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Court Reporting

Find out how to get started with South Coast College in the Court Reporting program today using this form!

You have an opportunity as a court reporter to work in a high-demand field in a variety of work environments such as:

  • Agencies as deposition reporters
  • Schools and universities as CART reporters
  • Courts as official court reporters in superior and federal courts
  • Home or broadcasting companies as captioners for television

Over the past 50 years, South Coast College has established itself as a leading provider of court reporters in the state. The court reporting course prepares you to pass the Certified Shorthand Reporter Examination and begin a new professional life.

A Bright Future

South Coast College has the only private court reporting program in Orange County. It is dedicated to producing outstanding court reporting graduates. Most of the court reporting agencies in Southern California are owned by graduates of South Coast College: Jilio-Ryan, Hunter & Olsen Court Reporters; Regal Court Reporting Inc., Todd Olivas & Associates Court Reporting, Beach Court Reporting, Coast Court Reporters, Hahn & Bowersock Corporation, and M & M Court Reporters Inc. to name a few.

Graduates of South Coast College's court reporting program are also employed in courts throughout the state, with a large majority employed by Orange and Los Angeles counties.

Toni O'Neill, CSR, RPR, a recent appointee to the Court Reporters Board by Governor Schwarzenegger, is a leading court reporter and trainer in the Riverside County Court System and is also a graduate of South Coast College. Other outstanding graduates provide real-time transcription services to police departments, CART services to the hearing-impaired in local colleges and universities, and television captioning.

South Coast College court reporting training covers:

  • Thorough step-by-step, hands-on training in the theory used for court and deposition reporting using a variety of learning methods in our state-of-the-art steno laboratory to help you achieve your goal speed of 200 wpm
  • A full range of classes to prepare you academically in the areas of English, law and medical science
  • Professional classes that train you how to take depositions and report court proceedings
  • Training on the latest computer systems and software used by court and deposition reporters
  • Extensive academic review classes to prepare you to take the CSR examination

This is your chance to begin a fascinating and lucrative career as a court reporter!

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