Graduates of SPARKS' Court Reporting program achieve speeds of 225 wpm with 97% accuracy. Past graduates have become Certified Shorthand Reporters and are employed by court reporting firms or work as freelancers.
Court Reporters earn a good
income. A 1991 study of official and freelance reporters noted that
their median yearly earnings ranged from $45,000 to $64,000, with
one-quarter earning more than $64,000. Metropolitan areas offer greater
income and job diversity. A Court Reporter can choose to work for the
government, a court reporting firm, or work as a free
lancer. A Court Reporter may also be employed to provide
closed-captioning for television or assist hearing-impaired students in
universities.
Court Reporting-108 weeks
This program is approved by the National Court Reporters Association. The program is designed to equip the graduate for the interesting and challenging field of Court Reporting. Reporters cab be employed as Official or Freelance Reporters. The duties of the reporter are performed in many settings, including the courts, depositions, meetings, arbitration hearings, conventions, and legislative sessions.
SUBJECTS CLOCK HOURS
SEC 101 Machine Shorthand Theory/Transcription Lab 120
SEC 111 Shorthand Dictation 60wpm/Transcription Lab 70
SEC 121 Shorthand Dictation 80wpm/Transcription Lab 140
CR 111 Jury Charge Dictation 100wpm/Transcription Lab 150
CR 121 Jury Charge Dictation 120wpm/Transcription Lab 140
CR 131 Jury Charge Dictation 140wpm/Transcription Lab 140
CR 141 Q & A Dictation 160wpm/Transcription Lab 100
CR 151 Jury Charge Dictation 160wpm/Transcription Lab 100
CR 161 Literary Dictation 160wpm/Transcription Lab 100
CR 171 Q & A Dictation 180wpm/Transcription Lab 100
CR 181 Jury Charge Dictation 180wpm/Trancsription Lab 100
CR 191 Literary Dictation 180wpm/Transcription Lab 120
CR 201 Q & A Dictation 200wpm/Transcription Lab 100
CR 211 Computer-Aided Transcription/Lab 60
CR 221 Jury Charge Dictation 200wpm/Transcription Lab 120
CR 231 Q & A Dictation 225wpm/Transcription Lab 140
TYP 101 Keyboarding/Typewriting I/Lab 120
TYP 111 Keyboarding/Typewriting II/Lab 120
TYP 121 Keyboarding/Typewriting III/Lab 120
TYP 131 Keyboarding/Typewriting Simulation/Lab 80
MAT 101 Business Math/Lab 60
COMP 101 Introduction to Computers 24
COMP 111 Word Processing 60
ENG 101 English 60
ENG 111 Records Management 36
ENG 121 Business Communication 60
CR 101 Medical Terminology 48
CR 102 Legal Terminology 24
CR 241 Court Reporting Procedures & Technology 24
CR 251 Courtroom Internship 50
PD 101 Professional Development 12
TOTAL 2,698