Find which course is right for you.
Are you interested in a course for career or certification prep as a digital reporter or legal transcriptionist, but you aren't sure which one is best for where you are in your journey? Click a question below and see our suggestion highlighted in the table to the right.
Course comparison
Showing all coursesNote: this table covers our career-start and certification-prep courses only. For focused and specialized CEU courses as well, see the full course catalog.
Digital Reporting
| Course | Cost | Hours | Certification | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intro to Digital Reporting | $455 | 40 hrs | CDR prep | A faster, focused path into digital reporting, covering everything except in-court work. |
| Digital Reporting (CER Prep) | $695 | 80 hrs | CER prep | The full digital reporting credential, including courtroom work and all proceeding types. |
| CER Study Essentials | $225 | 16 hrs | CER review | An abbreviated review for already-trained digital reporters heading into the CER exam. |
| CDR Study Essentials | $205 | 14 hrs | CDR review | An abbreviated review for experienced digital reporters who've completed a full training program and want to prep for the CDR exam (depositions and EUOs only, no court work). |
Legal Transcription
| Course | Cost | Hours | Certification | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intro to Legal Transcription | $595 | 40 hrs | Career start | Start working as a legal transcriptionist as fast as possible — no certification yet. Add CET Study Essentials later if you want the credential. |
| Legal Transcription (CET Prep) | $895 | 100 hrs | CET prep | The full legal transcriptionist credential, with instructor-graded assignments and personalized feedback. |
| Legal Transcription (CET Prep) + Depo Fundamentals | $965 | 110 hrs | CET prep | CET certification plus deposition transcript formatting — CET Prep's federal-formatting focus doesn't cover it, but depositions are common in the field. |
| CET Study Essentials | $255 | 14 hrs | CET review | An abbreviated review for experienced legal transcriptionists heading into the CET exam. |
Packages
| Course | Cost | Hours | Certification | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Reporting & Legal Transcription Package | $1,395 | 140 hrs / 14.0 CEUs | CER + CET | Both core credentials in one package, without the extra exam-review module. |
| Complete Digital Reporting & Transcription Package | $1,695 | 160 hrs / 16.0 CEUs | CER + CET | The most thorough prep — everything above, plus a dedicated CET Knowledge Exam review module and 2 additional instructor-graded assignments. |