7735 Atlanta Highway
Montgomery, Alabama 36117-4231

Since 1976, Prince Institute of Professional Studies has been training students for professional careers in real-time reporting. Graduates of Prince Institute of Professional Studies earn an Associate's degree in real-time reporting (with an optional concentration in judicial reporting). Prince Institute alumni are then qualified for a wide range of positions that require real-time reporters. In addition to courtroom settings, real-time reporters may work at depositions, in meetings, in Congress, in class sessions, at the Oscars, and as closed-captioners for sporting events and other programs. Sara Prince, who established the school, was a former real-time reporter for the United States Air Force, and her family continues to be active in the school's operations. Prince Institute of Professional Studies graduated its first student in 1978.

Students at Prince Institute of Professional Studies develop a wide range of skills that helps them in their careers as real-time reporters. Graduates of the school are able to write 225 words per minute on a shorthand machine, have a strong foundation in grammar and punctuation, are familiar with legal and medical terminology, are knowledgeable about current events, and are comfortable working with computers and computer software. Prince Institute of Professional Studies also offers a certificate program in scoping/proofreading. Scopists and proofreaders work with real-time reporters and use their note reading, proofreading and formatting skills to help produce transcripts of events. Graduates of Prince Institute of Professional Studies enter a labor market where there is significant demand for their skills. In recent years, the placement rate for graduates has been 100 percent. While some real-time reporters may be employed by judges or other organizations, many are self-employed and work out of their own home.

Classes at Prince Institute of Professional Studies are broken into four 10-week quarters per year. It typically takes between two and four years to complete all the training necessary to become a qualified real-time reporter. The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) granted Prince Institute of Professional Studies approval in 1982. Students at the school may be eligible for federal financial aid, including Stafford Loans and Pell Grants. Prince Institute of Professional Studies also offers a scholarship to some students.

Quick Facts:

Prince Institute of Professional Studies was founded in 1976.

Prince Institute of Professional Studies is approved by the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA).

In recent years, Prince Institute of Professional Studies has had a placement rate of 100 percent for its court reporting graduates.

Students at Prince Institute of Professional Studies can earn an associate's degree in real-time reporting with a concentration in judicial reporting.

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