South Coast College
| Type | Private for-profit technical college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1961 |
| Dean | Jean Gonzalez, BA, MA |
| Location | , , United States 33°47′18″N 117°52′26″W / 33.788383501893975°N 117.87383386389182°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.southcoastcollege.edu |
South Coast College is a private for-profit technical college in Orange, California. It offers certificates for career preparation in court reporting and medical assistant careers and a paralegal Associate of Arts degree. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges[1] and approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education in the state of California, for court reporting, paralegal, and medical assistant programs.[2]
History
[edit]H. S. Whitley founded the Stenotype School of Long Beach in 1961 as its director-owner.[3] A private college, it relocated to Westminster and was renamed Whitley College of Court Reporting.[4][5] Whitley College merged again, in 1980, with Orange County College of Court Reporting and was re-named South Coast College. The college relocated to Anaheim in 1993 and, in 2001, to its facility in the city of Orange.[4]
Academics
[edit]South Coast College offers certificates in court reporting[6] and medical assisting,[7] as well as a paralegal Associate of Arts degree.[8] The court reporting program is approved by the National Court Reporters Association.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Directory | Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges". www.accsc.org. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "South Coast College - 2017 Annual Report Summary". Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ "Future for Court Reporters Bright, School Head Predicts". Independent Press-Telegram. 1968-05-05. p. 75. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ a b "History of South Coast College, Orange County CA". South Coast College. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ Occupational Outlook Quarterly. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1976.
- ^ "Fact Sheet Court Reporting - Certificate" (PDF). South Coast College. 2018.
- ^ "Fact Sheet Medical Assistant - Certificate" (PDF). South Coast College. 2018.
- ^ "Fact sheet Paralegal - AA degree" (PDF). South Coast College. 2018.
- ^ "NCRA-Approved Court Reporting Programs". 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
