The objective of the Court Reporting program is to prepare the student for an entry level position as a court reporter closed captionist, or CART reporter by developing his or her machine shorthand speed to 225 wpm.

The program also includes training in English skills, Court Reporting English skills, legal and medical terminology, transcription, testimony, jury charge, literary, vocabulary, and the ability to type 60 net words per minute.

The student also will be trained in courtroom and deposition procedures, computer-aided transcription, word processing, closed captioning and real-time reporting. Typical work place settings include courtrooms, television stations, closed captioning companies, court reporting firms, insurance companies, law offices, government offices, college campuses and legislative bodies.