- MacCormac College (maccormac.edu) in Chicago offers an associate of applied science degree with a major in court reporting. The program consists of in-class curriculum and a supervised internship. Required core classes include touch shorthand theory, court reporting, court procedures, college composition, business law and legal and medical terminology. Students are prepared for the Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) and the Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) certification exams upon graduation.
- Midstate College (midstate.edu) in Peoria offers an associate or bachelor's degree with a concentration in court reporting. The bachelor of science degree focuses on Realtime Reporting meet the specified minimum standards of Judicial Reporting Program standards as outlined by the National Court Reporters Association Council. When pursuing a bachelor's degree, students may choose a concentration of studies in broadcast captioning, CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) reporting or judicial reporting. Graduation requirements include 186 credit hours with a grade of C or better in all classes, passing with 95 percent accuracy: three five-minute tests of two-voice testimony material dictated at 225 wpm; three five-minute tests of jury charge material at 200 wpm; and three five-minute tests of literary material at 180 wpm while writing realtime and a QWERTY keyboard speed of 65 words per minute with less than five errors. The associate of applied science graduates with a focus on judicial reporting are eligible to sit for state and national certification exams. Graduation requirements include 120 credit hours of courses including core courses such as machine shorthand, computer technology, medical and legal terminology, realtime applications and completion of an internship.
- South Suburban College (ssc.edu) offers classes in Oak Forest. An Associate in Applied Science degree can be earned through the court reporting/verbatim technology program. The curriculum consists of in class instruction and an internship. South Suburban offers small classroom settings of 15 to 25 students per class. Classes are held during the day with new sessions beginning each spring and fall. Students attend field trips, seminars, technology demonstrations and luncheons to support the classroom curriculum.
- Associate and Bachelor degree graduates should be prepared to sit for national and state certified testing. Court reporters must be certified by the state of Illinois. Candidates are required to score at least 75 percent on the written knowledge exam and have a 95 percent accuracy rate on the dictation examination demonstrating 200 wpm for five minutes and two-voice testimony at 225 wpm for five minutes.
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