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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

  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

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

Paralegal is a great program of study for anyone who is interested in learning a practical application of the law.  It is a great springboard into a career for individuals who have degrees in areas that are not marketable.  Several of the South Coast College alumni have found ways to use their paralegal acumen in Read More

SCC Featured on Storage Wars On Tuesday October 27th, 2015 members of the South Coast College community will appear on an episode of A&E’s Storage Wars titled “Lock, Stock and One Smoking Darrell.” Members of the show, now in its eighth season, visited the campus during the summer to get some expert assistance appraising something Read More

The Lifehacker article on the career of court reporting has brought such attention to the career of stenography that many people are asking where this court reporter gained her court reporting or stenography knowledge and expertise. Cassandra Caldarella, CSR, graduate of South Coast College in Orange, CA, not only graduated from South Coast College but Read More

Congratulations to Whitney Valadez Kumar, CSR, CCRR, a graduate of the Court Reporting Program at South Coast College, for passing the difficult latest California Certified Realtime Reporter (CCRR) Examination. Only three reporters passed the CCRR, a test that measures the ability of a stenographer to keep the record while writing realtime.  President Jean Gonzalez said Read More

Seeking Experienced Court Reporters for Remote Work Kathy DiLorenzoDirector, U.S. Court Reporting, Planet Depos LLC Planet Depos, a global court reporting agency based in Washington, D.C., is seeking experienced court reporters who are interested in covering remote legal proceedings, specifically trials and hearings. Minimum state and/or national certification required. The reporter is provided login credentials Read More

How many people have decided on a career by the time that they were 14?  Not many people.  However, Callie Black, a court reporting student at South Coast College who passed the Certified Shorthand Reporter Examination (CSR)  and is  already a working court reporter had decided at that age that she wanted to become a Read More