Last week I got to visit my alma mater - South Coast College of Court Reporting. Jean Gonzalez, the president of SCC, did a little write up about me on her
blog, so I thought I'd return the favor plus up the ante by posting a snapshot below.
When I began court reporting school back in, oh, let's say -- last century -- 1993 to be exact, I chose South Coast College as my training ground. As a student I never regretted the choice. As a licensed professional now in my ninth year in the court reporting field, I have never regretted the choice either.
As readers of this blog will know, I go around to a lot of court reporting schools. I go around to pump up the court reporting students. I try to tell them that court reporting is a great profession and that they need to focus on getting out of school and into the depo chair. (Or court room chair). I'm very passionate about this field and I think a lot of that passion is a direct result of Jean Gonzalez' passion. Whether it's honing her own theory textbook known as
Roberts Walsh Gonzalez, or running a private court reporting college since before God was a boy (as my mother from Oklahoma might quip), or being a powerful advocate for the court reporting profession -- I can say that I definitely did chose the right school back in '93.
They Say Court Reporting School Attendance Is Down?
Take a look at this picture >>>>>>>
I took this picture of a vehicle WITHOUT handicap tags parked WITHIN a handicap parking space. This photo was taken by me while visiting South Coast College. Their parking lot was packed to the gills. Just so you know, they have a rather large parking lot (forgot to take a snapshot of that though) -- room for probably 300+ cars. And not one legitimate space was available to this able-bodied person in the gas hogging SUV.
Okay, I'm the able-bodied gas hog. It's my car in the photo.
The custodian was directing traffic when I arrived for my visit to South Coast College -- he TOLD me to park there. I felt bad but he said it'd be okay. I had to confess it here on this blog. They say court reporting schools are on the decline? Judging by this full house, not here it isn't!