Sage College

Sage College

The mission of Sage College is to change lives by providing a relevant and meaningful education for the purpose of placing each graduate with the capabilities, skills, and expertise necessary to secure employment within the business and legal professions. Promotion of life-long learning is demonstrated by the educational option of earning a Diploma or an Associate Degree in the programs offered.

It is the philosophy of Sage College:

• to understand the critical importance and value in pursuing and developing relationships with members of the community, a part of which our graduates will ultimately become.
• that the ongoing relationship with our graduates after placement is of tremendous importance to ensure our continued growth and understanding of the needs and expectations of the ever-changing professional environments
• to continuously monitor and evaluate curricula for content and standards to ensure that each graduate completes his/her education with the ability to satisfactorily and confidently perform expected job skills
• that our curricula are presented by only the most qualified and dedicated faculty. All instructors are required to meet the qualifications and standards of our extensive selection process. Instructors demonstrate their effectiveness in the classroom by the satisfactory completion of administrative evaluations as well as quarterly student evaluations
• that the staff and faculty collectively and individually participate in every aspect of a student`s education by providing the guidance, counseling, and structure necessary for completion of his/her program
• to recognize that learning is an ongoing process; therefore, each member of the staff and faculty is required to pursue, participate in, and share new knowledge from various professional growth opportunities.

Court Reporters are trained to type in excess of 200 words per minute on a stenotype machine while completing a specialized academic curriculum. A Certified Shorthand Reporter is licensed by the State of California to record verbatim testimony at various legal proceedings.

In this exciting profession, you will have many career options, great flexibility, and excellent earning potential as you will be qualified to take down verbatim testimony to work in the following areas:

• Actual Court Trials
• Rapid Data Entry
• Pretrial Hearings
• Depositions
• Closed Captioning
• Meetings

As a trained Paralegal, you will be responsible for highly specialized assignments that require an overall knowledge of the entire environment.

At the completion of your program you will be proficient in legal office computer software, word processing, calendaring, typing, punctuation, English, and written and oral communications. Under the supervision of an attorney, you will prepare correspondence and legal papers such as summonses, complaints, motions, and subpoenas. You will also assist in many other facets of the fast-paced legal office environment.

There is an increasing demand for educated Paralegal professionals. Career options range from working in a small office environment with fewer attorneys to working in a large law firm where expanded responsibilities and supervisory opportunities may be attainable.

As in any career endeavor, only the individuals education, ability and initiative generally limit the level to which one can advance.