ORIENTATION: New and transfer students are required to attend a Court Reporting Department Orientation Meeting, the date of which is published in each semester's schedule of classes.
- Program Options
- Required Courses
Legal Transcription 
* Associate of Science Degree (minimum of 83 unites)
* Certificate of Achievement
Program Information
A legal transcriptionist works for insurance companies, law offices, and courts, using electronic machine shorthand for data entry of legal documents and transcription of tape recordings. The Court Reporting Program at West Valley College offers access to career opportunities in computerized reporting. West Valley College is the only community college in the South Bay that offers court reporting and related careersAll students in the program are trained by innovative techniques and on state-of-the-art equipment, so that each student can meet and champion the challenges in he legal, medical, and educational world leading to rewarding careers today and tomorrow. Students in the program can acquire an A. S. degree or a Certificate of Achievement in Legal Transcription Technology.
To be awarded an Associate of Science Degree
1. All of the major requirements for a Certificate of Achievement;
2. Additional units to meet the college graduation requirements.
A Certificate of Achievement in Legal Transcription Technology can be earned by student who have completed all required courses with at least a grade of "C" or "Pass".
| Suggested Course List | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Name | Units |
| CTR 007A | Court Reporting theory 1 | 4 |
| CTR 007B | Court Reporting Theory 2 | 4 |
| OR CTR 6A 1 | Court Reporting Theory 1 ( 8 week summer course) | 2 |
| OR CTR 6B 1 | Court Reporting Theory 2 ( 8 week summer course) | 2 |
| ENGL 905 | English Fundamentals | 3 |
| CTR 26 | English Review and Office Practices for the Court Reporter | 3 |
| CTR 28A | Basic Computer Aided Transcription | 2.5 |
| CTR 30A | Real-Time and Computer-Aided Basic Dictionary Building | 2 |
| CTR 30B | Real-Time and Computer-Aided Legal Dictionary Building | 2 |
| CA 31B | Beginning Word Processing, Microsoft Word | 1 |
| CA 32B | Intermediate Word Processing, Microsoft Word | 2 |
| PARA 65B | Word Processing for the Law Office | 3 |
| Any one of the following with a grade of "C" or better, or demonstration of skill proficiency | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Name | Units |
| CTR 8 A-D | 80 WPM Speed Goal | 6.5 |
| or CTR 50X1 | Court Reporting Workshop - Night (Goal - 80 WPM) | 3 |