Cerritos College Court Reporting program offers evening classes for beginning students and scholarsh

Cerritos College Court Reporting program offers evening classes for beginning students and scholarships

May 12 orientation to provide details

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2012

Media Contact:Aya Abelon, Public Affairs; (562) 653-7878

Program Contact:Vykki Morgan, Cerritos College Court Reporting and Captioning Careers Department; (562) 860-2451, ext. 2791

WHAT: Cerritos College's Court Reporting and Captioning Careers program will offer evening classes for beginning court reporting and captioning students in the fall 2012 semester. These classes are open to anyone interested in a career in court reporting or captioning.

"Evening on-site classes are generally not available at any public schools," said Vykki Morgan, co-chair of the Cerritos College Court Reporting and Captioning Careers program. "This is a great opportunity for students who would like to jump into court reporting training but haven't been able to attend classes during the day."

The Court Reporting and Captioning Careers Department offers two $500 scholarships, funded by a Congressionally-directed grant for Realtime Captioning from the U.S. Department of Education, for students interested in becoming realtime captioners. Students must be enrolled in the beginning court reporting classes (Theory and Theory Review) for the Fall 2012 semester, which begins August 20, 2012.

The Court Reporting and Captioning Careers program will host an orientation on Saturday, May 12, at 2:00 p.m. The orientation will cover how to get started in court reporting and captioning, career options in court reporting and captioning, getting through court reporting school and scholarship information. For more information visit www.cerritos.edu/courtreporting or contact Vykki Morgan at vmorgan@cerritos.edu or (562) 860-2451 ext. 2791.

WHEN: Cerritos College's Fall 2012 semester begins Monday, August 20.

WHERE: Cerritos College
11110 Alondra Blvd
Norwalk, CA 90650
A map of the campus is available at www.cerritos.edu/guide

COST: $46 per unit for California residents

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 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Annually, more than 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies, and enrollment currently averages 23,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at http://www.cerritos.edu/.