farmington Hills Oakland University, Rochester |
| Alabama Paralegal Schools | Auburn University at Montgomery, MontgomeryCommunity College of the Air Force, Montgomery
Faulkner University, Montgomery Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden Samford University, Birmingham South University, Montgomery |
| Georgia Paralegal Schools | Athens Technical College, AthensClayton State University, Morrow
Gainesville State College, Gainsville Georgia Piedmont Technical College DeKalb Technical College, Covington and Clarkston Herzing University Atlanta, Atlanta South University, Savannah |
| Florida Paralegal Schools | Broward College (f/k/a Broward Community College), Pembroke PinesEdison State College, Ft. Myers
Florida State College at Jacksonville Miami Dade College, Miami Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale Seminole State (formerly Community) College, Sanford South University, West Palm Beach St. Petersburg College, Clearwater Valencia College f/k/a Valencia Community College, Orlando |
| South Carolina Paralegal Schools | Central Carolina Technical College, SumterFlorence-Darlington Technical College, Florence
Greenville Technical College, Greenville Horry-Georgetown Technical College, Myrtle Beach Midlands Technical College, Columbia Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, Orangeburg South University – Columbia, Columbia Technical College of the Lowcountry Trident Technical College, Charleston |
| North Carolina Paralegal Schools | Carteret Community College, Morehead CityCentral Piedmont Community College, Charlotte
Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville Meredith College, Raleigh Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC Pitt Community College, Greenville |
| Virginia Paralegal Schools | J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, RichmondMarymount University, Arlington
National College (Roanoke Valley Campus), Salem Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria |
| West Virginia | Mountwest Community & Technical College |
| Pennsylvania Paralegal Schools | Bucks County Community College, NewtownCentral Pennsylvania College, Summerdale
Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Oil City Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Delaware County Community College, Media Duquesne University, Pittsburgh Gannon University, Erie Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville Manor College, Jenkintown Northampton Community College, Bethlehem Peirce College, Philadelphia Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport Villanova University, Villanova |
| New York Paralegal Schools | Berkeley College of New York City, New YorkBronx Community College, Bronx
Finger Lakes Community College, Canandaigua Genesee Community College, Batavia Hilbert College, Hamburg LaGuardia Community College/CUNY, Long Island City Long Island University – Brooklyn Campus, Brooklyn Long Island University – C.W. Post Campus, Brookville Marist College, Poughkeepsie Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry Monroe Community College, Rochester Nassau Community College, Garden City |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Technical Institute |
| Massachusetts Paralegal Schools | Bay Path College, LongmeadowElms College, Chicopee
Middlesex Community College (Bedford and Lowell Campuses), Lowell Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill North Shore Community College, Danvers Suffolk University, Boston |
| Rhode Island | Roger Williams University, Providence |
| Connecticut Paralegal Schools | Manchester Community College, ManchesterNorwalk Community Technical College, Norwalk
Quinnipiac University, Hamden University of Hartford, Hartford University of New Haven, West Haven |
| New Jersey Paralegal Schools | Atlantic Cape Community College, Mays LandingBergen Community College, Paramus
Berkeley College, West Paterson Brookdale Community College, Lincroft Burlington County College, Pemberton Cumberland County College, Vineland Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison Gloucester County College, Sewell Mercer County Community College, Trenton Middlesex County College, Edison Montclair State University, Upper Montclair Raritan Valley Community College, Somerville Union County College, Cranford |
| Delaware Paralegal Schools | Delaware Technical and Community College, GeorgetownWesley College, Dover
Widener University Law Center, Wilmington Wilmington University, New Castle |
| Maryland Paralegal Schools | Anne Arundel Community College, ArnoldCommunity College of Baltimore County, Baltimore
Harford Community College, Bel Air Stevenson University (f/k/a Villa Julie College), Stevenson |