Lake Land College hosting an Introductory Court Reporting Class. It’s from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 19th. 

Attendees will learn about the career opportunities available to court reports. They will also have the opportunity to gain experience on the industry-standard steno machine. 

Director of court reporting services in Springfield Tammy Bumgarner says that a third of court reporters are already eligible for retirement, which means there will be more than 400 new employees in the next 10 to 15 years.

The class will also assist students prepare for the new Court Reporting and Captioning Degree program at Lake Land.  This will prepare students for careers in the judicial setting as either official or freelance court reporters or captioners.  

The program is designed to train students on a specialized 24-year shorthand keyboard that court reporters and captioners use. 

Those interested can visit lakelandcollege.edu/enroll.