2026 Legal Studies Rankings
Best Colleges for Legal Studies
Data-driven rankings of 258 trade colleges excelling in Legal Studies programs
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Rankings based on field productivity, program depth, retention rates, and institutional quality in Legal Studies.
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#1
Complete Data MTI College
Sacramento, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 92.4
92.4 / 100
Field Productivity 98%
2.2% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 98%
81% retained Enrollment 1,799
Programs 5 fields
#2
Complete Data Northwest Career College
Las Vegas, NV
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 87.1
87.1 / 100
Field Productivity 97%
1.5% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 61%
67% retained Enrollment 3,939
Programs 5 fields
#3
Complete Data De Anza College
Cupertino, CA
Public
Overall Score 85.8
85.8 / 100
Field Productivity 78%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 98%
82% retained Enrollment 30,446
Programs 27 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,395
#4
Complete Data Center for Advanced Legal Studies
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 84.5
84.5 / 100
Field Productivity 100%
37.5% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 99%
100% retained Enrollment 485
Programs 1 fields
#5
Complete Data Irvine Valley College
Irvine, CA
Public
Overall Score 81.4
81.4 / 100
Field Productivity 78%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 93%
77% retained Enrollment 21,348
Programs 31 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#6
Complete Data Oxnard College
Oxnard, CA
Public
Overall Score 80.9
80.9 / 100
Field Productivity 89%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 90%
75% retained Enrollment 12,339
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,340
#7
Complete Data Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA
Public
Overall Score 78.7
78.7 / 100
Field Productivity 69%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 93%
77% retained Enrollment 42,391
Programs 32 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#8
Complete Data West Valley College
Saratoga, CA
Public
Overall Score 78.6
78.6 / 100
Field Productivity 74%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 94%
3 programs Retention 98%
83% retained Enrollment 13,200
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,380
#9
Complete Data College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
Public
Overall Score 77.7
77.7 / 100
Field Productivity 77%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 89%
74% retained Enrollment 32,417
Programs 32 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#10
Complete Data San Diego Miramar College
San Diego, CA
Public
Overall Score 77
77 / 100
Field Productivity 80%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 86%
73% retained Enrollment 25,423
Programs 26 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#11
Complete Data Madisonville Community College
Madisonville, KY
Public
Overall Score 75.3
75.3 / 100
Field Productivity 94%
0.5% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 74%
70% retained Enrollment 6,670
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,464
#12
Complete Data Southwestern Community College
Sylva, NC
Public
Overall Score 74.3
74.3 / 100
Field Productivity 96%
1.0% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 74%
70% retained Enrollment 4,033
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,472
#13
Complete Data Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY
Public
Overall Score 73.9
73.9 / 100
Field Productivity 83%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 45%
64% retained Enrollment 21,349
Programs 23 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,800
#14
Complete Data Fullerton College
Fullerton, CA
Public
Overall Score 73.6
73.6 / 100
Field Productivity 72%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 86%
73% retained Enrollment 33,683
Programs 34 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#15
Complete Data East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA
Public
Overall Score 73.1
73.1 / 100
Field Productivity 56%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 94%
3 programs Retention 64%
68% retained Enrollment 56,497
Programs 29 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,196
#16
Complete Data Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin, GA
Public
Overall Score 73
73 / 100
Field Productivity 90%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 64%
68% retained Enrollment 10,615
Programs 19 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,400
#17
Complete Data Anoka Technical College
Anoka, MN
Public
Overall Score 72.5
72.5 / 100
Field Productivity 91%
0.5% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 45%
64% retained Enrollment 3,388
Programs 12 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,692
#18
Complete Data American River College
Sacramento, CA
Public
Overall Score 71.6
71.6 / 100
Field Productivity 75%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 83%
72% retained Enrollment 56,051
Programs 32 fields
#19
Complete Data McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, IL
Public
Overall Score 71.3
71.3 / 100
Field Productivity 63%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 70%
69% retained Enrollment 17,475
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $10,012
#20
Complete Data Casper College
Casper, WY
Public
Overall Score 71.1
71.1 / 100
Field Productivity 83%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 57%
66% retained Enrollment 6,164
Programs 30 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,150
#21
Complete Data Fresno City College
Fresno, CA
Public
Overall Score 70.8
70.8 / 100
Field Productivity 68%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 94%
3 programs Retention 74%
70% retained Enrollment 47,183
Programs 34 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#22
Complete Data Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD
Public
Overall Score 70.1
70.1 / 100
Field Productivity 62%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 64%
68% retained Enrollment 20,399
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $6,984
#23
Complete Data Lakeshore Technical College
Cleveland, WI
Public
Overall Score 70
70 / 100
Field Productivity 74%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 74%
70% retained Enrollment 5,607
Programs 16 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,113
#24
Complete Data Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM
Public
Overall Score 69.7
69.7 / 100
Field Productivity 58%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 52%
65% retained Enrollment 35,383
Programs 30 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,584
#25
Complete Data Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
Public
Overall Score 69.6
69.6 / 100
Field Productivity 52%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 94%
3 programs Retention 61%
67% retained Enrollment 37,916
Programs 30 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#26
Complete Data Coastal Carolina Community College
Jacksonville, NC
Public
Overall Score 68.9
68.9 / 100
Field Productivity 93%
0.5% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 80%
71% retained Enrollment 6,309
Programs 14 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,432
#27
Complete Data International Business College-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 68.4
68.4 / 100
Field Productivity 98%
1.9% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 57%
66% retained Enrollment 259
Programs 6 fields
Tuition (In-State) $15,440
#28
Complete Data Evergreen Valley College
San Jose, CA
Public
Overall Score 67.8
67.8 / 100
Field Productivity 80%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 97%
80% retained Enrollment 16,232
Programs 24 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#29
Complete Data Western Piedmont Community College
Morganton, NC
Public
Overall Score 67.6
67.6 / 100
Field Productivity 92%
0.5% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 92%
76% retained Enrollment 3,336
Programs 16 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,432
#30
Complete Data Mt San Antonio College
Walnut, CA
Public
Overall Score 66.2
66.2 / 100
Field Productivity 27%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 96%
78% retained Enrollment 52,462
Programs 33 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#31
Complete Data Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ
Public
Overall Score 65.7
65.7 / 100
Field Productivity 88%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 36%
62% retained Enrollment 19,491
Programs 30 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,328
#32
Complete Data Holmes Community College
Goodman, MS
Public
Overall Score 64.9
64.9 / 100
Field Productivity 77%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 14%
56% retained Enrollment 8,879
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,700
#33
Complete Data Lamar State College-Orange
Orange, TX
Public
Overall Score 64.9
64.9 / 100
Field Productivity 95%
0.7% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 45%
64% retained Enrollment 6,012
Programs 17 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,920
#34
Complete Data Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus
Marietta, GA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 64.6
64.6 / 100
Field Productivity 99%
3.0% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 74%
70% retained Enrollment 297
Programs 2 fields
#35
Complete Data Hinds Community College
Raymond, MS
Public
Overall Score 64.5
64.5 / 100
Field Productivity 91%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 12%
55% retained Enrollment 16,925
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,550
#36
Complete Data College of Court Reporting Inc
Valparaiso, IN
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 64.4
64.4 / 100
Field Productivity 99%
3.8% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 99%
100% retained Enrollment 372
Programs 2 fields
Tuition (In-State) $9,480
#37
Complete Data Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Public
Overall Score 64.2
64.2 / 100
Field Productivity 58%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 57%
66% retained Enrollment 38,405
Programs 27 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#38
Complete Data Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI
Public
Overall Score 63.7
63.7 / 100
Field Productivity 55%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 93%
77% retained Enrollment 20,667
Programs 16 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,386
#39
Complete Data Johnston Community College
Smithfield, NC
Public
Overall Score 63.1
63.1 / 100
Field Productivity 88%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 31%
61% retained Enrollment 8,409
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,432
#40
Complete Data Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS
Public
Overall Score 63
63 / 100
Field Productivity 86%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 52%
65% retained Enrollment 14,209
Programs 31 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,300
#41
Complete Data Fort Peck Community College
Poplar, MT
Public
Overall Score 63
63 / 100
Field Productivity 97%
1.5% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 0%
32% retained Enrollment 1,009
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,680
#42
Complete Data Cape Fear Community College
Wilmington, NC
Public
Overall Score 62.8
62.8 / 100
Field Productivity 70%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 64%
68% retained Enrollment 26,665
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,432
#43
Complete Data Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Public
Overall Score 62.5
62.5 / 100
Field Productivity 93%
0.5% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 18%
58% retained Enrollment 6,912
Programs 19 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,420
#44
Complete Data Lewis and Clark Community College
Godfrey, IL
Public
Overall Score 62.2
62.2 / 100
Field Productivity 78%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 64%
68% retained Enrollment 7,832
Programs 21 fields
Tuition (In-State) $9,000
#45
Complete Data Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
Public
Overall Score 62
62 / 100
Field Productivity 61%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 31%
61% retained Enrollment 186,797
Programs 25 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,912
#46
Complete Data College of the Sequoias
Visalia, CA
Public
Overall Score 61.5
61.5 / 100
Field Productivity 41%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 74%
70% retained Enrollment 24,625
Programs 32 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#47
Complete Data Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden, AL
Public
Overall Score 61.4
61.4 / 100
Field Productivity 84%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 71%
2 programs Retention 22%
59% retained Enrollment 8,377
Programs 11 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,048
#48
Complete Data Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem, NC
Public
Overall Score 61.3
61.3 / 100
Field Productivity 71%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 89%
74% retained Enrollment 16,234
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,824
#49
Complete Data Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH
Public
Overall Score 61.2
61.2 / 100
Field Productivity 76%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 94%
3 programs Retention 26%
60% retained Enrollment 32,080
Programs 20 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,622
#50
Complete Data Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles, CA
Public
Overall Score 61
61 / 100
Field Productivity 57%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 94%
3 programs Retention 52%
65% retained Enrollment 26,236
Programs 25 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,196