Court Reporter Training

Court Reporter Training Schools can be found in each state of the USA, we will be listing all the training schools on this page shortly.
You can also use Online Court Reporter Training Schools which may be of use for remote or distance study.

Training to become a court reporter can take as little as a few months and up to three years. It is important to study at an accredited college that is approved by the NCRA (National Court Reporters Association).
Court reporter training will typically involve training in scoping technology, stenotype computer aided transcription, captioning software, voice writing and real time reporting.

Some options that open up to you whilst you are studying are the ability to concentrate on a specific area and with these are different titles:

• CCR (Certifed Real-time Reporter)
• CBC (Certified Broadcast Captioner)
• CCP (Certificated CART Provider)

Often people who are interested in pursuing a career in the legal industry but do not want to become a lawyer will find court reporting a perfect match. By training as a court reporter you will learn how to prepare legal records, create transcripts, administrative legal functions and organizational skills that will assist colleagues in the legal case. Court Reporters play a very important role and their role is an official witness to all proceedings.

There are many schools in the USA which can provide court reporter training, including online schools which are accredited by the NCRA. You will find some options below: