Kussad Institute of Court Reporting

Today's market offers many opportunities for the well-trained court reporter. Graduates now have many employment fields from which to select:  Closed Captioning, CART Writing, Official Court Reporting and Freelance Court Reporting. 

Mission Statement

The court reporting program will prepare students for careers as Official, Freelance, or Congressional Reporters, Closed Captionists, or Real-time Writers by teaching eight levels of computer-compatible machine shorthand with the following accompanying academic subjects: 

English Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Advanced Punctuation, Law, Legal Terminology, Court Reporting Procedures, Anatomy and Physiology, Keyboarding, Technical and Medical Terminology, Dication & Transcription, Multi-Voice Dictation, Computer-Assisted Transcription, including Real-Time Writing and Editing. 

The court reporting program is a comprehensive course designed to teach students the skills and abilities essential to providing professional and accurate court reporting transcripts in all of the above-listed occupations.

Graduates of this program will be able to communicate and interact effectively with both the legal community and the CART community while observing confidentiality for their client's rights. 

They will be proficient in writing machine shorthand at 225 wpm Testimony, 200 wpm Jury Charge, and 180 wpm Literary.  They will be able to produce professional and accurate transcripts, including technical and medical, in a timely manner.  They will be able to apply the National Court Reporters Association Rules and Ethics to various job-related issues.

Call Us Today!

Please contact us anytime! We look forward to hearing from you.

Joyce Kussad - Director 

Phone: (512) 443-7286                                  Email: Joyce_Kussad@yahoo.com

Tabriah Mize - Financial Aid Director

Phone: (512) 443-7286                                   Email: admin@KICR1.com

http://kicr1.com/contact_us/admin 

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Accreditation, Certification & Approvals

Accredited -

Council on Occupational Education  

7840 Roswell Road

Building 300, Suite 325 

Atlanta, Georgia 30350 

(770) 396-3898

Approved & Regulated -

Texas Workforce Commission

Career Schools and Colleges

101 East 15th Street 

Austin, Texas 78778  

(512) 936-3100

Certified -

National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)

8224 Old Courthouse Road

Vienna,Virgina 22182

1-800-272-6272                 

Approved -

Veterans 

Curriculum Approved - 

Texas Court Reporters Certification Board