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Court Reporting - Broadcast Captioning Specialization

Gadsden State Community College

Associate's Degree

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Court Reporting Broadcast Captioning program prepares students for careers as court reporters and broadcast captioners. Coursework includes machine shorthand, court procedure, legal terminology, English grammar, and broadcast captioning.

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In-Person

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  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Active ListeningWritingReading ComprehensionSpeakingMonitoringTime ManagementCritical ThinkingActive LearningJudgment and Decision Making

Knowledge

English LanguageAdministrativeCustomer and Personal ServiceComputers and ElectronicsLaw and GovernmentForeign LanguageEducation and Training

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionSpeech RecognitionWritten ExpressionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionNear VisionInformation OrderingSpeech ClaritySelective AttentionWrist-Finger SpeedProblem SensitivityDeductive Reasoning

Tasks

  • Record verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceed
  • Proofread transcripts for correct spelling of words.
  • Ask speakers to clarify inaudible statements.
  • File exhibits.
  • Perform secretarial tasks for the court.
  • Swear in witnesses.
  • Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.
  • Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand
  • Listen to speakers' statements to determine meanings and to prepare translations, using electronic l

Technology

Data base user interface and query softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareWord processing softwareOffice suite softwareVoice recognition softwareForeign language softwareDictionary softwareWeb platform development softwareMobile messaging service software

Tools

Audio tape recordersDesktop computersDictation equipmentDigital audio recordersLaptop computersPersonal computersPersonal digital assistants PDAPhotocopying equipmentStenomasksStenotype machinesCompact binocularsFM transmission equipmentHeadsetsInfrared transmission equipmentInterpreter consolesPortable calculatorsTablet computersTie clip microphones

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Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners27-3092.00
  • Interpreters and Translators27-3091.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Associate's Degree)

  • Verbatim proceedings — record routinely using computerized stenograph equipment during live court sessions with minimal oversight.
  • Transcript drafts — proofread independently for spelling, grammar, and formatting errors before submission to the court clerk's office.
  • Speaker clarification — initiate professionally and efficiently during committee meetings or depositions to maintain accurate records.
  • Completed transcripts — provide to judges, lawyers, or members of the public upon request following court timelines and confidentiality standards.
  • Recorded proceedings — transcribe in compliance with jurisdiction-specific formatting requirements using word processing and office suite software.
  • Court exhibit records — manage logging and storage consistently across multiple cases within a clerk's office environment.
  • Shorthand session notes — organize, label, and archive systematically to support efficient retrieval during ongoing litigation.
  • Time management — apply effectively to balance simultaneous captioning assignments and transcript delivery deadlines in a court or legislative setting.
  • Law and government terminology — use accurately when transcribing legal proceedings to ensure record integrity.
  • Electronic mail and database software — use to communicate transcript status and respond to stakeholder inquiries in a court services environment.

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