Admissions
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Whether you are applying for a Certificate, Diploma, or Associate Degree, our admissions team is ready to guide you through every step — from choosing a programme to submitting your completed form.
How to Apply
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1. Check Requirements -
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4. Application Review -
5. Receive Decision
Ready to apply? Click below to launch our online application form. You’ll still need to bring your original birth certificate and an endorsed passport-sized photograph to registration, but everything else can be submitted online.
Prefer a Paper Form?
You can download and print a hard copy, complete it by hand, and bring it in with your supporting documents and registration fee.
- Bring the completed form, two certified passport-sized photographs, and the registration fee to our offices.
- Applicants for the one-year and Associate Degree programmes should also complete the medical form.
- Mature-student applicants should write ‘MATURE STUDENT’ in capitals at the top right of the application form.
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Requirements & Fee Schedule
Age and eligibility: applicants must meet the normal matriculation requirements. Certificate-programme applicants must be at least sixteen (16) by the start of the programme; applicants to all other programmes must be at least seventeen (17).
Registration fee: a non-refundable registration fee is due on submission of the application form. A late-registration fee may apply if you apply after registration closes.
Required documents: copies of academic certificates, two certified passport-sized photographs, and the original birth certificate, passport, or driver’s licence, submitted together with the completed application form. Incomplete forms, or forms submitted without the registration fee or supporting documents, will not be processed.
The Institute welcomes applications from international students.
Certificate in Paralegal Studies
Tuition: $100,000 • Registration: $3,000 • Manuals: 9 @ $1,000 each
Payment plan: 60% ($60,000) on or before commencement, then the remaining 40% ($40,000) in 2 parts within 2 months.
Diploma in Paralegal Studies
Tuition: $180,000 • Registration: $3,000 • Manuals: 12 @ $3,000 each
Payment plan: 60% ($108,000) on or before commencement, then the remaining 40% ($72,000) in 2 parts within 2 months.
Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies
Tuition: $280,000 (Year 1) and $300,000 (Year 2) • Registration: $3,000 • Manuals: 12 @ $2,500 each
Full payment is preferred at commencement of each year. If a payment plan is needed — Year 1: 60% ($168,000) on or before commencement, then 40% ($112,000) in 2 parts; Year 2: 60% ($180,000) on or before commencement, then 40% ($120,000) in 2 parts.
Instalment payments follow PTI’s Tuition Payment Plan Agreement: a 5% late fee applies to any instalment paid after its due date, and missing a due date more than once forfeits eligibility for a payment plan the following semester.
How to Pay
Tuition, registration, and manual fees can be paid by bank transfer or deposit to the Institute’s account below, or by cheque made payable to the Paralegal Training Institute (a $1,000 fee applies to any cheque returned for insufficient funds).
Bank: Sagicor Bank Jamaica
Account Name: Paralegal Training Institute
Account Type: Business Chequing
Account Number: 5500122748
Branch: Duke and Tower Street
Routing Number: 01001-081
Please email your deposit or transfer receipt to pti.studentaffairs@gmail.com so it can be applied to your account.
FAQs
[PLACEHOLDER: Frequently asked questions (entry requirements, mature-student entry, fees) pending content from PTI]
Academic Calendar / Next Intake
Certificate in Paralegal Studies — commences Tuesday, October 27, 2026, and Tuesday, January 5, 2027. Classes meet Tuesdays, 6:00–9:00 p.m. (Zoom/Google Meet). The Institute runs four intakes a year: January, March, July, and October.
Diploma in Paralegal Studies — commences Monday, September 7, 2026 (virtual orientation Thursday, September 3, 2026), and Monday, January 4, 2027 (virtual orientation Tuesday, December 29, 2026). Classes meet Monday–Thursday, 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies — commences Monday, September 7, 2026 (virtual orientation Thursday, September 3, 2026), and Monday, January 4, 2027 (virtual orientation Tuesday, December 29, 2026). Classes meet Monday–Thursday, 6:00–9:00 p.m.