Stenotype Institute
Encyclopedia
The Stenotype Institute is an ACICS accredited private
stenography
school with two campuses, one in Jacksonville, Florida
, and one in Orlando, Florida
.
It is one of only 64 schools in North America certified by the NCRA
.
Both campuses offer day and evening classes and start new classes every two months.
They teach the Phoenix Theory method of machine shorthand.
It is located three miles (5 km) east of Downtown
Jacksonville in a 16000 square feet (1,486.4 m²) building, complete with a student lounge, 15 classrooms, a computer lab
, a library
, and an auditorium
.
in 2002.
The school occupies a 30000 square feet (2,787.1 m²) building, complete with a student lounge, 12 classrooms, a library
, an auditorium
, two computer lab
s, and a gym
with lockers.
There are many career
opportunities after graduating from a court reporting school:
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
stenography
Stenotype
A stenotype, stenotype machine or shorthand machine is a specialized chorded keyboard or typewriter used by stenographers for shorthand use...
school with two campuses, one in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
, and one in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
.
It is one of only 64 schools in North America certified by the NCRA
National Court Reporters Association
The National Court Reporters Association, or NCRA, is an organization committed to advancing the profession of the court reporter, closed captioner, and real-time writer....
.
Both campuses offer day and evening classes and start new classes every two months.
They teach the Phoenix Theory method of machine shorthand.
Jacksonville Campus
The school was founded in Jacksonville in 1940 by Thyra Ellis.It is located three miles (5 km) east of Downtown
Downtown
Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core or central business district ....
Jacksonville in a 16000 square feet (1,486.4 m²) building, complete with a student lounge, 15 classrooms, a computer lab
Computer lab
A computer lab, also known as a computer suite or computer cluster is typically a room which contains many networked computers for public use...
, a library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
, and an auditorium
Auditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
.
Orlando Campus
Because of the continued success of the Jacksonville campus, Stenotype Institute opened a campus nearby Downtown OrlandoDowntown Orlando
Downtown Orlando is the historic core and central business district of Orlando, Florida, United States. It is bordered by East Marks St in the north, Mills Ave in the east, Orange Blossom Trail in the west, and Kaley Ave in the south...
in 2002.
The school occupies a 30000 square feet (2,787.1 m²) building, complete with a student lounge, 12 classrooms, a library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
, an auditorium
Auditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
, two computer lab
Computer lab
A computer lab, also known as a computer suite or computer cluster is typically a room which contains many networked computers for public use...
s, and a gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
with lockers.
Court reporting school facts
Since its enrollmment in 1940, 100% of the graduates of Stenotype Institute have found employment in the field of court reporting.There are many career
Career
Career is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a person's "course or progress through life ". It is usually considered to pertain to remunerative work ....
opportunities after graduating from a court reporting school:
- Official Court Reporter
- Closed CaptionerClosed captioningClosed captioning is the process of displaying text on a television, video screen or other visual display to provide additional or interpretive information to individuals who wish to access it...
- CARTCommunication Access Real-Time TranslationCommunication Access Real-Time Translation , also called open captioning or real-time stenography, or simply real-time captioning, is the general name of the system that court reporters, closed captioners, and others use to convert speech to text...
provider - Medical transcriptionMedical transcriptionMedical transcription, also known as MT, is an allied health profession, which deals in the process of transcription, or converting voice-recorded reports as dictated by physicians and/or other healthcare professionals, into text format.-History:...
ist - Legal transcriptionist
- Freelance Reporter
- TeacherTeacherA teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...