Broadcast Captioning/CART Program
(This certificate is offered through the Judicial Reporting/Broadcast Captioning Program)
Program Description
The Broadcast Captioning/CART Certificate consists of a core of machine shorthand speedbuilding courses, Realtime/Captioning/CART technology courses and courses to help students become familiar with the Deaf community. Students will use student versions of software used in industry for realtime translation and the actual equipment/software required to caption. All curricula were created to meet or exceed the National Court Reporters Association's (NCRA) standards set out by the Council on Approved Student Education (CASE). Our Judicial Reporting/Broadcast Captioning/CART programs are approved by NCRA. The central objective of the Broadcast Captioning/CART program is to train students to write conflict-free machine shorthand on a computer-compatible stenotype machine, utilizing the industry standard computer-assisted realtime translation at 97 percent accuracy.
Industry Description
Completion of the Broadcast Captioning/CART (Communications Access Realtime Translation) certificate allows graduates to work in a variety of settings either as Broadcast Captioners or as CART Providers. Broadcast Captioners use realtime machine shorthand skills to create the captioning seen on television. This captioning is created to allow access to television broadcasts for people who are deaf and hard of hearing. Broadcast Captioners work doing on-air captioning of live programming.
CART is a service that can be requested by people who are hard of hearing as an alternative to having a sign language interpreter. It falls under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as one way of providing equal access to services. Graduates can find work as CART Providers in legal, educational, and various trade fields.
Program Prerequisites
Students registering for this certificate need to have already gone through the Judicial Reporting program or already be working in the Reporting field and want to retrain to work in the Captioning/CART industries.
Graduation Requirements
Students must earn a grade of "B" or better in the Broadcast Captioning & CART Practicum and Realtime Principles and a grade of "C" or better in all other coursework in order to graduate. In addition, students shall pass three 5-minute timings with 97% realtime accuracy at 180 wpm literary (with 1.4 syllabic density). In addition, students shall successfully complete an internship with no less than 40 hours of verified actual writing time for captioning. Students shall successfully complete an internship with no less than 40 hours of verified actual writing time for CART. From their internships, students will prepare a captioned translation of one hour and a CART translation of one hour. Upon graduation, students will be ready to take the NCRA's Certified Broadcast Captioner (CBC) and/or Certified CART Provider (CCP) certification exams. These exams are offered twice per year in November and April.
ACCUPLACER Test Requirement: ACCUPLACER testing in math, reading and writing. Any needed developmental courses must be completed before receiving a diploma or an A.A.S award.
Program Essentials
Estimated Costs
*Laptop, steno machine, Eclipse student software or professional software
*Please see instructor for specific requirements before purchasing any equipment.
Length of Program
Certificate 16 credits
Start Dates
Fall Semester August
Spring Semester January
Program Contact
Jennifer Sati, RMR, CRR, CBC, CRI
Phone (763) 576-4897
E-mail jsati@anokatech.edu
For information on how to apply or to schedule a campus tour, contact the Admissions Office.
Phone (763) 576-4850
E-mail info@anokatech.edu
