New Court Reporter’s Journey on the Fast Track to Success

LOS ANGELES COURTS are hiring newly certified reporters. Elsa Hurtado, CSR, newly hired court reporter in Los Angeles Court, told President Gonzalez about her journey after receiving notification from the Court Reporters Board (CRB) that she had passed the Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) Examination.  Elsa is only one of the many new court reporters who Read More

Read What Alumni Have to Say About Their Chosen Professions

South Coast College in Orange, California, brought together alumni, students, agency owners, court representatives, employers, representatives from professional organizations, and community members to engage in an event called Pack the School on December 9, 2017.  The event consisted of speakers on behalf of the Medical assistant, Paralegal, and Court reporting programs and an alumni panel Read More

Guess Who’s Coming to Pack the School

      UPDATES AS OF DECEMBER 7, 2017   Court Reporting Program Professional Organization Representatives Bob Sullivan, CSR, Alumnus, Director, California Court Reporters Association (CCRA). Diane Whitesel, CSR, Alumna, President, Los Angeles County Court Reporters Association (LACCRA) Cheryl Haab, CSR, President-Elect, Deposition Reporters Association (DRA) Andrea Rinker-Chavez, CSR, Alumna, District IV Director, Deposition Reporters Read More

How One Student Touches a Community

Every year for the past 8 years, South Coast College in Orange, California, together with a community of partners in Orange, sponsors a number of activities to raise money for Tiffany Cowan, a former student in the Court Reporting Program at South Coast College in Orange. This year, South Coast College in Orange celebrated its annual Read More

Thanks to South Coast College Alumni For Kind Words During CET Day

For Career Education and Training Day, South Coast College reached out to our alumni to share their experiences in becoming a court reporter at South Coast College.  We received a number of heartfelt responses, and here are just a few. Andrea Rinker Chavez‎, CSR South Coast College is the premier school in California for court Read More

Paralegals: Where They Are Now

South Coast College graduates in the Paralegal Program at South Coast College are able to be placed in paralegal positions that involve research and legal writing.  Here are some of the recent graduates and the firms where the South Coast College paralegal graduates are working.  Tom Sinsky, J.D., Outreach Coordinator for South Coast College, indicated Read More

Another South Coast College Graduate Hired as an Official Reporter

Congratulations to Trisha Wiener, CSR, graduate of the Court Reporting Program at South Coast College in Orange, for being selected as an official reporter for Riverside County courts. Trisha has worked since earning her Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) license as a deposition reporter. She recently completed a 12-week Realtime Workshop at South Coast College.

South Coast College Entrepreneurial Alumni

South Coast College, a little niche college in Orange, CA, surprisingly produces an amazing number of entrepreneurs primarily because of the programs that it offers (court reporting, paralegal, and medical assistant), and the assistance it gives to students to develop their entrepreneurial skills.  What is more amazing is that these alumni return to share their Read More

South Coast College Alumni Updates — Ariel Pastel, CSR

South Coast College in Orange, CA, has an outstanding alumni who refer students, mentor students and new graduates, and take time to stay connected.  Here’s a note from Ariel Pastel, CSR, who is a successful reporter who has time to pursue her passions. Ariel Pastel, CSR, graduate of the Court Reporting Program at South Coast Read More

Stephanie Fernandez, CSR, RPR, RMR — Realtime Course Testimonial

Thanks to Stephanie Fernandez, CSR, RPR, RPM, graduate of Cerritos College, for her testimonial about the South Coast College Realtime Workshop in Orange, CA.  Stephanie passed the RPR and the RMR while enrolled in the workshop.  As a result of her accomplishments, she has been hired as an Official Reporter in Kern County, CA.  Congratulations Read More