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IPEDS ID: 461023
OPE ID: 04157400
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National Paralegal College
All programs offered completely via Distance education
717 E Maryland Ave, Phoenix, Arizona 85014-1561
General information:  (800) 371-6105 x0
Website:  nationalparalegal.edu/
Type:  4-year, primarily associate's, Private for-profit
Awards offered:  Less than one year certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Campus setting:  City: Large
Campus housing:  No
Student population:  486 (435 undergraduate)
Student-to-faculty ratio:  43 to 1
Special Learning Opportunities
Distance education – undergraduate programs offered
Distance education – graduate programs offered
Weekend/evening college
Student Services
Academic/career counseling service
Placement services for completers
Undergraduate students enrolled who are formally registered with office of disability services, Fall 2022
3% or less
Carnegie Classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools
Religious Affiliation
Not applicable
Federal Aid
Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans).
For-credit instruction programs offered
Occupational
Academic
Noncredit education offered
Institution does not offer noncredit education
Credit Accepted
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Faculty and graduate assistants by primary function, Fall 2022Full timePart time
Total faculty031
Instructional031
Research and public service00
Total graduate assistants-0
Instructional-0
Research-0
Estimated Expenses for Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
  • Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
Estimated expenses for academic year2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024% change 2022-2023 to 2023-2024
Tuition and fees$7,995$7,995$7,995$7,9950.0%
Books and supplies$781$781$994$9940.0%
Living arrangement
Off Campus
Food and Housing$8,072$8,072$8,072$8,0720.0%
Other expenses$3,416$3,416$3,416$3,4160.0%
Off Campus with Family
Other expenses$3,232$3,232$3,232$3,2320.0%
Total Expenses2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024% change 2022-2023 to 2023-2024
Off Campus$20,264$20,264$20,477$20,4770.0%
Off Campus with Family$12,008$12,008$12,221$12,2210.0%
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Average graduate student tuition and fees for academic year2023-2024
Tuition$5,850
Fees$195
Alternative Tuition Plans and Promise Program
Type of PlanOffered
Tuition guarantee planX
Prepaid tuition plan
Tuition payment planX
Other alternative tuition planX
  • Does not participate in Promise program
  • Students in the certificate program who pay tuition in full at the time of enrollment receive a prepayment discount.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid, 2021-2022
Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
  • Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
Type of AidNumber awarded aidPercent awarded aidTotal amount of aid awardedAverage amount of aid awarded
Any student financial aid12763%————
Grant or scholarship aid2353%$119,435$5,193
Federal grants2353%$119,435$5,193
Pell grants2353%$119,435$5,193
Other federal grants00%$0
State/local government grant or scholarships00%$0
Institutional grants or scholarships00%$0
Student loan aid2456%$152,683$6,362
Federal student loans2456%$152,683$6,362
Other student loans00%$0
  • 1 Includes students awarded Federal work study aid and aid from other sources not listed above.
All Undergraduate Students
Type of AidNumber awarded aidPercent awarded aidTotal amount of aid awardedAverage amount of aid awarded
Degree/certificate-seeking
Grant or scholarship aid121543%$1,085,778$5,050
Pell grants21543%$1,084,807$5,046
Federal student loans24348%$1,881,765$7,744
Non-degree/non-certificate-seeking
Grant or scholarship aid100%$0
  • 1 Grant or scholarship aid includes aid awarded, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

  • For more information on Student Financial Assistance Programs or to apply for financial aid via the web, visit Federal Student Aid.
Average Net Price for Full-Time Beginning Students
Full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded grant or scholarship aid from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.
2019-20202020-20212021-2022
Average net price$14,708$14,940$13,635
Full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded Title IV aid by income.
Average net price by Income2019-20202020-20212021-2022
$0 – $30,000$14,979$15,618$13,913
$30,001 – $48,000$16,040$16,857$15,222
$48,001 – $75,000$13,517$13,096$14,882
$75,001 – $110,000$19,304$19,546
$110,001 and more
  • Average net price is generated by subtracting the average amount of federal, state/local government, or institutional grant or scholarship aid from the total cost of attendance. Total cost of attendance is the sum of published tuition and required fees, books and supplies, and the weighted average for Food and Housing and other expenses.
  • Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
  • Title IV aid to students includes grant aid, work study aid, and loan aid. These include: Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG), National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (National SMART Grant), Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant, Federal Work-Study, Federal Perkins Loan, Subsidized Direct or FFEL Stafford Loan, and Unsubsidized Direct or FFEL Stafford Loan. For those Title IV recipients, net price is reported by income category and includes students awarded federal aid even if none of that aid was provided in the form of grants. While Title IV status defines the cohort of student for which the data are reported, the definition of net price remains the same – total cost of attendance minus grant aid.
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Fall 2022
Total enrollment486
Undergraduate enrollment435
Undergraduate transfer-in enrollment45
Graduate enrollment51
Undergraduate Attendance StatusUndergraduate Student Gender
Undergraduate Attendance Status:
Full-time: 97%
Part-time: 3%Undergraduate Student Gender:
Male: 14%
Female: 86%
Undergraduate Race/ethnicity
Undergraduate Race/ethnicity:
American Indian or Alaska Native: 0%
Asian: 1%
Black or African American: 7%
Hispanic/Latino: 7%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 0%
White: 31%
Two or more races: 0%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 54%
U.S. Nonresident: 0%
Undergraduate Student AgeUndergraduate Student Residence
Undergraduate Student Age:
24 and under: 13%
25 and over: 87%
Age unknown: 0%Undergraduate Student Residence:
In-state: 15%
Out-of-state: 85%
Foreign countries: 0%
Unknown: 0%
  • Age data are reported for Fall 2021.
  • Residence data are reported for first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates.
Undergraduate Distance Education Status
Undergraduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status:
Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 100%
Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 0%
Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 0%
Graduate Attendance Status
Graduate Attendance Status:
Full-time: 98%
Part-time: 2%
Graduate Distance Education Status
Graduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status:
Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 100%
Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 0%
Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 0%
  • This institution has an open admission policy. Contact the institution for more information.
First-to-Second Year Retention Rates

Retention rates measure the percentage of first-time students who are seeking bachelor's degrees who return to the institution to continue their studies the following fall.

Retention Rates for First-Time Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
Student retention:
Full-time students: 33%
Percentage of Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2021 and Returned in Fall 2022
  • The institution enrolled relatively few full-time, first-time bachelor’s students in the fall 2021 cohort.
  • The institution did not enroll part-time, first-time bachelor’s students in the fall 2021 cohort.
Overall Graduation Rate and Transfer-Out Rate

The overall graduation rate is also known as the "Student Right to Know" or IPEDS graduation rate. It tracks the progress of students who began their studies as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking students to see if they complete a degree or other award such as a certificate within 150% of "normal time" for completing the program in which they are enrolled.

Some institutions also report a transfer-out rate, which is the percentage of the full-time, first-time students who transferred to another institution without completing at the current institution.

Note that not all students at the institution are tracked for these rates. Students who have already attended another postsecondary institution, or who began their studies on a part-time basis, are not tracked for this rate.

Overall Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students Who Began Their Studies in 2016-17
Overall graduation rate:
Overall graduation rate: 35%
(*) Transfer-out rate:
Percentage of Full-time, First-Time Students Who Graduated or Transferred Out Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
  • (*) Not all institutions report transfer-out rates.
Overall graduation rate by gender
Overall graduation rate by gender:
Male: 31%
Female: 36%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in 2016-17 and Graduated Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
Overall graduation rate by race/ethnicity
Overall graduation rate by race/ethnicity:
American Indian or Alaska Native: 100%
Black or African American: 50%
Hispanic/Latino: 40%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 50%
White: 30%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 35%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in 2016-17 and Graduated Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
Bachelor's Degree Graduation Rates

Bachelor’s degree graduation rates measure the percentage of entering students beginning their studies full-time and seeking a bachelor's degree, who earn a bachelor’s degree within a specified amount of time. At this institution, 21 percent of the overall cohort were pursuing bachelor's degrees in 2016.

Graduation Rates for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
Bachelor's degree rate:
[Began in 2014-15]
4-year: 10%
6-year: 10%
8-year: 25%
[Began in 2016-17]
4-year: 0%
6-year: 30%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Graduated in the Specified Amount of Time
  • Interpret data with caution due to small cohort of first-time full-time students. Most of our bachelor's-degree-seeking students are not first-time students, so this rate is calculated based on a small non-representative sample of our student body. Overall graduation rates are significantly higher.
  • Alternative measures of student success are reported by degree-granting institutions to describe the outcomes of degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who are not only first-time, full-time students, but also part-time attending and non-first-time (transfer-in) students. These measures are also reported for students receiving Pell grants and those students that do not receive Pell grants. These measures provide the 8-year award-completion rates by award level (certificates, associate's and bachelor degrees) after entering an institution. For students who did not earn any undergraduate award after 8-years of entry, the enrollment statuses are reported as either still enrolled at the institution, or subsequently transferred out of the institution. Unlike the Graduation Rates data, all reporting institutions must report on their transfer outs regardless if the institution has a mission that provides substantial transfer preparation.
FULL-TIME, FIRST-TIME DEGREE/CERTIFICATE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES WHO ENTERED IN 2014-15
Award and enrollment rate:
[All students]
Received a certificate: 12%
Received an Associate's degree: 10%
Received a Bachelor's degree: 10%
Enrolled at same institution: 3%
Enrolled at different institution: 61%
[Pell]
Received a certificate: 0%
Received an Associate's degree: 13%
Received a Bachelor's degree: 14%
Enrolled at same institution: 1%
Enrolled at different institution: 71%
[Non-Pell]
Received a certificate: 37%
Received an Associate's degree: 6%
Received a Bachelor's degree: 2%
Enrolled at same institution: 6%
Enrolled at different institution: 43%
PART-TIME, FIRST-TIME DEGREE/CERTIFICATE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES WHO ENTERED IN 2014-15
Award and enrollment rate:
Received a certificate: 57%
Received an Associate's degree: 0%
Received a Bachelor's degree: 0%
Enrolled at same institution: 0%
Enrolled at different institution: 14%
FULL-TIME, NON-FIRST-TIME DEGREE/CERTIFICATE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES WHO ENTERED IN 2014-15
Award and enrollment rate:
[All students]
Received a certificate: 19%
Received an Associate's degree: 18%
Received a Bachelor's degree: 16%
Enrolled at same institution: 2%
Enrolled at different institution: 43%
[Pell]
Received a certificate: 0%
Received an Associate's degree: 25%
Received a Bachelor's degree: 21%
Enrolled at same institution: 2%
Enrolled at different institution: 50%
[Non-Pell]
Received a certificate: 36%
Received an Associate's degree: 11%
Received a Bachelor's degree: 12%
Enrolled at same institution: 2%
Enrolled at different institution: 36%
PART-TIME, NON-FIRST-TIME DEGREE/CERTIFICATE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES WHO ENTERED IN 2014-15
Award and enrollment rate:
[All students]
Received a certificate: 22%
Received an Associate's degree: 0%
Received a Bachelor's degree: 0%
Enrolled at same institution: 9%
Enrolled at different institution: 43%
[Pell]
Received a certificate: 0%
Received an Associate's degree: 0%
Received a Bachelor's degree: 0%
Enrolled at same institution: 0%
Enrolled at different institution: 0%
[Non-Pell]
Received a certificate: 24%
Received an Associate's degree: 0%
Received a Bachelor's degree: 0%
Enrolled at same institution: 10%
Enrolled at different institution: 48%
Completions (Number of awards conferred) 2022-2023
Completions are the number of awards conferred by program and award level.
sort byProgramUndergraduate
Certificate
AssociateBachelorMaster
  • Data shown are for first majors.
  • (-) Program is not offered at this award level.
  • d identifies programs and award levels that are offered as a distance education program. For program category totals, d is shown if one or more programs in the category are offered as a distance education program.
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business Administration and Management, General--10d-
Category total--10d-
Legal Professions and Studies
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law---4d
Legal Assistant/Paralegal49d55d--
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other---11d
Legal Studies--41d-
Tax Law/Taxation---1d
Category total49d55d41d16d
Grand total49555116
Services and Programs for Servicemembers and Veterans
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Tuition policies specifically for Veterans and Servicemembers
Educational Benefits, 2021-2022
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance:
Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - undergraduates: 12
Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - graduates: 2
DoD Tuition Assistance Program - undergraduates: 1
DoD Tuition Assistance Program - graduates: 0
Average amount of benefits/assistance disbursed through the institution (*)
Average amount of benefits/assistance disbursed through the institution:
Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - undergraduates: $4,649
  • (*) One or more average amounts of benefits/assistance are withheld to preserve the privacy of individuals.
RETENTION RATES
RETENTION RATES FOR FIRST-TIME, DEGREE/CERTIFICATE EDUCATION BENEFIT USERS PURSUING BACHELOR'S DEGREES
RETENTION RATES FOR FIRST-TIME, DEGREE/CERTIFICATE EDUCATION BENEFIT USERS PURSUING BACHELOR'S DEGREES
Part-time students: 100%
Retention rate is the percentage of undergraduate students who began their studies in academic year 2013-14 and returned in academic year 2014-15
  • No varsity sports data reported for this institution. Data on varsity athletics are submitted annually as required by the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), by all co-educational postsecondary institutions that have an intercollegiate athletics program. For the most recent data collection, EADA did not collect data on varsity athletics for programs that were cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Institutional Accreditation
AccreditorStatusNext Review Date
Distance Education Accrediting CommissionAccredited since (01/04/2006)06/30/2025
  • For more detailed information on accreditation for this institution, including all actions and justification for actions, visit OPE's Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs: ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/institution-profile/184038.
  • No campus security data reported for this institution.
Three-year Official Cohort Default Rates
Fiscal Year202020192018
Default rate0.0%2.4%15.0%
Number in default0847
Number in repayment279331312
Aid Programs
  • Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)