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Captioning & Court Reporting Program

Captioning and Court Reporting 2021 Virtual Open House Wednesday, April 21 8 p.m. Click for more information and to register
CCR program
Steno Machine Writing
Voice Writing
Digital Reporting
Cash in on a career in captioning and court reporting free online two-week mini course

Program Info:

FREE Cash In Mini Course
For Students Transferring from MATC

What is Captioning and Court Reporting?

It’s the ability to listen to the spoken word and accurately transcribe it into digital text. If you like to text, talk, and utilize technology, this career is for you.

Tri-C’s Captioning and Court Reporting program offers one of the most recognized and sought after two-year degree and certificate programs in the country. It allows students to choose a learning path that fits their lifestyle – steno writing, voice writing, digital reporting and/or transcription – completely online.

Currently, it is one of the most in-demand professions in the country. In courtrooms, boardrooms, conference rooms, classrooms, sport complexes and other venues, there is a growing need.

Program graduates typically have a job waiting for them with average starting salaries around $45,000 and the potential to earn more than $100,000 annually. Steno writers, voice writers, digital reporters and transcriptionists have the ability to maintain flexible work schedules, enabling them to fulfill family responsibilities and personal endeavors while pursuing exciting, lucrative careers. You can even work from home. This is exciting news to those of you who are attentive, focused, and driven!

What's Your Choice?

Three paths to a career in Captioning and Court Reporting:

Steno Writing

Steno TracksLove to text? Steno Writing is the track for you. Turn your typing and texting skills into a fantastic career. Steno writing is the term used to describe depressing the stenotype machine keys simultaneously to capture and transcribe the words of the speakers.

Steno Machine Scholarship: A two-year steno machine scholarship opportunity is available for local students based on enrollent and supply. Please reach out for more details.

Steno Tracks:

Steno Machine Writing - Associate Degree
Certified Steno Writing Certificate
Court Reporting Technologies Certificate

Voice Writing

Voice TracksLove to talk? Voice Writing is the track for you. Turn your talking and listening skills into a great paying career. Voice Technology uses speech recognition equipment and specialized software to translate speech into text.

Voice Tracks:

Voice Writing - Associate Degree
Voice Writing - Short Term Certificate
Certified Voice Writing - Certificate

Digital Reporting and Transcription

Love technology and law? Digital Reporting and Transcription is the track for you.  Turn your technological abilities, attention to detail, and love of the legal profession into an exciting career.  Capture the record utilizing state-of-the art digital technology and equipment to create verbatim transcripts of the event.

Digital Reporting and Transcription Certificate

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Captioning and Court Reporting Program at Tri-C

Career Opportunities:

  • Freelance Reporter
  • Official Court Reporter
  • Broadcast Captioner (closed captioning)
  • Realtime venue captioner (sports complexes, arenas, et cetera)
  • Realtime translator for the deaf or hearing impaired (CART)
  • Web and/or Podcaster
  • Scopist (transcript editor)
  • Proofreader
  • Medical and/or Legal Transcriptionist
  • Cyber conferencing
  • Rapid data entry (healthcare and insurance industries)

Employment Opportunities
Machines for Sale

How to reach us

Kelly R. Moranz, CRI
Program Director/Adjunct Faculty
kelly.moranz@tri-c.edu
216-987-5214  

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

 

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Transfer Programs

Does your academic plan include earning a Bachelor Degree? Tri-C is a great place to start. View the list of partnerships we have with four year institutions. You can search by school or Tri-C major.   

Program Information Sheet

View the Captioning and Court Reporting Information Booklet 

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Career and Job Outlook

Get more information on what it's like to work in this field or what the salary might be

One of our recent graduates was featured in the Tri-C news. Read about her journey here

Special Report: A looming shortage of court reporters 

Cleveland Plain Dealer Profiles Recent Tri-C CCR Graduate

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