Hello, my name is Jeff Moody, president of College of
Court Reporting, located in Hobart, Indiana. I would
like to thank you for visiting our Website and learning
more about CCR, as well as the careers of court
reporting, broadcast captioning and communication access
realtime translation, or CART reporting. These careers
are exciting and challenging in their own ways....
College of Court Reporting began its first class in
September 1984. The college was incorporated by
the State of Indiana on October 1, 1985. Kay Moody is
the founder. The college was granted full
accreditation by the Indiana Commission on Proprietary
Education (ICOPE) on January 1, 1985. It was
granted approval to award an Associate of Applied
Science degree in Court Reporting by the same commission
on August 14, 1985....
The mission of the College of Court Reporting, is to
educate students in the fields of computerized machine
shorthand technology, court reporting, medical
transcription, and administrative assistant.
Students will have the education, skills, academic
background, technical knowledge, and hands-on experience
required to enter these fields....
Making a choice of careers is definitely a mind-boggling
experience. That’s why it’s extremely important that you
have the facts—the correct facts. In daily
conversation we’re all asked, “What do you do for
living?” When someone replies that that they are a court
reporter, they always get three responses. “They make a
great salary.” They do. “They work hard.” They do.
“Aren’t they being replaced by tape
recorders/video/digital recording/voice to print, all
that new technology?”....
Broadcast captioners, also called stenocaptioners, use
court reporter skills on the stenotype machine to
provide captions of live television programs for deaf
and hard-of-hearing viewers, through realtime technology
that instantly produces readable English text....
A version of the captioning process called Communication
Access Realtime Translation or CART, allows court
reporters to provide more personalized services for deaf
and hard-of-hearing people....
A survey of members of the National Court Reporters
Association in 2004 indicated the average income for
respondents was $64,672. However, reporters'
earnings depend on location, level of training, level of
certification achieved, areas of specialization and
other factors....
The knowledge and skills to become a court reporter or
stenocaptioner are taught at about 130 reporter training
programs, including proprietary schools, community
colleges, and four-year universities....
No one has an infallible crystal ball. But the National
Court Reporters Association expects the need for
reporters to remain strong for the foreseeable future.
A trained reporter using the latest realtime
computer-aided transcription processes remains the
fastest, most accurate way to turn spoken information
into readable, searchable, permanent text. This
ability continues to have application in courts and in
pretrial depositions, where most reporters work, and,
increasingly....
You can learn more about captioning at The National
Court Reporters Association's Captioning Community of
Interest page www.ncraonline.org. There are also a
number of other online sources to explore. A good
starting point is Gary Robson's Captioning FAQ
www.robson.org. The larger captioning companies have
informative websites, including...
CCR's court reporting program is a seven semester
curriculum. Students have the opportunity to finish in
less time, and some attend classes three years or more.
It varies from individual to individual. The average
court reporting student at CCR is qualified to work
after 2 1/2 years. Students must be proficient in
machine shorthand, technology, English, medical, legal,
and court reporting procedures....
No, not entirely. All courses are very structured just
as if you were attending classes onsite. Assignments are
scheduled weekly and are expected to be turned in on
time. Some courses require the student to attend a
virtual live 50-minute class each week throughout the
semester. Some instructors post written lectures on
their course site for students to download and read
during the assigned week and other instructors post
audio/video lectures....
Depending on the course you are enrolled in, students
may be required to attend a one hour mandatory
synchronous virtual classroom each week. Some
instructors conduct mandatory asynchronous classes each
week. Synchronous communication means that all students
are online at the same time. Chat rooms and instant
messaging are examples of synchronous communication....
Your mentor will act as a proctor of dictation tests at
various speed building levels. CCR will send prepared
testing materials to your mentor when you are ready to
move into the next speed building level.
Arrangements will be made between you and your mentor
for this testing. It should take no longer than a couple
of hours....
These arrangements are to be made between the student
and reporter. Most reporters, however, are willing to
mentor a student without being compensated. Students are
responsible for compensating their mentor if required by
the mentor. ...
You can start by looking in your local phone book for
reporters in your area and giving them a call. You
may also want to contact your state court reporting
association for a recommendation or visit NCRA’s website
for information on their mentor program. CCR will also
help in assisting you find a mentor....
Yes. Students may pay tuition monthly. All
students who pay monthly are set up on a budget plan
with the college. The college also accepts
Visa/MasterCard....
Yes. The College of Court Reporting is approved by the
United States Department of Education to offer Title IV
federal financial aid. We participate in the Federal
Pell Grant program, Federal Supplemental Educational
Opportunity or SEOG grant program, and as well as
student and parent PLUS loans for those who qualify....
You should apply for aid every year, even if you think
you don't qualify. There are many factors affecting
eligibility for financial aid. For example, a student
who didn't qualify one year might become eligible during
the next year when a brother or sister enrolls in
college....
Online students must have caseCATalyst4 student
software, which is available from Stenograph
Corporation. You will need textbooks applicable to
course(s) you are enrolled in. Students are responsible
for ordering their own textbooks. CCR will provide you
with a course registration and book list form to assist
you in ordering your textbooks....
Yes. All online students are required to have
either a 200SRT or 400SRT before classes begin.
Machines can be purchased from Stenograph Corporation at
800-228-2339. Students may also purchase the Stentura
machine used from online auction websites such as Ebay....
CCR assists students with job placement. All students
take courses in which they prepare and print
professional résumés. The college prepares graduates for
the job search and interview process and is proud of
their high placement rate. We place students locally as
well as all over the United States. Court reporting
students complete an internship which frequently leads
to employment....
The students we are looking for at the college are
students who want to attend college for a good,
specialized education. CCR specializes in hands-on skill
development in word processing, machine shorthand, and
computer-aided transcription. These students
should be good in English, spelling, vocabulary, and
keyboarding. Hopefully, we have answered some of your
questions about our school and the career choices we
offer. We’re looking forward to meeting you soon....
