5 Questions to Ask Before Enrolling in an
Online Program at a Court Reporting School or College

Embarking in an online court reporting education without fully understanding what the educational process involves can lead to very disappointing and costly results.

When a student is properly educated and informed about the online educational process, and the student attends a school that is conducive to optimum learning in the online environment, the opportunity for student success improves greatly.

Due to the specialized nature of a court reporting program, attending the right school is critically important to the success of each student.

To avoid spending your valuable time and money going down the wrong path for Court Reporting success, here are 2 questions you must have answers to.

1. Do you have a THOROUGH understanding of how the online program is delivered and what assistance is readily available?

A curriculum that combines video, audio, individual, and group participation is highly beneficial to the online experience.

2. Do you understand fully at what level your computer skills need to be and exactly what equipment you will need purchase in order to get started and be successful?

To benefit fully from an online program, your comfort level with computers and adaptability to embracing technology is very important.

3. Do you know and understand what format classes will be delivered in?

Online classes that replicate on-ground classes prove to offer consistency in

curriculum and equal opportunity for online learning.

4. Do you know what type of instructor support will be available?

Due to the inherent isolation of the online student, Instructor availability and support is critically important. A program that is well rounded and sensitive to the learning environment will be sure that staff is available through visual, audio and written communication.

5. When is multi-voice dictation taught in the machine development portion of the program? Knowledge and understanding of this information is very Important to long-term success.

This is something a new student would not know to ask, but it is crucially important. If a program does not introduce multi-voice material (4-Voice) early in your skill-building development, transitioning to what is called 4-voice material can prove to be very difficult and could influence the time it takes to complete a program.

4-voice material should be taught from actual court transcripts from 60 wpm on up to 200 wpm in preparation for the real world, as well as any required State and National testing.

If you become an online court reporting student who is fully knowledgeable and prepared and you enroll in a college that provides a curriculum that is not compromised by the online delivery, your building blocks for success will be stacked up and ready to go!

For more information or to further your knowledge visit our website at www.sagecollege.edu or contact us at admissions@sagecollege.edu