Court Reporting Certificates

Proofreading Certificate of Completion

This certificate is designed to provide relevant skills to individuals pursuing careers proofreading verbatim transcripts of legal and other proceedings and general English text.

Upon completion of this certificate, students will be able to:

1. Identify errors in written text and apply correct punctuation, spelling, and formatting to correct or record omissions, errors, or inconsistencies found.
2. Define and explain traditional proofreading marks and relevant software proofreading functions, such as the “track changes” function in Microsoft Word.
3. Identify homonyms and apply correct spelling within context.

Potential careers specific to these skills include, but are not limited to: Proofreader for Court Reporters, Proofreader (general), Copy Marker, and Technical Writer* (*with additional training).

Required Courses

Students must pass and complete a minimum of 298 hours.

Course Number	Course Title	Hours
NCCC 007	Keyboarding and MS Word Basics	48
NCCC 021	Legal Terminology	50
NCCC 024	English Vocabulary for Court Reporting and Captioning	50
NCCC 025	Basic English for Court Reporting and Captioning	50-54
NCCC 026	Advanced English and Office Practices for Court Reporting and Captioning	50-54
NCCC 033	Medical Terminology	50-54

Minimum Certificate Hours: 298

Scoping Certificate of Completion

This certificate is designed to provide relevant skills to individuals pursuing careers as Scopists, assisting court reporters in the production of certified transcripts of legal proceedings using specialized computer-aided-transcription software. Courses are also designed to provide basic proofreading skills specific to scoping.

Upon completion of this certificate, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate fluency in reading and translating stenographic language.
2. Apply knowledge of stenographic theory to identify and correct untranslated and mistranslated stenographic outlines for English vocabulary and phrases, medical terminology, and standard punctuation typically found in verbatim transcripts of legal and other proceedings.
3. Use computer-aided-transcription software to mark and correct stenographic writing errors and add new dictionary entries for words, phrases, and proper names that are absent from the software dictionary.
4. Identify writing translation conflicts in the reporter’s software dictionary and recommend conflict-free solutions.

Required Courses

Students must pass and complete a minimum of 432 hours.

Course Number	Course Title	Hours
NCCC 001	Stenographic Machine Theory 1	128-140
NCCC 002	Stenographic Machine Theory 2	128-140
NCCC 003	Stenographic Machine Theory 3	128-140
NCCC 004	CAT Software Basics	16-18
NCCC 027	Computer-Aided Transcription 1	32-36

Minimum Certificate Hours: 432

Transcription and Office Support: Machine Writing

This certificate is designed to provide relevant skills to individuals pursuing careers transcribing legal, medical, or general material, and/or providing office technology/office computer applications support. Transcribers, also known as transcriptionists, convert speech (either live or recorded) into written or electronic text documents. Transcription services are often provided for business, legal, or medical purposes. Transcribers may work from home, in hospitals or physicians’ offices, and in various business environments.

After completing the certificate in Transcription and Office Support: Machine Writing, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate proficiency in industry-standard computer-aided software to produce accurate transcripts of legal, medical, and general audio-recorded material.
• Write legal, medical, and general subject matter, stenographically, at a minimum of 120 words per minute on a machine writer.
• Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Word to provide entry-level office support.
• Demonstrate recognition and correct spelling of legal and medical terminology and English vocabulary.

Potential jobs in this field include, but are not limited to: Legal Transcriptionist, Web Content Transcriptionist, Video Transcriptionist, General Transcriptionist, Medical Transcriptionist, and Office Support Assistant.

Required Courses

Students must pass and complete a minimum of 304 hours.

Course Number	Course Title	Hours
NCCC 008	80-100 WPM Speed Goal	190-200
	OR
NCCC 008M	80-100 WPM: Multi-Voice Focus	112-126
NCCC 007	Keyboarding and MS Word Basics	48-54
NCCC 012	120-140 WPM Speed Goal	190-200
	OR
NCCC 012M	120-140 WPM: Multi-Voice Focus	112-126
NCCC 028	Computer-Aided Transcription 2	32-36

Minimum Certificate Hours: 304

Transcription and Office Support: Voice Writing

This certificate is designed to provide relevant skills to individuals pursuing careers transcribing legal, medical, or general material, and/or providing office technology/office computer applications support. Transcribers, also known as transcriptionists, convert speech (either live or recorded) into written or electronic text documents. Transcription services are often provided for business, legal, or medical purposes. Transcribers may work from home, in hospitals or physicians’ offices, and in various business environments.

After completing the certificate in Transcription and Office Support: Machine Writing, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate proficiency in industry-standard computer-aided software to produce accurate transcripts of legal, medical, and general audio-recorded material.
• Write legal, medical, and general subject matter, using a voice silencer, at a minimum of 120 words per minute.
• Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Word to provide entry-level office support.
• Demonstrate recognition and correct spelling of legal and medical terminology and English vocabulary

Potential jobs in this field include, but are not limited to: Legal Transcriptionist, Web Content Transcriptionist, Video Transcriptionist, General Transcriptionist, Medical Transcriptionist, and Office Support Assistant.

Required Courses

Students must pass and complete a minimum of 288 hours.

Course Number	Course Title	Hours
NCCC 005	Voice Writing Theory	48-54
NCCC 004	CAT Software Basics	16-18
NCCC 027	Computer-Aided Transcription 1	32-36
NCCC 012	120-140 WPM Speed Goal	190-200
	OR
NCCC 012M	120-140 WPM: Multi-Voice Focus	112-126
NCCC 028	Computer-Aided Transcription 2	32-36
NCCC 007	Keyboarding and MS Word Basics	48-54

Minimum Certificate Hours: 288

Educational Captioning Certificate of Completion

This certificate is designed to provide relevant skills to individuals pursuing careers in educational captioning. Educational captioners caption classroom lecture and discussion for hearing-impaired students enabling them to attend school and understand what is being discussed in class. With additional training and experience, educational captioners can expand their employment opportunities to include live broadcast captioning.

Upon completion of this certificate, students will be able to:

1. Write stenographically, for ten minutes, four-voice testimony at 200 words per
   1. Stenographically or voice write the spoken word at 180 words per minute, for computer-aided software translation into English in real time and produce transcripts with 97.5 percent accuracy.
2. Explain correct captioning protocol for classroom and meeting environments.
3. Recognize and respond appropriately to ethical issues facing educational captioners.

Careers specific to these skills include but are not limited to: Official Court Reporter, Deposition Court Reporter, Hearing Reporter, Freelance Reporter, and Convention Reporter.

Required Courses

Students must pass and complete a minimum of 290 hours.

Course Number	Course Title	Hours
NCCC 016	160 WPM Speed Goal	190-200
	OR
NCCC 016M	160 WPM: Multi-Voice Focus	112-126
NCCC 027	Computer-Aided Transcription 1	32-36
NCCC 018	180 WPM Speed Goal	190-200
	OR
NCCC 018M	180 WPM: Multi-Voice Focus	112-126
NCCC 034	Medical Dictation	34-38

Minimum Certificate Hours: 290

Court Reporting Certificate of Completion

This certificate is designed to provide relevant skills to individuals pursuing careers in court reporting in both courtroom and deposition settings, capturing and certifying the verbatim record of legal proceedings. Court reporters are officers of the court and reporters working in California must be licensed by the Court Reporters Board of California, Department of Consumer Affairs.The West Valley College Court Reporting program is recognized by the Court Reporters Board of California to qualify students to sit for the California Certified Shorthand Reporter’s licensing examinations.

Upon completion of this certificate, students will be able to:

1. Write stenographically, for ten minutes, four-voice testimony at 200 words per minute with 97.5% accuracy as required to pass the skills examination for licensing.
2. Use standard English punctuation and grammar, medical and legal terminology, and apply technology as required to pass the written and skills examinations for licensing.
3. Produce accurate, properly formatted transcripts of actual court and deposition proceedings.

Careers specific to these skills include but are not limited to: Official Court Reporter, Deposition Court Reporter, Hearing Reporter, Freelance Reporter, and Convention Reporter.

Required Courses

Students must pass and complete a minimum of 240 hours.

Course Number	Course Title	Hours
NCCC 020	200-220 WPM Speed Goal	190-200
	OR
NCCC 020M	200-220 WPM: Multi-Voice Focus	112-126
NCCC 038	Court Reporting Codes and Procedures 1	48-54
NCCC 039	Court Reporting Codes and Procedures 2	48-54
NCCC 042	Certified Shorthand Reporter Exam Review	32-36

Minimum Certificate Hours: 240

Internship Requirement: In addition to the certificate requirements above, students must also complete CTRP 044, Court Reporting Internship, to facilitate the completion of 60 internship hours required to qualify to take the California Certified Shorthand Reporter licensing examinations.