CCR

Welcome to College of Court Reporting

About CCR

The mission of the College of Court Reporting is to provide state-of-the-art instructional systems technologies and quality teaching techniques to educate students in the fields of realtime captioning and court reporting in an online environment. The College of Court Reporting is committed to providing a quality education to students that meet or exceed the standards of the national associations that represent and support court reporters, realtime writers, and related professions.

To fulfill the mission…

The goals of CCR are to provide students with an education that exceeds industry standards and to place graduates with gainful employment in the fields relating to court reporting and realtime technology. The College of Court Reporting accomplishes these in the following manner:

The entire staff recognizes the responsibility of encouraging each student to succeed academically and to grow professionally to meet the challenging and changing needs of realtime technology, court reporting, and realtime reporting for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.

The college strives to improve its programs with the latest information technologies such as computerized realtime transcription for broadcast captioning and CART reporting and online distance education classes in court reporting.

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Objectives

The objective of the college is to provide its students with educational opportunities in all fields relating to court reporting and realtime technology. The College of Court Reporting accomplishes this objective in the following manner:

  • An intensive curriculum is offered as required by the National Court Reporters Association and recommended by the National Verbatim Reporter Association to train future realtime court reporters. The curriculum is revised in accordance with standards, requirements, and feedback from professional organizations and employers.
  • The college creates an educational environment providing the learning experiences necessary to enter the workplace. Courses of study are reviewed, revised, and added when needed. Students are given hands-on experience in realtime computer-aided transcription and computer applications for the court reporter, captioner, and (CART) provider. Retention, graduation, and placement are key indicators.
  • The entire staff recognizes the responsibility of encouraging each student to succeed academically and to grow professionally to meet the challenging and changing needs of realtime technology, court reporting, and realtime reporting for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.
  • The college strives to improve its programs with the latest information technologies and teaching methods. The president is responsible for implementing updates to software and researching and implementing instructional technology.
  • The full court reporting curriculum is offered online using CCR’s proprietary learning management system that was created and developed to meet the unique needs of court reporting education. The president is responsible for implementing updates to software and researching and implementing instructional technology.
  • An Associate of Applied Science degree is offered by meeting the requirements of the Indiana Board of Proprietary Education, DEAC, and NCRA.
  • An environment is present whereby all students are given hands-on experience in mock trials, hearings, and internships before entering the marketplace. Students complete an internship consisting of 60 hours of writing time under the supervision of working professionals. Students are required to submit a 50-page mock transcript, completed internship manual that includes answering numerous questions about the profession and situational questions, and an essay summarizing the student’s internship experience.
  • Faculty are employed with qualifications and work experience necessary to teach. In addition to many possessing a bachelor’s degree or higher, most instructors possess court reporting certification: Registered Professional Reporter (RPR), Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR), Certified Reporting Instructor (CRI) of the National Court Reporters Association, or Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR). Certified instructors earn college and continuing education credits whenever possible. Faculty are required to attend in-service trainings and are highly encouraged to seek continuing education and professional development.
  • Students are encouraged to earn and maintain the highest possible standards in their professional, academic, and private affairs. They are encouraged and prepared to attain court reporting certification (CVR, CSR, or RPR), even though certification is not required by the State of Indiana for employment as a court reporter. Students are required to complete a certification preparation course.
  • Students are encouraged to continue their education and training beyond school by taking college courses and joining professional organizations, such as the National Court Reporters Association, National Verbatim Reporters Association, Indiana Shorthand Reporters Association, Illinois Court Reporters Association, or their respective state court reporting associations. They are encouraged to attend seminars and conventions and engage in a variety of continuing education and lifelong learning opportunities.
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Testimonial

“I truly could not have done this without the instructors and staff at this school. Transferring to CCR will always be one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. You guys are so awesome! “
Heidi Masters, CCR Alumnus

The Beginning

History

1984

Classes began at the College of Court Reporting.

The college was granted full accreditation by the Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education (ICOPE) on January 1, 1985. It was granted approval to award an Associate of Applied Science degree in Court Reporting by the same commission on August 14, 1985. The school was incorporated by the State of Indiana September 3, 1985. Kay Moody is founder; Jeff Moody, the corporation president and owner.

1987

The College of Court Reporting was granted approval for the day program by the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA).

The College of Court Reporting became NCRA’s first online certified program in the spring of 2006. The college is also a member in good standing with the Indiana Shorthand Reporters Association (ISRA).

2001

The court reporting program was granted approval by ACICS.

The court reporting program was granted approval by ACICS May 23, 2001, to be delivered through online distance education. ACICS was identified as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education under the provisions of Public Law 82-550 and subsequent legislation, which requires the evaluation of such agencies and issuance of an official list by the Department.

2018

The College of Court Reporting was accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission.

The Accrediting Commission is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency and is a recognized member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The Accrediting Commission is a charter member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), the leading non-governmental recognition for accrediting associations.

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Philosophy and Approach

Since 1984, College of Court Reporting has been providing students with state-of-the-art technology, one of a kind curriculum, and award-winning faculty. College of Court Reporting offers:

  • A progressive, student-centered college with a reputation as a leader in online court reporting education.
  • The first online court reporting program approved by the National Court Reporters Association.
  • The first of its kind 1-minute approach to testing and evaluating student progress.
  • Implemented technologies to further assist faculty in educating, coaching, and mentoring students.

ev360 Technologies

ev360 assists our faculty and staff in enhancing their approach to teaching and delivering a proven curriculum and method of court reporting instruction.  The proof is in the numbers with the ev360 Success As You Progress (SAP) philosophy and approach to testing.

Pre-ev360 (old approach):
  • Students passed 5-minute tests 22.5 percent of the time.
  • Technology prevented students from progressing at their own rate.
  • Grading of submitted tests took approximately two weeks with little or no faculty feedback.
Post-ev360 (new approach after 12 months):
  • Students passed 5-minute evaluations 41.8 percent of the time.
  • Students passed 1- to 5-minute evaluations 51.6 percent of the time.
  • Students received 91 percent accuracy with over 65 percent of all 5-minute evaluations.
  • Students received interactive audio feedback within 24 to 48 hours on all submitted evaluations.
 

EV360 Realtime Theory 

The basic principles of the the EV360 Realtime Theory are:

  • Incorporating the basic principles of learning: The Three Rs of Machine Shorthand – Reading, wRiting, and Repetition.
  • Based on the fundamental machine shorthand theory developed by Ward Stone Ireland in the late 1800s.
  • Updated theory principles that incorporate the latest artificial-intelligence technology for realtime writing.
  • Learning machine shorthand and developing the skill and proficiency to write rapidly with a high degree of accuracy.

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