Paralegal and Legal Studies
With Blinn’s full slate of online and traditional classroom offerings, Paralegal and Legal Studies students can take daytime or evening classroom courses, a combination of online and traditional courses, or complete their degree online without ever stepping foot on campus. Courses have small class sizes and all courses in the program are taught by a practicing judge or attorney.
Blinn recommends that all students contact Program Coordinator Robert Stanberry prior to the semester so he can help develop an efficient course schedule and graduation plan. To reach him, email [email protected], call 979-209-7399 (day) or 979-255-3386 (evenings/weekends), or visit his office in Room E-231 on the Blinn-Bryan Campus (campus map).
Degree and Certificate Plans
This program prepares students to assist attorneys in the delivery of legal services.
Associate of Applied Science in Legal Assistant (Paralegal)
Certificate Level-2 in Legal Office
Occupational Skills Award in Mediation
Blinn students see the law in action
Campus transformed into a courtroom during the recent Texas 10 th Court of Appeals visit to the Blinn College-Bryan Campus.
“Holding oral argument is the point at which we as judges have direct interaction with the lawyers. This isn’t TV, this isn’t drama, this isn’t made up. This is two sides that have a significant legal issue,” Chief Justice Tom Gray said.
Program FAQ
All three awards can be completed online and on the Brenham, Bryan, Schulenburg, and Sealy campuses.
Blinn courses are highly transferrable, and recent paralegal graduates have transferred to Sam Houston State, Texas A&M-Central Texas, Tarleton State, and the University of Houston-Victoria.
Students who complete Blinn’s Paralegal Program can take a variety of career paths, including serving as a paralegal, legal secretary, court clerk, title examiner, claims adjuster, compliance officer, legal researcher, mediation assistant, and more.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, paralegals and legal assistants earned a median salary of $56,230 per year in 2021.
For the degree plans, click the links below:
Associate of Applied Science in Legal Assistant (Paralegal)
Certificate Level-2 in Legal Office
Occupational Skills Award in Mediation
Course descriptions are available in the Catalog.
Visit our Attorney Testimonials page to see what local attorneys have to say about Blinn College and its Paralegal Program graduates.
Visit our Student Testimonials page to see what former students have to say about Blinn College and the Paralegal Program.
Students are responsible for their own transportation to classes. The following links may help students coordinate their commute to Blinn College.
Parking and Transportation
www.blinn.edu/parking
Alternative Transportation
www.blinn.edu/parking/alternative.html
Handicap-Accessible Transportation
www.blinn.edu/disability/handicap-accessible-transportation.html
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