Over the summer, the Student Court Reporter Association at Des Moines Area Community College in Newton, Iowa, met over Zoom to connect, catch up, and…
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“I have been given lots of great advice,” says Jonea Cassin, a student at Cuyahoga Community College in Parma, Ohio. “Never give up, and don’t…
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s NCRA A to Z® Scholarships. Winning scores are based on teacher recommendations, speed, and GPA. Scholarship applicants must…
NCRA is pleased to announce the five winners of the 2020 CASE (Council on Approved Student Education) Student Scholarships. Winners are chosen based on a…
Podcasts aren’t just for true crime anymore. They can be a creative teaching tool in the stenography classroom. Both instructors and students can create their…
Gear up for a new experience! NCRA Connect Virtual 2020 is happening Aug. 7-9 offering nearly three days of educational sessions, vendor presentations, and networking…
By Kimberly S. Coltrain Kimberly S. Coltrain graduated from court reporting school 30 years ago, right before a hiring freeze. Her life went in a…
When stay-at-home orders were put in place across the country, brick-and-mortar schools were forced to shut their doors. The last couple of months have been…
By Angela Rojo Did anyone else see posts about Stenopalooza on social media? I can hear my teachers and other professionals in the industry telling…
By Brian Binkney I was raised in rural Arizona and played video games and performed with my band around the state. I joined the U.…
A record number of students took part in NCRA’s Student Skills Contest last month. Twelve schools across the country celebrated 2020 Court Reporting & Captioning…
NCRA’s 2020 Court Reporting & Captioning Week celebrated the love of steno nationwide with official proclamations and an array of activities ranging from career days…
Tiffany Sipler is a court reporting student at Plaza College in Forest Hills, N.Y. UTS | Can you talk a little about your background? You…
In celebration of Court Reporting & Captioning Week being held Feb. 8 – 15, 2020, the NCRA Student/Teacher Committee is sponsoring a Walt Disney themed…
For the love of steno is this year’s Court Reporting & Captioning Week theme and one that can be touted year-round by court reporting schools…
Registration is open for aspiring court reporters to test in March 2020 for a new NCRA certification, the Registered Skilled Reporter (RSR). This new designation…
Student Savannah Ray started out as an accounting student, but she changed paths to court reporting thanks to encouragement from her mother. UTS | Can…
Nineteen-year-old Zeke Alicea had a plan for his future that included a four-year degree. He was interested in the legal field, but nothing really clicked…
By Kay Moody “Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes…
What started out as a request for students to visit District 7 turned into a full-blown court reporting career fair! It all started a year…