Tri-C's program is approved by the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) and an affiliate of the National Verbatim Reporters Association (NVRA).  Tri-C specializes in education for the "Realtime Reporter."  This program provides the student with skills required to meet the challenges and opportunities available to court reporters in the modern workplace.  

The Court Reporting and Captioning program is offered on-site at the Western Campus.  All C&CR classes are also offered through distance learning.  An exciting, lucrative career, the captioning and court reporting industries offer great flexibility and a six-figure income potential.

Program Prerequisites:
To be considered for admission to the Court Reporting and Captioning program, the following requirements must be met:

• High School diploma or GED
• It is also recommended that you complete C&CR-1000, Introduction to Court Reporting or C&CR-1100, Introduction to Voice Captioning, prior to enrollment in the beginning theory course. (Please note that Introduction to Court Reporting and Realtime Theory I may be taken concurrently.)

Supplies and Equipment: 
Students are expected to purchase their own computerized stenotype machine and tripod or Voicewriting equipment. Please note that students may use financial aid to pay for stenotype machines purchased through the Tri-C book store. Steno writing students are also required to purchase DigitalCATSoftware at the end of their second semester. Other supplies needed include steno machine paper, steno machine ribbons.

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