South Coast College

South Coast College
TypePrivate for-profit technical college
Established1961
DeanJean Gonzalez, BA, MA
Location
Orange, California
,
California
,
United States

33°47′18″N 117°52′26″W / 33.788383501893975°N 117.87383386389182°W / 33.788383501893975; -117.87383386389182
CampusUrban
Websitewww.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

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

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

  1. ^ "Directory | Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges". www.accsc.org. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  2. ^ "South Coast College - 2017 Annual Report Summary". Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. ^ "Future for Court Reporters Bright, School Head Predicts". Independent Press-Telegram. 1968-05-05. p. 75. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  4. ^ a b "History of South Coast College, Orange County CA". South Coast College. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  5. ^ Occupational Outlook Quarterly. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1976.
  6. ^ "Fact Sheet Court Reporting - Certificate" (PDF). South Coast College. 2018.
  7. ^ "Fact Sheet Medical Assistant - Certificate" (PDF). South Coast College. 2018.
  8. ^ "Fact sheet Paralegal - AA degree" (PDF). South Coast College. 2018.
  9. ^ "NCRA-Approved Court Reporting Programs". 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.