Become an Interpreter

Interpreter Training Programs

The following institutions offer American Sign Language and spoken language interpreter training programs. This is not a complete list. You are encouraged to call your local college or university and ask if it offers such a program. This list does not constitute an endorsement of these programs but is provided for your information only.

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS
Community Colleges
American River College 4700 College Oak Drive Sacramento, CA 95841 916-484-8653	AA degree in Sign Language Studies Vocational Certificate in Sign Language Interpreting
El Camino College 16007 Crenshaw Boulevard Torrance, CA 90506 866-352-2646	Associate Degree or Certificate of Competence in Sign Language / Interpreter Training
Golden West College 15744 Golden West St. Huntington Beach, CA 92647 714-892-7711 x51158	AA degree & Certificate programs in ASL-English Interpretation
Mt. San Antonio College 1100 N. Grand Ave Walnut, CA 91789 909-594-5611	AA degree & Certificate programs in ASL-English Interpretation
Ohlone College 43600 Mission Boulevard P.O. Box 3909 Fremont, CA 94539 510-659-6000	ASL Interpreter Preparation Program
Palomar College 1140 W Mission Rd San Marcos, CA 92069 760-744-1150 ext 2405	AA degree in American Sign Language Interpretation
Riverside Community College 4800 Magnolia Avenue Riverside, CA 92506 951-222-8540	AS degree & Certificate program in Sign Language Interpretation
San Diego Mesa College Interpreter Training Program 7250 Mesa College Drive San Diego, CA 92111 619-388-2604	Certificate and AA in ASL Interpretation
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS Private Universities and Schools
Professional Court Interpreters of San Diego	Information on court/legal training seminars for court interpreters
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS Out-of-State Programs
College of St. Catherine 2004 Randolph Avenue St Paul, Minnesota 651-690-6035	BA in ASL-English Interpretation
Gallaudet University 800 Florida Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 202-651-5149	BA and MA in ASL-English Interpretation
Rochester Institute of Technology National Technical Institute for the Deaf 52 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623 585-475-6700	BS in ASL-English Interpretation AAS in ASL-English Interpretation
San Antonio College Department of American Sign Language and Interpreter Training Nail Technical Center 1300 San Pedro Ave San Antonio Tx 78212 210-733-2071	AAS in Interpreting for the Deaf
University of Arkansas, Interpreter Education Program Department of Counseling, Adult & Rehabilitation Education 2801 S. University Avenue Little Rock, AR 72204-1099 501-569-3169	AA and BA in ASL-English Interpretation
University of Northern Colorado American Sign Language-English Interpretation Program College of Education and Behavioral Sciences DO IT Center, Lowry Campus 1059 Alton Way, Box 7 Denver, CO 80230 1-866-885-6087	BA in ASL-English Interpretation (mostly online) 4 semester online ASL/English Legal Interpreter Training Program
Western Region Interpreter Education Center Western Oregon University/Division of Special Education 345 N. Monmouth Ave., RRCD Monmouth, OR 97361 503-838-8322	BA/BS in ASL/English Interpreting

SPOKEN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER TRAINING PROGRAMS
University of California
UC Los Angeles Extension 10995 Le Conte Avenue, Room 711 Los Angeles, CA 90024 310-825-1898	Spanish/English, Korean/English, and Mandarin/English Interpretation and Translation Certificate Programs
UC Riverside Extension 1200 University Ave., Rm. 333 Riverside, CA 92507 951-827-7820, ext. 22564	Spanish/English Interpretation and Translation Certificate Program
UC San Diego Extension Translation and Interpretation Program Arts, Humanities and Languages Dept. 9500 Gilman Drive, 0170-A La Jolla, CA 92093-0170 858-964-1051	Translation and Interpretation Certificate Program (Spanish/English)
SPOKEN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER TRAINING PROGRAMS California State Universities
California State University, Fresno Division of Continuing and Global Education Extension Programs Office 5005 North Maple Avenue, M/S ED76 Fresno, CA 93740-8025 559-278-0333	Certificate in Interpreting (Spanish-English/English-Spanish)
California State University, Fullerton, University Extended Education 800 N. State College Blvd. Fullerton, CA 92831 714-278-3123	Certificate in Legal Interpretation (Spanish/English)
California State University, Long Beach Dept. of Romance, German, Russian Languages and Literatures 1250 N. Bellflower Boulevard Long Beach, CA 90840 562-985-4317	BA in Spanish/English Translation and Interpretation Studies
California State University, Los Angeles, Division of Extended Education 5151 State University Drive Los Angeles, CA 90032-8629 323-343-4900	Certificate in Legal Interpretation and Translation English/Spanish-Spanish/English
San Francisco State University, College of Extended Learning SFSU Downtown Center 835 Market Street, 6th Floor San Francisco CA 94103 415-817-4223	Certificate in Spanish/English Interpretation (Legal/Court & Medical)
Sonoma State University, School of Extended Education 1801 East Cotati Avenue Rohnert Park, CA 94928 707-664-2394	Legal/Court Interpreter Certificate Program (Spanish/English)
SPOKEN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER TRAINING PROGRAMS Community Colleges
Caņada College 4200 Farm Hill Blvd. Redwood City CA 94061 650-306-3399	Spanish/English Legal/Court Interpretation Certificate Program
College of the Sequoias 915 S. Mooney Blvd. Visalia, CA 93277 559-730-3700	Interpreter Certificate Program (Spanish)
Riverside Community College District Moreno Valley Campus 16130 Lasselle Street Moreno Valley, CA 93551 951-571-6217	AS or certificate in Spanish/English Community Interpretation
Southwestern College, School of Business and Information Systems 900 Otay Lakes Road Chula Vista, CA 91910 619-482-6457	Certificate in Legal Interpretation and Translation (English/Spanish)
SPOKEN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER TRAINING PROGRAMS Private Universities and Schools
L.A. Institute of Translation and Interpretation 2975 Wilshire Blvd., #205 Los Angeles, CA 90010 866-327-1004	MA and certificate programs in Translation and Interpretation (Arabic, Armenian, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish)
Monterey Institute of International Studies, International Interpretation Resource Center 460 Pierce Street Monterey, CA 93940 831-647-4170	Master's degrees in Translation & Interpretation, Conference Interpretation (multiple languages)
National Hispanic University 14271 Story Road San Jose, CA 95127 408-254-6900	Spanish/English Translation and Interpretation Certificate Program
Northridge Institute of Interpretation P.O. Box 920160 Sylmar, CA 91392-0160 (818) 644-0407	Spanish/English court interpreter training
Southern California School of Interpretation 10012 Norwalk Blvd., Suite 120 Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 562-906-9787	Programs in court, medical, administrative hearings and federal interpreting in English-Spanish Distance learning and continuing education courses also available
SPOKEN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER TRAINING PROGRAMS Out-of-State Programs
College of Charleston, Graduate School of the College of Charleston Randolph Hall 310 66 George Street Charleston, South Carolina 29424 843-953-4947	Master's degree or certificate in Bilingual Legal Interpreting (Spanish-English)
University of Arizona Agnes Haury Institute for Interpretation Modern Languages Building Tucson, AZ 85721 520-621-3615	Spanish/English court interpreting program offered as a 3-week summer institute and periodic seminars

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