Why Consider a Court Reporting Degree?

You want to play an active role capturing the spoken word during courtroom trials, sporting events, public ceremonies and other live events.
Your interest in language, reading, communication and technology can lead to success in this career.
As a freelancer, having freedom to choose your hours and clients is something you're interested in.
Court Reporters can perform functions that technologies alone cannot.
Actively listening is something you're very good at.

Why Learn at Lakeshore?

Courses are offered in a flexible mix of online and in-person formats.
Our program is approved by the National Court Reporters Association.
Through our partnership with Project Steno, you can network and further develop your skills.
Learn from an instructor with extensive court reporting and teaching experience, who is also professionally active in state and national level associations.

What It Takes

Attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
Excellent communication skills
Interest in using technology
Ability to work independently

This program is available 100% online within the iFlex instructional mode. Students are able to attend classes from home. NOTE: A minimum internet connection speed of 3 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload is required. The computer must use Windows 7 or newer operating system.

Additional Information

Lakeshore College’s Court Reporting program prepares students to obtain the required credentials to be employed/practice in the state of Wisconsin. Federal regulations state that institutions may not enroll students who intend to practice in states in which our curriculum does not meet their requirements for preparation, examination, or licensure. If you intend to work outside of Wisconsin, please work with your academic counselor to determine if Lakeshore’s curriculum and/or Wisconsin’s credentials will suffice for the state you intend to practice in.

Lakeshore's Court Reporting Program is approved by the National Court Reporters Association

Lakeshore has also partnered with Project Steno. For more information, visit their website http://projectsteno.org

Career Area

Law, Public Safety and Security

Type

Associate Degree

Program Number

10-170-2

Availability

iFlex

Associate Degree
5 Terms
60 Credits
Financial Aid Eligible
Starts fall

NEW: Ask how we can bring the Court Reporting program to you even if you live too far from a local campus

Career Outlook

Court Reporting

Median Income: $73,602.00*

POTENTIAL JOB TITLES

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Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

Use verbatim methods and equipment to capture, store, retrieve, and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings or other information. Includes stenocaptioners who operate computerized stenographic captioning equipment to provide captions of live or prerecorded broadcasts for hearing-impaired viewers.

Disclosure:

*Lightcast/EMSI data is a hybrid dataset derived from official government sources such as the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and Bureau of Labor Statistics. This salary data is from the Lakeshore District.

Admissions and Enrollment Waitlist and Petition Flexible Learning Courses

Admission and First Semester Enrollment Steps

Submit online application
Complete the online Student Success Questionnaire
Complete Get Started at Lakeshore appointment
- Application Check-in
- College Orientation Overview
Complete and meet Academic Preparedness Requirements prior to 1st Time Program Registration
- Equipment & Technology Acknowledgement
- Technical Standards

Submit high school transcripts, college transcripts, and test scores (optional, highly recommended). Official transcripts will be needed for transferring college credit(s) and for financial aid purposes.

Program Cost

Tuition Cost: $9,856.20
Book Cost: $597.00
Supply Cost: $1,524.00
Program Total: $11,977.20

Want more information?

Submit your questions online
Contact a College Recruiter at 920.693.1366

Some of Lakeshore College’s programs may reach program capacity due to high demand. When this occurs, the College will follow the Admissions Procedure to establish and maintain a waitlist to prioritize enrollment. In addition, some programs may offer a petition process outlined in their specific program handbook.

This rigorous program offers classes during the day, Monday through Thursday.

Students are able to attend classes from home or, if attending from home is not a possibility, they can schedule a room at their local technical college, library or somewhere in their own community. NOTE: A minimum internet connection speed of 3 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload is required. The computer must use Windows 7 or newer operating system.

Designed to fit your life schedule, iFlex scheduling provides flexibility to attend courses through a blend of online and face-to-face, totally online, or flexing between these two modes on a weekly basis. Classes are not self-paced and have weekly deadlines. Students will have identical learning components (assessments and lecture materials, whether sitting in the classroom, attending synchronously through videoconferencing, or learning online).

This iFlex program is scheduled efficiently and reduces student travel to campus, with a mix of in-person class days and online instruction

This program is available 100% online within the iFlex instructional mode.

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Faculty Bios

Jackie Rupnow

I have never met a reporter that didn't love their job and what better way to pass that love and passion for the profession along to our future professionals!

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