South Coast College Entrepreneurial Alumni Return

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 expertise on an ongoing basis with the students, faculty, and staff of the college.  South Coast College was lucky to have some of these people recently at its symposium in December.   The alumni who attended consisted of court reporting agency owners, the author of the Lifehacker article on court reporting, and a paralegal graduate who owns a paralegal agency.

The court reporting program is a natural for entrepreneurship because court and deposition reporters often start out as independent contractors and build relationships to where they are able to start their own agencies.  In this symposium, a number of the alumni who spoke began that way.  Stephanie Leslie, CSR, began as a deposition reporter.  She and her husband, Isaiah Leslie, decided to expand to enable Stephanie to have a family and to not report as much.  Together they established one of the leading court reporting firms in Orange County, Regal Court Reporters.  The very popular Valadez twins established their reputations as great reporters in distinct fields.  Whitney became an Official Court Reporting in Los Angeles reporting many of the high-profile cases, including:  the McCourt divorce trial, trials of Mel Gibson, Brittany Spears, and others.  Kamryn became a sought-after deposition reporter.  Eventually, they decided to join forces and create their own agency, Kamryn Whitney Court Reporting. Linda Simpson, CSR, RPR, is well known in the legal community and has for over 20 years owned her own court reporting agency in Orange, CA, called Simpson Reporting.

The Paralegal Studies program is another natural for entrepreneurship because many paralegals also work as independent contractors who then branch out and start their own agencies.  One of the latest to do so was our recent alumna, Rachel Siciliani, who is CEO of two paralegal agencies: Accurate Legal Solutions and A-Accurate Process Servers.

Although this time, there were no medical assistants who had their own businesses, many of the medical assistants have gone on to provide health-care services businesses or other-related businesses.  A recent graduate, Araceli Lopez,, opened her own ultrasound business called SneakaPeek Baby.

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Lifehacker Court Reporter Graduate of South Coast College

The Lifehacker Court Reporter article written by Cassandra Caldarella, CSR, a graduate of South Coast College in Orange, CA, has drawn much attention to the relatively unknown career of court reporting.  The article has been reprinted by monster.com and shared by numerous entities.

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 person gained her court reporting or stenography knowledge and expertise. Cassandra Caldarella, CSR, graduate of South Coast College, not only graduated from South Coast College but also continues to attend the realtime workshops on the campus of South Coast College in order to prepare for realtime certification.  Cassandra is one of the many existing court and deposition reporters who strive to improve their skills by attending the workshops designed specifically for improving realtime writing ability, and the certifications are well worth seeking.  Most courts provide incentives for realtime certification, and the deposition reporters who have the certification are sought after.

The current Realtime Workshop attendees at South Coast College include State and Federal court reporters, deposition reporters, CART providers, and captioners.  If you have not looked into careers that use stenography, you may be missing out on a way to profit from the knowledge that you have gained from your current career.  Many students, like Cassandra, already had their degrees in various disciplines before venturing into court reporting.  For further information about the South Coast College realtime workshops or about entering the field of stenography, request our Careers in Stenography booklet, visit South Coast College to request your free booklet.

Another of the Strong Women at South Coast College

Recently, April Boyce, a student in the Court Reporting Program at South Coast College, gave birth and immediately returned to school within a short period of time.  Click on the post:  Strong Women of South Coast College. She so inspired Candice Bowdre, a student in the Evening Program at South Coast College, to do the same.

Candace Bowdre, Court Reporting Student

Candice gave birth to a baby boy on June 6 and returned to school a week later.  What an amazing story!  Candice is one of a growing number of young women who understand the importance of having a career to provide a great future for their children.  Court reporting is one of the best careers to do that.  In a recent article, it has been listed as the No. 2 Career for surprisingly high incomes.  

If you have a family but know that you have to have a career in today's marketplace that will ensure your family's future, go to South Coast College  and click GET INFO NOW.

South Coast College Student Court Reporters at Chapman University Law School

Talented Court Reporting Students from South Coast College provided deposition reporting services for the Chapman University law students who were learning to take depositions. It is so great for South Coast College students to be able to develop these networking opportunities with future attorneys.  Here is what one student, Sabrina Guzman, had to say as posted on Facebook:  

"Today Daniela Higuers and I  (a fellow student from my school) participated in a mock deposition as part of a Chapman University Law School class for law students learning how to do depositions. There were 11 attorneys and 1 witness.  I am proud to say that despite my nervousness, I did pretty darn well! I love getting these hands-on experiences that prepare me for when I go out in the 'real world.' I did the whole thing in realtime, and I was able to keep up for the 40 pages that it went on. At the end the depo the teacher came up to me and said, 'So you should be able to get a transcript to me by Thursday; right?' 'Sure!,' I said as I mentally recalculate my week of family, school, work, and CSR review! I got this !   — feeling determined."

Earlier in the week, Katy Magner and Kathy Alona, were also volunteers at Chapman University Law School in the City of Orange.. 

Katy Magner

Kathy Alona

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Hahn and Bowersock Alumni Testimonial for South Coast College

Jean Gonzalez
President of South Coast College

THANK YOU, PAT HAHN, CSR, President of Hahn and Bowersock, for your kind letter regarding your experience with South Coast College as a student and as a court reporting agency owner.  Throughout the years, Hahn and Bowersock Court Reporting Agency has employed many of the South Coast College graduates and are one of the top court reporting agencies in California.  Both Pat Hahn and Debbie Bowersock are graduates of South Coast College and have remained supportive of South Coast College throughout the years.  If you have interest in becoming a court reporter, read what Pat Hahn has to say about her experience as a court reporter and what a difference court reporting has made in her life.  For more information about Hahn and Bowersock, click the following link Hahn and Bowersock.

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Alumni Continue to Network

At South Coast College in Orange, CA, our students develop friendships that last a lifetime. These friendships offer networking activities for students and graduates of the various programs of Medical Assistant, Legal Administrative Assistant, Paralegal Studies, and Court Reporting that South Coast College provides.  Diann Prince, a graduate of the Paralegal Studies Program, has created opportunities for Whitney and Kamryn, graduates of the Court Reporting Program at South Coast College, to do business with the law firm in which she works.  If you would like more information about how you can become part of this unique alumni group, click the link to visit the South Coast College website, and GET INFO now.

So great to see our alumni keeping in touch and continuing to work together!!!

Diann Dans Prince

Double dose! Two of my favorite court reporters showed up at the office today!!

Family Affair -- South Coast College Graduates--Cousins

Brittany Gammon recently graduated from the Court Reporting program and her cousin graduated with an A.A. degree in Paralegal Studies program at the March 2015 Commencement Exercises at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana.  South Coast College in Orange, CA, is known for being the family college.  So many different combinations of family members attend and graduate from South Coast College.  Currently, Rosanna O'Rear is in 190 wpm in the Court Reporting Program and her daughter, Brigette, recently took the Certified Shorthand Examination to become certified as a court reporter.  Ashley Gregory graduated from the Paralegal Program and her sister, Amber, from the Medical Assistant Program. One of the French sisters is in the Court Reporting Program and her sister recently graduated from the Medical Assistant Program.  These are only a few of the types of relationships that exist.

If you and one or more of your relatives or friends are thinking about finding a new career, check out a college that promotes the concept of studying together in a family-oriented environment.  Click the link at South Coast College and GET INFO NOW!

Two Cousins Celebrating at the Bowers Museum