About Court Reporting and Captioning
Court Reporting and Captioning are exciting careers that use special technology to turn spoken words into written text. Court reporters write down everything said during court cases, meetings, or hearings. Captioners create live captions for TV shows, videos, and events so that people who are deaf or hard of hearing can follow along in real time.
Green River offers several options: an Associate of Applied Arts degree in Realtime Transcription, a Bachelor of Applied Science in Realtime Reporting, and a certificate in Scoping. You can take classes on campus or online.
The program is approved by the National Court Reporters Association, which means it meets high standards. Career paths include courtroom or freelance reporting, live TV and sports captioning, educational captioning (CART), realtime webcasting, and transcription work. If you enjoy language, technology, and helping others, this could be a great career for you!
Degree and Certificate Options
Realtime Reporting: Court Reporting & Captioning, BAS
The BAS degree in Realtime Reporting: Court Reporting & Captioning is designed to
prepare students for employment in the fields of realtime official and freelance judicial
reporting, broadcast captioning, or educational captioning, also known as CART (Communication
Access Realtime Translation).
Realtime Transcription, AAA
These high-tech career fields utilize a steno machine, specialized machine shorthand theory, and computer software to translate the spoken word to readable text via digital output or transcripts.
Court Reporting & Captioning-Scopist/Text Editor Certificate
The Scopist certificate program prepares students to work in collaboration with court reporters and captioners. Scopists perform editing and word processing functions on a court reporter’s draft transcript file, research technical and industry-specific terms, and ensure all aspects of transcription are accurate. Scopists also assist with realtime editing during select live captioning events.
Career Outlook
Green River’s Court Reporting and Captioning Program prepares students for jobs as court reporters, captioners, transcriptionists, or scopists. These careers are growing and offer good pay, with salaries ranging from about $63,000 to $105,000, depending on experience and employer.