At Baton Rouge College in Louisiana you can complete the Paralegal Associate Degree in less than one year. You can earn a salary in a law office while interning and receive college credits toward your paralegal degree. BRC's degree has been highly recognized by Louisiana law firms.
One hundred percent (100%) job placement of Degree graduates.
- Accredited since 1989
- Offers three paralegal credentials, including an AAS Degree in Paralegal Studies
- The only college in Louisiana that specializes in paralegal training
- The largest paralegal college in Louisiana
- Credits will transfer to an online & campus based Bachelor Degree
- Placement Rate for the Year 2004 - 93% (all locations combined)
- More than 200 Louisiana attorneys have taught for the College & remain in our teacher network.
- Students have been employed in more than 1000 Louisiana law firms
- Professors from all four Louisiana law schools, LSU, Tulane, Loyola & Southern have taught for the College.
- Classes are offered in Baton Rouge
- Some seminars approved by the National Association of Legal Assistants
- BRC pioneered paralegal education in Louisiana & has led the way for others
- First school in Louisiana to offer specialty paralegal programs
- The only school where courses are based on the job market
- First school in Louisiana to offer seminars for paralegals, legal secretaries and other law office support staff
- Student loans - Zero Default Rate in Year 2000, less than 2% 2002 and only 1.3% in 2005
- Year round enrollment (Semester and Mid-Semester Starts)
- Average age of student body is 28.4 years
- Federal Pell Grants and Loans, Veterans, WIA and private financial aid available to those who qualify
- Easy credit transfers from other colleges & universities
- Allows credits for life experiences, military service, ACE or PONSI and online courses
- Encourage credits for internship in law offices
- BRC provides Continuing Legal Education for attorneys and is accredited by the Louisiana State Bar Association to do so.
Why Baton Rouge College?
- A small private school atmosphere. BRC’s staff is small, intimate, and tuned-in to your needs as a student. It considers each student a member of the alumni family and maintains long-term relationships with graduates. Since BRC’s classes are small, students easily connect with one another and study groups often become life-long friends.
- To-the-point education. You’ll dive right into learning without wasting time. You will attend school approximately 30 to 60 weeks depending on the program you select. Click here for more information. Also, click here to see our current semester schedule of classes.
- Convenient Location : Baton Rouge
- More than 110 paralegal courses. These courses are planned to place emphasis on areas of the law where you are most likely to go to work. No other Louisiana college or university comes close to the course offerings at BRC Paralegal Studies. Of course, you will not be required to take all 110 of these courses, only the ones you need. Click here to get to BRC's online catalog from which you can see a list of BRC’s courses and their descriptions.
- A highly qualified group of teachers. You will have the opportunity to experience eight to twelve different attorneys as teachers while in school - a great networking tool! Attorneys who take the time out of their busy schedule to teach, who really enjoy what they do, and want to help students get jobs. Many teachers have hired graduates for their law offices. If you would like to see a list of the more than two hundred attorneys who have taught for the college, please click here.
- Aid in acquiring school materials. BRC will help you financially by providing your workbooks and some other class materials at no cost to you, which you can print directly off of BRC’s website. BRC tries to keep costs down so that you can focus directly on your schooling.
- A user-friendly application process. BRC has an online application which you can fill out in just minutes. Once completed, your application is received immediately and can then be processed. Once BRC’s staff has reviewed your information, you will be contacted immediately. Click here to apply online and get on the fast track to a career in the legal profession!
- Financial Aid. PELL Grants, Federal Student Loans and other private sources are offered to those who qualify. BRC students had the lowest default rate in the USA during the year 2005, in that, no other college’s or university’s was lower. BRC's student default rate was 0.00% that year, and has a history of being low. Educators say this speaks highly of the college, the course of study, career counseling, job placement, teachers, staff and more.
Administrative Programs
- Legal Administrative - Certificate
Law Office Aide Certificate (15 weeks) 16 semester credit hours – Length of program: one semester (15 weeks) - The Law Office Aide Certificate Program is designed for the students who want to work in a law office, court house or other legal environments as staff support members with an introductory knowledge of the study of law.
Criminal Justice Programs
- Legal Assistant - Certificate
24 semester credit hours – Length of program: two semesters (30 weeks)
The Legal Assistant Certificate Program is the recommended path for students with little or no college experience. After completion of this program, students would then continue to work toward the Paralegal Diploma or Paralegal AAS Degree.
*All coursework for the Law Office Aide Certificate and Legal Assistant Certificate Programs rolls forward to the BRC Paralegal Diploma and Paralegal AAS Degree.
Legal Programs
- Law Office Aide - Certificate
16 semester credit hours – Length of program: one semester (15 weeks)
The Law Office Aide Certificate Program is designed for the students who want to work in a law office, court house or other legal environments as staff support members with an introductory knowledge of the study of law.
Paralegal Programs
- Legal Assistant - Paralegal - Diploma
The Paralegal Diploma program takes aproximatly 3 semesters, or 45 weeks of less for students with transfer credits.
- Paralegal - Diploma
42 semester credit hours – Length of program: three semesters (45 weeks)
The Paralegal Diploma is awarded to paralegal students who complete 42 semester credit hours. All coursework from this program rolls forward and applies toward the Paralegal AAS Degree program. Course requirements for this program are as follows: 9 semester credit hours of electives (either General Education or Paralegal courses); 27 semester credit hours of Paralegal courses; and 6 semester credit hours of Internship experience.
- Paralegal - AAS Degree
64 semester credit hours – Length of program: four semesters (two academic years)
If you wish to complete the AAS Degree program, you must plan ahead. Make certain that you complete requirements for the Associate’s Degree in previous programs. Course requirements for this program are as follows: 15 semester credit hours of General Education courses, 39 semester credit hours of Paralegal Courses and 10 semester credit hours of Internship experience.
History
BRC has been serving the Louisiana legal profession for more than two decades. Our 20th anniversary was celebrated in July 2001. Since its inception, the school has developed several innovative curriculum concepts while it pays close attention to the needs and changes in the law profession. One of the most outstanding features of the College is the number of Louisiana attorneys who have taught for the school.
More than 200 licensed attorneys have shared their knowledge with our students. These attorneys have made recommendations for improvement over the years that have resulted in a unique paralegal curriculum. The large number of attorneys has led to a network of support for the College and its graduates in the law community. Many of these attorneys have assisted the students with obtaining jobs and providing valuable career advice. Some of the most successful attorneys in Louisiana have taught for BRC. Many paralegal schools hire attorneys who do not practice law to work full time as teachers. We have chosen to hire practicing successful attorneys to be a part of our adjunct faculty because they provide our students with the most recent subject content and real-life experiences that prove to be more educational than a printed textbook.
BRC is proud of its student job placement in numerous law firms. The internship aspect of the paralegal program, which is supervised by attorneys, provides on-the-job training and employment opportunities.
In 2000, BRC introduced a seminar program designed to provide the legal community with current information in numerous topics relating to current law. The seminar program is unique to Louisiana schools and possibly to schools around the entire country. The seminars also allow BRC to bring attorneys into the school who would not otherwise have time to teach an extended course. Most recently, the school developed one of the largest attorney email lists in the state to announce the seminars. This email system is also used to recruit adjunct teachers and provide prospective employers with graduates seeking employment. Announcements are sent to approximately more than 40% of all attorneys in some cities.
We are also proud of the open communication between our students, staff and faculty. I am available to students at all times, and many, if not most, of the attorneys who teach for the school provide their office phone numbers or their home numbers. If a student has a problem with course work, they can find assistance readily available to them.
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