Legal Support Services at Front Range Community College

Front Range Community College's paralegal certificate sits squarely in the middle of Colorado's legal support landscape—literally at the state median for both earnings ($38,485) and debt ($19,760). While that places it in the 60th percentile statewide, it still trails the national median by about $2,000 annually, landing in just the 38th percentile nationally.

The debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.51 is reasonable for a certificate program, meaning graduates earn roughly double what they borrowed in their first year. However, the small sample size here (under 30 graduates) means these numbers could shift considerably with more data. What you're seeing might reflect a particularly strong or weak cohort rather than the program's typical outcomes.

For Colorado families, this program offers a low-cost entry point into legal services work—you're borrowing less than $20,000 for credentials that lead to nearly $40,000 in first-year earnings. That's a manageable debt load. The question is whether slightly stronger options exist elsewhere in the state, since this program performs at the median rather than excelling. Given the limited data, it's worth comparing closely with other community college paralegal programs in Colorado before committing.