Offered at the Lubbock CTE Center only.

The two-year Paralegal Studies program is designed to prepare graduates to enter the legal profession with adequate knowledge of, and expertise in, the legal system and substantive and procedural law to be able to assist an attorney in the delivery of legal services. The student who completes this curriculum will be eligible to receive an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree.

Graduates of this program are eligible to take the Certified Paralegal (CP) examination given by the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA), the Paralegal Core Competency (PCC) exam offered by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA), and the Professional Paralegal (PP) exam offered by the National Association of Legal Secretaries (NALS).  South Plains College is an institutional member of the American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE).

The Paralegal Studies program advisor is Dr. Kim Dayton, Esq., Program Coordinator/Instructor of Paralegal Studies.

Associate of Applied Science Degree