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Captioning and Court Reporting Accreditations and Partnerships Steno Machine Writing – Associate Degree Captioning and Court Reporting Certified Steno Writing Certificate of Proficiency Voice Writing – Associate Degree Captioning and Court Reporting Certified Voice Writing Certificate of Proficiency Voice Writing Short-Term Certificate Digital Reporting and Transcription - Short-Term Certificate Online Learning Testimonials Web Resources 50th Anniversary Tri-C Captioning and Court Reporting Employment Opportunities What's Happening
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Steno Machine Writing – Associate Degree

School of Business, Legal Professions and Hospitality

Area of Study: Court Reporting Technologies
Degree/Certificate: Associate of Applied Business degree in Captioning and Court Reporting
Academic School: Business, Legal Professions and Hospitality
State of Ohio: Meets educational requirements

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What is Stenography?
Stenography (also known as machine writing) is the act of depressing the keys on a steno machine that is connected to a computer. Realtime stenography utilizes a software program that translates those steno keystrokes words into text on a computer screen. At Tri-C, steno students learn to use DigitalCat Computer-Access Realtime Translation software to accomplish this capturing of audio and presentation of those words into text.

Career Outlook:
Stenography or steno machine writing is the traditional and most typical method of court reporting.  Steno machine writers work as judicial court reporters, CART (Computer-Access Realtime Translation) providers presenting the words of teachers and students in a classroom setting for deaf clients, broadcast captioners and transcriptionists.

About our Steno Program:
The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) mandates that approved schools teach a realtime steno theory along with a variety of academic courses focused on court reporting work and document production, English grammar skills, legal, medical, and technical terminology, and proper legal procedure.

  • Steno writing uses DigitalCat CAT software and a steno machine. 
  • Individuals can work in all areas of the country with steno machine skills.
  • Steno students can take CCR classes online no matter where they live, across the country or across the globe! 
  • Steno machine writers can be employed as judicial court reporters, CART providers, captioners, scopists or transcriptionists. 
  • Steno students begin by taking Intro to Court Reporting, Realtime Theory I, II, and III. Beyond those four courses, all CCR students follow the same course sequences.  

 

 

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“The Captioning and Court Reporting program at Tri-C is the best in the country. Each and every one of the instructors was responsive, encouraging, and supportive. Students leave the program completely prepared because of the dedication of the teachers.”  Angela Allenson – graduate

How to reach us

Sara Williams, MAEd
Program Director
sara.williams@tri-c.edu
216-987-5671

Jimi Gonzalez
Program Assistant
jimi.gonzalez@tri-c.edu
216-987-5113 

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