Certified Steno Writing Certificate
Area of Study: Captioning and Court Reporting Certified Steno Writing
Degree/Certificate: Certificate of Proficiency
The Certificate of Proficiency in Court Reporting NCRA Certified Steno Writing Curriculum will prepare students to be an entry-level court reporter in the judicial/official, freelance, captioning and/or CART avenues of the profession, or employment as a transcriptionist using steno writing technology. Upon completion of this certificate, students can sit for the NCRA Written Knowledge Test. This is a 100-question testing knowledge on procedural, and more academic-type materials including vocabulary, punctuation, transcript distribution, professional responsibilities, and ethics. Students can sit for the NCRA Skills Test, Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) using steno writing technology consisting of the dictation and transcription of three five-minute segments with accuracy of 95 percent – 180 word-per-minute literary, a 200 word-per-minute jury charge, and a 225 word-per-minute question and answer.
For important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attend this program, please view the disclosure for this program.