As an AAERT-approved training center, all BlueLedge courses are eligible for AAERT continuing education units (CEUs).

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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.

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Digital Reporting, Legal Transcription & Packages below ↓

Note: 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 (CDR Prep) $455 40 hrs CDR prep A faster, focused path into digital reporting, covering depositions and other non-court proceedings. View course
Digital Reporting (CER Prep) $695 80 hrs CER + CDR prep Prepare for the full digital reporting credential, including courtroom work and all proceeding types. Since CDR is a subset of CER, this also prepares you for the CDR exam. View course
CER Study Essentials $225 16 hrs CER review An abbreviated review for experienced digital reporters heading into the CER exam. View course
CDR Study Essentials $205 14 hrs CDR review An abbreviated review for experienced digital reporters heading into the CDR exam. View course

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. Certification isn't included, but you can add CET Study Essentials later if you want it. View course
Legal Transcription (CET Prep) $895 100 hrs CET prep Prepare for the full legal transcriptionist credential, with instructor-graded assignments and personalized feedback. View course
Legal Transcription (CET Prep) + Depo Fundamentals $965 110 hrs CET prep Prepare for CET certification plus deposition transcript formatting, since CET Prep's federal-formatting focus doesn't cover it and depositions are common in the field. View course
CET Study Essentials $255 14 hrs CET review An abbreviated review for experienced legal transcriptionists heading into the CET exam. View course

Packages

Course Cost Hours Certification Best for
Digital Reporting & Legal Transcription Package $1,395 140 hrs CER + CDR + CET prep Prepare for all three core credentials in one package: CER, CDR, and CET. View course
Complete Digital Reporting & Transcription Package $1,695 160 hrs CER + CET prep Everything in the package above, plus a final CER and CET review and additional instructor-graded transcription assignments. View course
Prices and hours reflect current BlueLedge course listings. These are prep courses; AAERT certification exams are registered for and taken separately after course completion. This page shows career-start and certification-prep courses only. See the full course catalog for CEU and specialized courses. Contact BlueLedge with questions about which path is right for you.