QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR PROSPECTIVE
COURT REPORTING SCHOOL

The Council on Approved Student Education (CASE) has developed a comprehensive list of questions that a student might want to ask a prospective school.

1. How long has the school been in existence?
2. What is the length of the program? average time to reach speeds?
3. What percentage of students who enroll graduate? become reporters?
4. What types of reporting jobs do your graduates get?
5. If the state has a reporter certification requirement, what is the success rate of the school’s graduates? after how many attempts?
6. How many hours of live and taped dictation per day per quarter/semester?
7. How often is multi-voice dictation given?
8. How many days a week will I be expected to attend classes?
9. What are the class sizes?
10. How many teachers are employed in the program?
11. What are the teacher’s credentials and/or teaching or reporting expereince?
12. How many court reporting instructors are CRI’s (Certified Reporting Instructors)?
13. Is theory taught using realtime? If not, is realtime training given?
14. At what point in the curriculum is extensive Computer Aided Transcription (CAT) training introduced?
15. What are the school’s graduation requirements?
16. Does the school have an internship program? Note: All NCRA-approved programs must have an internship program.
17. Is employment assistance available?
18. What are the entrance requirements of your institution?
19. Am I required to purchase or rent a stenotype writer?
20. What student services are available — counseling? financial aid? tutoring?