General Information:
Realtime Reporting in the judicial environment has become an increasingly technical occupation, requiring highly skilled reporters, computers, and software programs to produce official transcripts of legal proceedings. Prince Institute has specialized in reporter training, equipping graduates with the tools needed to move them into the rapidly changing environment of realtime reporting. Successful completion of the program provides a firm foundation upon which to build a successful, rewarding career. A judicial reporting graduate may be employed as an official reporter (working for a judge) or may work for a firm or as an inpendent contractor, oftentimes working from home. Students completing this curriculum are qualified to fill highly skilled positions of responsibility as verbatim official reporters for the courts or as verbatim freelance reporters for private reporting firms.

Program Objectives:
Students' machine shorthand speed will be developed to a level of 225 WAM so that students will be prepared to sit for the national Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) exam.

Students competencies will be developed in those areas in which a judicial reporter is expected to have expertise. They are specificially trained to prepare transcripts using computer-aided transcription (CAT) software, realtime writing, and knowledge of other technology critical to the success of the working reporter.

A variety of academic courses in the disciplines of English, law, and medicine will prepare students with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform their duties as judicial reporters and to communicate with other legal professionals.

Students will develop knowledge of professional ethics appropriate for the reporting profession, interpersonal skills, and personal and professional habits.