Broadcast Captioning

Program #101701

Associate Degree of Applied Science

Due to the high demand for broadcast captioners and judicial reporters, MATC is expanding training for these careers. This program is approved by the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA). Broadcast captioners use judicial reporter realtime skills and technology to instantly convert stenographic notes of audio dialog to English text for television display for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers. Both judicial reporting and broadcast captioning pay very well but demand rigorous training. Potential judicial reporters and captioners must have: Exceptional English and keyboarding skills, a wide ranging knowledge of current events and specialized terminology, computer technology proficiency, the ability to meet deadlines and, the ability to concentrate for long periods of time. The national average length of time for completion of the program is 33 months, according to NCRA. More information about this program and the Judicial Reporting program is available on the MATC Website at: matcmadison.edu.

Classes in Broadcast Captioning

last updated: 07:03:56 AM Nov 21 2008

Following is a list of potential classes in the Broadcast Captioning program. A list of program and graduation requirements (PDF) is available on the Broadcast Captioning information page.

• Catalog # Class name
 
• 10170104 Broadcast Capt Research Method
   
• 10170101 Captioning/CART 1
   
• 10170102 Captioning/CART 2
   
• 10170103 Captioning/CART 3
   
• 10170142 Captioning/CART Procedures
   
• 10809197 Contemporary American Society
   
• 10809195 Economics
   
• 10170143 Internship/Broadcast Caption
   
• 10106158 Judicial Reporting Terminology
   
• 10804123 Math w Business Apps
   
• 10501101 Medical Terminology
   
• 10801196 Oral/Interpersonal Comm
   
• 10106108 Proofreading And Editing
   
• 10809199 Psychology Of Human Relations
   
• 10809172 Race Ethnic & Diversity
   
• 10106143 Realtime Reporting 1
   
• 10106144 Realtime Reporting 2
   
• 10106154 Realtime Reporting Workshop
   
• 10170160 Technology for Captiong/CART 2
   
• 10170158 Technology for Captioning/CART
   
• 10801195 Written Communication