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

An Interview with a Top Paralegal

South Coast College President, Jean Gonzalez, interviewed Christine Mantyla, graduate of the Paralegal Program at South Coast College, following an interview with Mark Peacock of the Law Offices of Mark Peacock who said that Christine transformed his law office. Jean Gonzalez:  What made you decide to become a paralegal? Christine Mantyla:  Actually, a very sad Read More

How Paralegals Transform Your Law Office

  Attorney Mark Peacock, Owner of the Law Offices of Mark Peacock, in this interview tells Jean Gonzalez, President of South Coast College, how important a paralegal is to a law office.  He goes on to say that Christine Mantyla, Paralegal, graduate of South Coast College, transformed his law office and that South Coast College Read More

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 Students and Alumni Participate in Mock Trials

Thanks to Brittany Silva, CSR, graduate of South Coast College, and court reporting students (Kathy Alona, Callie Black, Robin Casillas, Jesse Frey, Kristi Longnecker, Katy Magner, Diana Martinez, and Natalie Simon) for participating in the mock trials sponsored by the National Homeschool Mock Trial Association.  A special thanks also to Kristina Tan, instructor, and Suzie Read More

Family Affair — Stephanie Biard Leslie, CSR, and Sister-in-Law, Susan Biard

Congratulations to Susan Biard, a student in the Court Reporting Program at South Coast College, for qualifying to go to the March 2014 Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) Examination.  Susan is the sister-in-law of Stephanie Biard Leslie, CSR, graduate of South Coast College and co-owner of Regal Court Reporters.   Stephanie has been a great role Read More

Brittany Silva–Court Reporting Student Achieves Her Goal

Brittany Silva, a student in the Court Reporting Program at South Coast College, has qualified to go to the Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) Examination in less than two years.  Her goal when she started was to qualify for the CSR in two years and be 19 years old.  Brittany has achieved her goal.  Brittany is Read More