Associates in broadcast captioning in Northeast wisconsin technical college

You've read the scrolling captions for the hearing-impaired on your TV screen. The person providing instantaneous text of programs is trained in realtime transcription techniques and technology.These skills can also be used to provide CART (Communication Access to Realtime Translation) for hearing-impaired students in educational as well as public settings. If you're an excellent listener, have strong language and communication skills, are committed to accuracy, and able to work on deadline, a career in broadcast captioning may be a perfect fit for your talents.

Official copies of high school and/or college academic transcripts, Cumulative high school or college grade point average of 2.6 or higher OR a satisfactory academic skills assessment score. Proof of English Proficiency ( TOEFL test requirements: 480 (paper-based test), 157(computer-based test), and 54 (Internet-based test). IELTS test requirement: 5.5.), Submission of test scores (Accuplacer 80 , ACT 17, TABE 12.5, COMPASS 77)

Broadcast Captioner, CART Reporter, Internet Reporter, Offline Captioner

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