The American Bar Association approval is the “privileged standard” for paralegal education programs. The ABA approval is a voluntary process for paralegal education programs, the standards for ABA approval includes qualifications of program directors and instructors, length of the program, content of the program’s law library. The ABA standards are a result of the extended study by the ABA’s extended committee on legal assistants. Most attorneys and law firms look for paralegals that were trained by institutions that have the ABA approved paralegal programs, it gives a competitive advantage when seeking employment, especially in large important firms.
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Here is a list of institutions with ABA Approved Paralegal Programs in the United States:
Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX
Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD
Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO
Athens Technical College, Athens, GA
Atlantic Cape Community College, Mays Landing, NJ
Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
Baker College of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Bay Path College, Longmeadow, MA
Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ
Berkeley College (NJ), West Paterson, NJ
Berkeley College of New York City, New York, NY
Briarwood College, Southington, CT
Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY
Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ
Broward College (f/k/a Broward Community College), Pembroke Pines, FL
Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA
Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ
California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA
California State University, Los Angeles – Division of Extended Education, Los Angeles, CA
Capital University Law School, Columbus, OH
Carteret Community College, Morehead City, NC
Casper College, Casper, WY
Center for Advanced Legal Studies, Houston, TX
Central Carolina Technical College, Sumter, SC
Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, NM
Central Pennsylvania College, Summerdale, PA
Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
Cerritos Community College, Norwalk, CA
Chattanooga State Technical Community College, Chattanooga, TN
Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, WI
Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Oil City, PA
Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Coastline Community College, Fountain Valley, CA
College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL
College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH
College of Saint Mary, Omaha, NE
College of Southern Maryland, LaPlanta, MD
Columbus State Community College, Columbus, OH
Community College of Aurora, Aurora, CO
Community College of Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Community College of the Air Force, Montgomery, AL
Cumberland County College, Vineland, NJ
Cuyahoga Community College, Parma, OH
Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, CA
Davenport University, Grand Rapids, MI
Daymar College (formerly Owensboro), Owensboro, KY
De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
Delaware County Community College, Media, PA
Delaware Technical and Community College, Georgetown, DE
Des Moines Area Community College, Des Moines, IA
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
East Central University, Ada, O
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
Edison State College, Fort Myers, FL
Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA
El Camino College, Torrance, CA
El Centro College, Dallas, TX
Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL
Elms College, Chicopee, MA
Everest College (f/k/a Rhodes College), Phoenix, AZ
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ
Faulkner University, Montgomery, AL
Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, NC
Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI
Finger Lakes Community College, Canandaigua, NY
Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, SC
Florida Community College, Jacksonville, FL
Fremont College, Cerritos, CA
Fullerton College, Fullerton, CA
Gadsden State Community Colege, Gadsden, AL
Gainesville State College, Gainesville GA
Gannon University, Erie, PA
Genesee Community College, Batavia, NY
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Gloucester County College, Sewell, NJ
Greenville Technical College, Greenville, SC
Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
Harford Community College, Bel Air, MD
Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA
Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI
Herzing College, Kenner, LA
Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA
Hilbert College, Hamburg, NY
Horry-Georgetown Technical College, Myrtle Beach, SC
Illinois Central College, Peoria, I
Inver Hills Community College, Inver Grove Heights, MN
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond, VA
James A. Rhodes State College (f/k/a Lima Technical College), Lima, OH
John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill, CA
Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS
Kankakee Community College, Kankakee, IL
Kapi’olani Community College, Honolulu, HI
Kaplan Career Institute (f/k/a Southeastern Career College), Nashville, TN
Kaplan College (f/k/a Denver Career College), Denver, CO
Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek, MI
Kent State University, Kent, OH
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA
LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City NY
Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH
Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, OH
Lakeshore Technical College, Cleveland, WI
Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Lamar State College – Port Arthur, Port Arthur, TX
Lamson College, Tempe, AZ
Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI
Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY
Lee College, Baytown, TX
Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville, PA
Lone Star College – North Harris (f/k/a North Harris College), Houston, TX
Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
Long Island University – C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, NY
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
Macomb Community College, Warren, MI
Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI
Madonna University, Livonia, MI
Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT
Manor College, Jenkintown, PA
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Marshall Community & Technical College, Huntington, WV
Marymount University, Arlington, VA
Maryville University, St. Louis, MO
Mercer County Community College, Trenton, NJ
Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE
Miami-Dade College, Miami, FL
Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ
Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC
Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee, WI
Minnesota Paralegal Institute, Minnetonka, MN
Minnesota State University (f/k/a Moorhead State University), Moorhead, MN
Miramar College, San Diego, CA
Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS
Missouri Western State College, St. Joseph, MO
Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY
Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ
Morehead State University, Morehead, KY
Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, CA
MTI College of Business and Technology, Sacramento, CA
Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY
National American University, Rapid City, SD
National University (Los Angeles and Sherman Oaks, CA campuses only), Los Angeles, CA
New Hampshire Technical Institute, Concord, NH
New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY
New York University, New York, NY
North Hennepin Community College, Brooklyn Park, MN
North Shore Community College, Danvers, MA
Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay, WI
Northern Essex Community College, Lawrence, MA
Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA
NorthWest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville, AR
Northwestern College (name change), Chicago, IL
Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, MI
Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Oakland Community College, Farmington Hills, M
Oakland University, Rochester, MI
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, Orangeburg, SC
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, C
Peirce College, Philadelphia, PA
Pellissippi State Technical/Community College, Knoxville, TN
Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA
Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ
Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ
Pitt Community College, Greenville, NC
Portland Community College, Portland, OR
Queens College/CEP, Flushing, NY
Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT
Raritan Valley Community College, Somerville, NJ
RETS College, Centerville, OH
Roane State Community College, Harriman, TN
Robert Morris College, Chicago, IL
Robert Morris College, Springfield, IL
Rockford Career College (f/k/a Rockford Business College), Rockford, IL
Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI
Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Rose State College, Midwest City, OK
Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lke City, UT
Samford University, Birmingham, AL
San Francisco State University – College of Extended Learning, San Francisco, CA
San Jacinto College – North, Houston, TX
Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA
Schenectady County Community College, Schenectady, NY
Seminole Community College, Sanford, FL
Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH
Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon, WA
South College (f/k/a Knoxville Business College), Knoxville, TN
South Suburban College, South Holland, IL
South University, Montgomery, AL
South University, Savannah, GA
South University, West Palm Beach, FL
South University – Columbia, Columbia, SC
Southeastern Career Institute (f/k/a Southeastern Paralegal Institute), Dallas TX
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Southwest Tennessee Community College, Memphis, TN
Spokane Community College, Spokane, WA
St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY
St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, FL
Stevenson University (f/k/a Villa Julie College), Stevenson, MD
Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NY
Suffolk University, Boston, MA
Sullivan University, Lexington, KY
Sullivan University – Louisville, Louisville, KY
SUNY Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA
Technical College of the Lowcountry, Beaufort, SC
Texas A & M University, Commerce, TX
Texas State University (f/k/a Southwest Texas State Univ), San Marcos, TX
Trident Technical College,Charleston SC
Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
University of Alaska Anchorage, Achorage, AK
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (f/k/a Westark Community College), Fort Smith, AR
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
University of California, Los Angeles – UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, CA
University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
University of California, Santa Barbara, Goleta, CA
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
University of Cincinnati Clermont, Batavia, OH
University of Great Falls, Great Falls, MT
University of Hartford (formerly Hartford College for Women), Hartford, CT
University of La Verne, La Verne, CA
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
University of Montana – Missoula, Missoula, MT
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
University of Oklahoma Law Center, Norman, OK
University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
University of Toledo (Scott Park Campus), Toledo, OH
University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, OH
Utah Valley University f/k/a Utah Valley State College, Orem, UT
Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN
Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, TN
Walters State Community College, Morristown, TN
Washburn University, Topeka, KS
Webster University , St. Louis, MO
Wesley College, Dover, DE
Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY
West Los Angeles College, Culver City, CA
West Valley College, Saratoga, CA
Western Dakota Technical Institute, Rapid City, SD
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green Community College, Bowling Green, KY
Western Technical College, La Crosse, WI
Widener University Law Center, Wilmington, DE
William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, IL
Wilmington University, New Castle, DE
Winona State University, Winona, MN
