Cerritos College News Release

Program Contact: Cerritos College Court Reporting Program; (562) 860-2451, ext. 2746

Media Contact: Aya Abelon, Public Affairs; (562) 860-2451, ext.2287

NORWALK, Calif. – July 10, 2008 – Cerritos College today announced that its Business Court Reporting and Computerized Shorthand (BUSC) program has changed its name to Court Reporting and Captioning Careers (CRCC).

The name change better identifies the Court Reporting program, which also prepares students to become closed-captioners using the same technology. Closed-captioners create captions for live shows (non-scripted), like Oprah, QVC, sports broadcasts and newscasts. Court Reporting is a high-tech career, using computerized stenotype machines and computers to generate realtime text in legal and other proceedings.

“Cerritos College has one of the largest and best court reporting programs in the state with evening, weekend and online courses to serve various students’ needs,” says Vykki Morgan, who co-chairs the court reporting department along with Mary Balmages. “We are doing our best to train court reporters and captioners to meet industry demands for these highly qualified professionals.”

For more information, contact the Court Reporting and Captioning Careers Program at (562) 860-2451 ext. 2746 or visit www.cerritos.edu/courtreporting.

Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college’s district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 200 areas of study in nine divisions. Annually, more than 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies, and enrollment currently nears 20,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at www.cerritos.edu.

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Releases 2008