Career Spotlight: Court Reporting

According to state and national statistics, there will be a critical shortage of court reporters in the next five years in Iowa and nationwide.

Career tracks for court reporters are interesting and flexible, and include the following:

• Official court reporters create verbatim transcripts of courtroom proceedings
• Freelance court reporters create verbatim transcript in depositions
• Captioners provide captions for live TV broadcasts
• Transcripts for deaf and hearing-impaired individuals in college classrooms are prepared by court reporters 

1. Official court reporters in Iowa earn $50,000, experienced reporters can earn $100,000
2. Program is designed to be completed in two years
3. Forbes magazine ranks Court Reporting in the TOP TEN list for best careers for both job demand AND salary!
4. The only court reporting program in the state of Iowa is an Associate of Applied Science degree available at DMACC-Newton campus. 

Attend an informational session to learn more! Contact Tom Shively at 515-494-0993 or tmshively@dmacc.edu

Power Sports Technology

Minnesota West Community & Technical College 

Rewarding career opportunities in the diagnosis, maintenance and repair of power sports vehicles and equipment! 

Motorcycles, ATVs, Snowmobiles, UTVs, Outdoor Power Equipment

Graduates are able to fill positions as dealership technicians, with opportunities to move into management, self-employment or factory representative positions.

• Located on the Jackson Campus
• Two-semester diploma program

Summer Job Opportunity

Math Day at University of Northern Iowa

On Math Day, the UNI Department of Mathematics shares their successful programs with high school seniors. During the day, the students will learn about UNI's programs that are offered in math, math education, actuarial sciences and statistics.

Go for a day of activities reserved for prospective math majors, and an opportunity to complete for scholarship money. The Mathematics Department at UNI expects to award over $20,500 to incoming freshmen; and the top five students in the Math Day competition are guaranteed at least $1,500 each in funding.

Tuesday, December 8 - Maucker Union on the UNI campus

Opportunities Include:

• Participation in sessions designed to introduce you to mat at the next level
• Meet UNI faculty
• Special sessions for parents. They can learn about financial aid and how UNI can serve their children and families 

Please RSVP by December 1st at (319)-273-2631

Drake University

Drake University

MSU and ICCC

In case you were unable to visit with either Minnesota State University and/or Iowa Central Community College admissions representatives yesterday, you can select the link's below to view a short video highlighting each college! 

Huge S/O to Hannah DeWild, Allison Martyr and Marissa Gjerde for creating them! 

Minnesota State University

Iowa Central CC

La James International College

La James International College

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