Why take StarTran when I can take a full-curriculum program that includes theory?
If you cannot attend a StarTran School, learning StarTran at home at your own pace before enrolling as a transfer student in a full program will ensure that you are getting the best realtime writing education possible (and the best dictionary) with direct personal advice and technical support on demand from the author, an eminently qualified instructor (See “About the Author”). Theory is the foundation of the reporting career and by far the most important course in the court reporting curriculum. Most of the work of learning theory is personal practice. By purchasing the modestly priced NCRA-approved StarTran textbooks and audio dictation and self-teaching at home, a qualified student will learn better, save almost a full year’s tuition, and be better prepared for speedbuilding, punctuation, and CAT classes when they are ready to enter a full-curriculum program and commit to the court reporting/captioning career. Many students have learned StarTran at home and successfully completed th
