Professional development: Education.

Professional development: Getting over the hump!

David Bar-Tzur

Created 10 April 2000, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

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Education

Formal educational programs can serve us well in providing a structure and thorough grounding in various fields, even providing options for those who wish to be involved in activities beyond interpreting: teaching interpreters, teaching Deaf people, working for a Deaf or interpreter organization, providing workshops or assessment, or simply working outside of Deafness altogether someday. If you know of others, please email me the website at , and I will include it below. I only list the institutions that have some web information on their programs. See NAD's How do I become a Sign Language interpreter? and for the arguments for and against attending an Interpreter Education Program at all, see Interpreter Training Programs: Two sides of the coin.

Distance learning (your location immaterial) See Online teaching and learning: Distance learning interpreting programs

The US by state or region.

Alabama	Alaska	Arizona	Arkansas	California	Colorado	Connecticut
Delaware	District of Columbia	Florida	Georgia	Hawaii	Idaho	Illinois
Indiana	Iowa	Kansas	Kentucky	Louisiana	Maine	Maryland
Massachusetts	Michigan	Minnesota	Mississippi	Missouri	Montana	Nebraska
New England	New Hampshire	New Jersey	New Mexico	New York	North Carolina	North Dakota
Ohio	Oklahoma	Oregon	Pennsylvania	Puerto Rico	Regions 1-10	Region 1
Region 2	Region 3	Region 4	Region 5	Region 6	Region 7	Region 8
Region 9	Region 10	Rhode Island	South Carolina	South Dakota	South East region	Tennessee
Texas	Utah	Vermont	Virginia	Virgin Islands	Washington (State)	West Virginia
Wisconsin	Wyoming

Alabama

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Bishop State Community College, Mobile. Scroll down to "Humanities Division". Certificate or Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Region 4 Interpreter Education Center. AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN

Alaska

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Region 10 Interpreter Education Center. AK, ID, OR, WA

Arizona

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Phoenix College, Phoenix. American Sign Language and Interpreter Preparation Program with both certificates and AA degrees.

stained glass ball Pima Community College, Tucson. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Region 9 Interpreter Education Center. AZ, CA, HI, NV, Guam and the Trust Territories, Territories of the Pacific

stained glass ball University of Arizona. Tucson.

Arkansas

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University of Arkansas, Little Rock. Associate or Bachelor Degree program.

California

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American River College, Sacramento. Certificate or Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball California State University, Northridge. Bachelor Degree program.

stained glass ball California State University Fresno, Fresno. Communicative Disorders And Deaf Studies department with BA degrees in Deaf Studies and Interpreting, and certificate programs.

stained glass ball El Camino College, Torrance. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Golden West College, Huntington Beach. Certificate or Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut. Certificate or Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Ohlone College, Fremont. Associate Degree prgram.

stained glass ball Palomar College, San Marcos. Certificate or Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Pierce College, Woodland Hills. Certificate or Associate Degree program. I can find no website information on this program.

stained glass ball Region 9 Interpreter Education Center. AZ, CA, HI, NV, Guam and the Trust Territories, Territories of the Pacific

stained glass ball Riverside Community College, Riverside. Certificate or Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Saddleback College, Mission Viejo.

Colorado

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Distance Opportunities for Interpreter Training Center. BA in ASL-English Interpretation. Recognizing the right of deaf and hard of hearing individuals to equal communication access, the Distance Opportunities for Interpreter Training Center designs and delivers quality education for and about Sign Language Interpreters. Established in 1993, the UNC-Distance Opportunities for Interpreter Training (DO IT) Center provides an array of educational offerings and collaborative partnership opportunities related to the field of American Sign Language - English interpreting.

stained glass ball Front Range Community College, Westminster. AAS degree.

stained glass ball Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs. Associate Degree prgram.

Connecticut

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Northeastern University Regional Interpreter Education Center. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Vermont.

stained glass ball Northwestern Connecticut Community College (pdf). AS degree in Interpreter Preparation: ASL/English; AA in Deaf Studies; Certificate in Deaf Studies. See Sec 1:32, once downloaded.

Delaware

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Region 3 Interpreter Education Center. DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV

District of Columbia

stained glass ball Gallaudet University:

Master Degree program (MAI). The MAI provides an interdisciplinary, theoretical, and practical approach to interpretation, with emphasis on discourse analysis, bilingual fluency, cultural adeptness, and integration of multiculturalism. Students focus on a variety of goals including certification, research, and publishing.

stained glass ball Region 3 Interpreter Education Center. DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV

Florida

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Florida Community College, Jacksonville. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Hillsborough Community College, Tampa. AAS, Interpreting for Deaf Persons.

stained glass ball Miami Dade College, Miami. Sign Language Associate of Science degree program.

stained glass ball Region 4 Interpreter Education Center. AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN

stained glass ball St. Petersburg College, Clearwater. Sign Language Interpretation Program with Associate degree.

stained glass ball University of South Florida, Tampa. Interpreter Training Track program with Bachelors degree.

Georgia

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American Sign Language / English Interpreting Program at Georgia Perimeter College., core curriculum, and ITP student handbook. Certificate or Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Region 4 Interpreter Education Center. AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN

Hawaii

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Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu. Certificate program.

stained glass ball Region 9 Interpreter Education Center. AZ, CA, HI, NV, Guam and the Trust Territories, Territories of the Pacific

Idaho

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College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls. Associate of Arts.

stained glass ball Idaho State University, Pocatello. Bachelor Degree program.

stained glass ball Region 10 Interpreter Education Center. AK, ID, OR, WA

Illinois

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Columbia College, Chicago. Bachelor Degree program.

stained glass ball Illinois Central College, East Peoria. Certificate or Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball John A. Logan College, Carterville. Associate and other degrees.

stained glass ball MacMurray College Interpreter Training, Jacksonville. Bachelor and Associate degrees.

stained glass ball Region 5 Interpreter Education Center. IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI

stained glass ball Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove. Associate degree and Certificate.

stained glass ball William Rainey Harper College, Palatine. Certificate program.

Indiana

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Bethel College, Mishawaka. Associate and Bachelor Degree programs.

stained glass ball Goshen College, Goshen. B.A. in ASL/ENG Interpreting.

stained glass ball Indiana University, Purdue University, Indianapolis. Delivers a Bachelor's in conjunction with Vincennes University, Vincennes.

stained glass ball Region 5 Interpreter Education Center. IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI

Iowa

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Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Scott Community College, Bettendorf. Associate Degree program.

Kansas

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Johnson County Community College, Overland Park.

Kentucky

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Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond. Bachelor Degree program.

stained glass ball Region 4 Interpreter Education Center. AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN

Louisiana

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Delgado Community College, New Orleans. This temporary website is to update you on Delgado�s status following Hurricane Katrina. Once normal operations return at the college, the official web site will be restored. Associate degree program.

stained glass ball Region 6 Interpreter Education Center. AR, LA, NM, OK, TX

Maine

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Northeastern University Regional Interpreter Education Center. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Vermont.

stained glass ball University of Southern Maine. Degree offered: B.A. in Linguistics with a Concentration in ASL/English Interpreting.

Maryland

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Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville. Certificate or Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Region 3 Interpreter Education Center. DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV

Massachusetts

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Boston University Deaf Studies Program. Undergraduate Program in Deaf Studies (B.S.), Graduate Program in Education of the Deaf (M.Ed., CAGS), Graduate Program in ASL/Deaf Studies (M.Ed., CAGS).

stained glass ball Holy Cross, Worcester.

stained glass ball Northeastern University, Boston. Bachelor Degree program.

stained glass ball Northeastern University Regional Interpreter Education Center. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Vermont.

stained glass ball Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill - Lawrence. AA in Deaf Studies: Sign Language Interpreter Option; AA in Deaf Studies: American Sign Language Option.

stained glass ball Translation Center, University of Massachusetts, Amhurst.

Michigan

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Lansing Community College, Lansing. Certificate program.

stained glass ball Madonna University, Livonia. Bachelor Degree program.

stained glass ball Mott Community College, Flint. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City.

stained glass ball Region 5 Interpreter Education Center. IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI

Minnesota

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ASL/Interpreting :: The College of St. Catherine. Certificate or Bachelor Degree program.

stained glass ball North Central University, Minneapolis. Scroll down to "Carlstrom Deaf studies." Christian college with Deaf Studies program with an emphasis on developing ministers; also includes ASL/English Interpreter program with Bachelor degrees.

stained glass ball Region 5 Interpreter Education Center. IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI

stained glass ball St. Paul Technical College, St. Paul. Certificate or Associate Degree program.

Mississippi

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Gulfport. Interpreter Training program with Associate Degree

stained glass ball Region 4 Interpreter Education Center. AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN

Missouri

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Maple Woods Community College, Kansas City. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball St. Louis Community College, St. Louis. At "Or view PDFs of Individual Programs:" scroll down to "Deaf Comm. Studies/Interpreter Ed."

stained glass ball St. Louis Community College at Florisaant Valley, Ferguson. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball William Woods University, Fulton. Bachelor Degree program.

Montana

Nebraska

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Metropolitan Community College, Omaha. ASL/English Interpreter Preparation program with Associate degree.

Nevada

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College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas.

stained glass ball Region 9 Interpreter Education Center. AZ, CA, HI, NV, Guam and the Trust Territories, Territories of the Pacific

New England

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Northeastern University Regional Interpreter Education Center. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Vermont.

New Hampshire

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Northeastern University Regional Interpreter Education Center. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Vermont.

stained glass ball University of New Hampshire at Manchester. BS in Sign Language Interpretation; and a minor in ASL/Deaf Studies.

New Jersey

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Burlington County College, Pemberton. AS in ASL/Deaf Studies; AA in ASL/Interpreter Education; Certificate in ASL/Interpreter Education.

stained glass ball Camden Community College, Blackwood. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Educational Interpreters Professional Development Center, Union County College, Cranford.

stained glass ball Ocean County College, Toms River. AAS in Interpreter Training; Certificate of Proficiency in Interpreter Training

stained glass ball Union County College, Plainfield.Union County College, Plainfield. AA degree in ASL and Deaf Studies; Certificate of Completion in ASL and Deaf Studies for those with AA degree or higher; AAS degree in American Sign Language-English Interpreting Program; Certificate of Completion in American Sign Language-English Interpreting Program; for those who already have AA degree or higher; Certificate in Educational Interpreting (AA or higher is required for entry Program)

New Mexico

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Region 6 Interpreter Education Center. AR, LA, NM, OK, TX

stained glass ball Santa Fe Community College, Sante Fe. Sign Language Interpreting program with Associate degree and Certificate.

stained glass ball The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Bachelor Degree program.

New York

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City University of New York/LaGuardia Community College, New York City. BA in ASL/English Interpretation via State University of New York/Empire College; AA in Deaf Studies; Professional Certificate in ASL/English Interpretation for those who already hold a BA or higher degree.

stained glass ball Dutchess County Community College, Poughkeepsie. Select "American Sign Language/English Interpreter Training Program (with a Trilingual Option) (ITP)". AAS in ASL/English Interpreting with Trilingual (ASL/Spanish/English) Option.

stained glass ball Keuka College, Keuka Park. BA in ASL/English Interpretation; minors and concentrations in ASL, Education, Organizational Communication, etc.

stained glass ball National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester. AAS and BS degrees in ASL/English Interpretation currently. NTID is currently revising their BS degree in ASL/English Interpretation and is exploring the possibility of 2+2 articulation agreements among NYS AAS degree programs in ASL/English Interpretation, then phasing out the AAS degree program at NTID/RIT.

stained glass ball Suffolk County Community College, Selden. AAS: Interpreter for the Deaf Sequence; AAS: American Sign Language.

North Carolina

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Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock. Interpreter Education program

stained glass ball Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte. Certificate or Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Gardner Webb University, Boiling Springs. BS degree. No web page about the department.

stained glass ball Region 4 Interpreter Education Center. AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN

stained glass ball University of N. Carolina at Greensboro. Bachelor Degree program.

North Dakota

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Lake Region State College, Devils Lake. Certificate program.

Ohio

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Cincinnati State Technical & Community College, Cincinnati. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Columbus State Community College, Columbus. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Kent State University, Kent. Bachelor Degree program.

stained glass ball Ohio School for the Deaf, Columbus. Interpreting and Sign Language Resources (ISLR) department at the Ohio School for the Deaf provides professional development for educational interpreter

stained glass ball Region 5 Interpreter Education Center. IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI

stained glass ball Sinclair Community College, Dayton. Click on "AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRET. FOR THE DEAF (ASL.AAS)". Associate Degree program.

Oklahoma

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Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City. Certificate or Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Region 6 Interpreter Education Center. AR, LA, NM, OK, TX

stained glass ball Tulsa Community College, NE Campus. Associate Degree program.

Oregon

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Portland Community College, Portland. Certificate or Associate Degree prgram.program.

stained glass ball Region 10 Interpreter Education Center. AK, ID, OR, WA

stained glass ball Western Oregon University, Monmouth. Bachelor Degree program.

Pennsylvania

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Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg. Bachelor Degree program.

stained glass ball Community College of Allegheny County, North, Pittsburgh. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia. ASL/English Interpreting program with Associate degree.

stained glass ball Mount Aloysius College, Cresson. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Region 3 Interpreter Education Center. DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV

Puerto Rico

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Northeastern University Regional Interpreter Education Center. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Vermont.

stained glass ball Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo. Click on "Ciencias en Interpretación de Señas". BA degree program in Sign Language Interpretation.

Regions 1-10

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RSA Regional Projects.

Region 1

Region 2

Region 3

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Region 3 Interpreter Education Center. DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV.

Region 4

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Region 4 Interpreter Education Center. AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN.

Region 5

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Region 5 Interpreter Education Center. IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI.

Region 6

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Region 6 Interpreter Education Center. AR, LA, NM, OK, TX.

Region 7

Region 8

Region 9

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Region 9 Interpreter Education Center. AZ, CA, HI, NV, Guam and the Trust Territories, Territories of the Pacific.

Region 10

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Region 10 Interpreter Education Center. AK, ID, OR, WA.

Rhode Island

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Northeastern University Regional Interpreter Education Center. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Vermont.

South Carolina

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Region 4 Interpreter Education Center. AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN

South Dakota

South East region

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Southeastern Regional Interpreter Training Consortium for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Tennessee

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Chattanooga State Technical Community College, Chattanooga. American Sign Language Studies program with Associate degree.

stained glass ball Maryville College, Maryville. Bachelor Degree program.

stained glass ball Nashville State Technical Institute, Nashville. Sign Language Interpreting program with Associate degree.

stained glass ball Region 4 Interpreter Education Center. AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN

stained glass ball University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Basic Interpreter Training program with Bachelor degree, also includes Educational Interpreter program.

Texas

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Austin Community College, Austin. Certificate or Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Collin County Community College, Plano. Certificate or Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Cy-Fair College, Cypress. ASL program with an Associate degree in Interpreter Training Technology, and an ASL Communication Skills Certificate

stained glass ball Del Mar College, Corpus Christi. Click on "Interpreter for the Deaf". Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball El Paso Community College, El Paso. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Houston Community College, Houston. Certificate or Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball McLennan Community College, Waco. (Scroll down to "Interpreter training" on page 157.) Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball North Harris College, Houston. American Sign Language/Interpreter Training program

stained glass ball Region 6 Interpreter Education Center. AR, LA, NM, OK, TX

stained glass ball San Antonio College, San Antonio. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Tarrant County College - Northwest campus, Ft. Worth. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Tyler Junior College, Tyler. Certificate or Associate Degree program.

Utah

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Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City. Associate Degree program.

Vermont

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Northeastern University Regional Interpreter Education Center. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Vermont.

Virginia

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Region 3 Interpreter Education Center. DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV

stained glass ball J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond. Certificate program.

stained glass ball New River Community College, Dublin. Certificate program.

stained glass ball Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge. Click on "American Sign Language-English Interpretation A.A.S." or the two below it. Certificate program.

stained glass ball Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton. Certificate program.

stained glass ball Tidewater Community College, Chesapeake. ASL/Interpreter Education Program with Associate degree in ASL/English Interpretation.

Virgin Islands

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Northeastern University Regional Interpreter Education Center. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Vermont.

stained glass ball Region 2 Interpreter Education Center. NY, NJ, PR, VI.

Washington (State)

stained glass ball American Sign Language and Interpreting School of Seattle, Seattle. Their site appears to no longer be extant.

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Region 10 Interpreter Education Center. AK, ID, OR, WA

stained glass ball Seattle Central Community College, Seattle. Certificate or Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane Falls. Certificate or Associate Degree program.

West Virginia

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Fairmont State Community and Technical College, Fairmont. Sign Language Interpreter program with Associate degree, and ASL Communication program with Certificate.

stained glass ball Region 3 Interpreter Education Center. DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV

Wisconsin

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Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Northcentral Technical College, Wausau. Associate Degree program.

stained glass ball Region 5 Interpreter Education Center. IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI

stained glass ball University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee, Milwaukee. Bachelor degrees in American Sign Language and Interpreter Training.

Wyoming

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