Arizona - Phoenix Community College
The mission of the American Sign Language/English Interpreter Preparation Program (degree and certificate) at Phoenix College, is to provide high quality instruction and training in practical and theoretical issues, skills, knowledge, and professionalism pertaining to the provision of interpreting services to D/deaf, hard of hearing and hearing consumers in a variety of settings.  Phoenix College believes American Sign Language and English to be separate and distinct languages that represent different cultures with unique values, norms, and perspectives. 

Arizona - Pima Community College
This curriculum provides theoretical academic, and technical training to those students desiring to pursue a degree in interpreting for the Deaf. The program includes classroom lecture, laboratory skills, and field experience in the community.

Arkansas - University of Arkansas at Little Rock
UALR’s program includes second language learning, foundations in deafness, deaf culture and other cultures, beginning to advanced methods in interpretation, electives, and core requirements.

California - American River College
While learning a second language you will also study the deaf community and culture of deaf people. The purpose of the ARC program is to train you to interact effectively with deaf people using their language.

California - Bakersfield College
The major in American Sign Language provides a linguistic and grammatical study of the language and an in-depth look into the culture of deaf people.

California - California State University, Northridge
CSUN is proud to be one of only two institutions in the nation that offers a comprehensive undergraduate program in the area of Deaf Studies. It has long been acknowledged as a leader in providing quality education in a broad variety of fields relating to deafness and is unequaled in terms of its exceptionally skilled and dedicated faculty, a special student body, and extensive resources.

California - El Camino College
RITC's mission is straight forward: to improve the quality and quantity of interpreters available to Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind individuals.

California - Golden West College

California - Mt. San Antonio College

California - Ohlone College
The Interpreter Preparation Program (IPP) at Ohlone College prepares students to work as professional interpreters serving Deaf People in a variety of settings.

California - Palomer College
The American Sign Language/English Interpreter Training Program at Palomar College is a two-year course of study that prepares students for employment in the interpreting profession.

California - Pierce College
This program is designed to prepare for a career in interpreting for deaf and hearing people. Students will be trained in the various aspects of interpreting and upon completion of the program should be prepared to work in the field. As an interpreter one will function as a facilitator between the deaf person and the hearing person.

California - Saddleback College
This program is designed to prepare the student to serve as an interpreting intern in a variety of settings (e.g., education, human services, legal, and church). Proficiency in American Sign Language (ASL) is often a valuable adjunct to careers in special education, health sciences, audiology, or therapy.

California - San Diego Mesa College
The interpreter Training Program will prepare the student for a career in the field of sign language interpretation/transliteration. Provides theoretical and practical knowledge in all aspects of community and academic interpreting. This program provides instruction in the various aspects of interpretation/transliteration skills to students who possess intermediate skills in American Sign Language.

Colorado - Front Range Community College
The Educational Interpreting Certificate Program (EICP) is a distance learning opportunity that uses a variety of technologies to bring the classes right into your home.  In addition it provides you on-site classes at the Summer Institute each year!  

Colorado - University of Boulder at Colorado
Our online program offers courses for Interpreting Educators and Mentors who would like to improve their skills or help better the field of Interpreting by mentoring others. We are a one of a kind program, with the ability to offer Undergraduate and Graduate Level online courses taught by known instructors in the field.

Connecticut - Northwestern Connecticut Community College
The purpose of the program is to provide quality interpreter education in a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary endeavor, focusing on preparing interpreters and transliterators of ASL and English.The professional career program is a comprehensive, sequenced, and integrated series of courses that is intended to provide students with the necessary techniques and skills required for professional work as interpreters.

District of Columbia - Gallaudet University
The Department of Interpretation offers a graduate program in interpretation to prepare deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing interpreters for interpreting work in a variety of settings.  The department prepares interpreters to interact and communicate fluently with deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing people, with an appreciation of diversity in deaf and hearing communities.

Florida - Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
Becoming a proficient interpreter/transliterator begins with developing fluent expressive and receptive sign language skills. Once your skills have developed you may want to take one of the available screening or evaluation tools which provide an indication your skills.

Florida - Florida Community College at Jacksonville
This program prepares students for employment as interpreters for the deaf, and provides supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in occupations such as nursing education and human services agencies, etc. Students learn vocabulary and linguistic principles of the language and the process for interpreting into both English and American Sign Language (ASL). Students will also study the ethical and professional considerations of working in this field. Finally, cognitive information is presented which deals with aspects of deaf culture and the phenomenon of deafness itself.

Florida - St. Petersburg College
The Sign Language Interpretation Program at SPC is a unique training site for future sign language interpreters. This geographic location has the fifth largest deaf population in the United States. The well established Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, based at the Clearwater Campus, offers the opportunity for interpreter trainees to experience Deaf culture and a wide variety of sign language styles. Students who successfully complete the two-year program in interpreter training at SPC will earn an Associate in Science degree.

Florida - Hillsborough Community College
Responding to community surveys which indicated that approximately 50,000 Tampa Bay deaf and hard of hearing adults and school age children were served by only 35 nationally and state certified interpreters, HCC began planning for an Associate in Science Degree in Interpreting for Deaf persons. The program was initiated in Fall 1986.

Florida - Miami Dade College
Miami-Dade College, North Campus, offers an Associate of Science (A.S.) degree in Sign Language Interpretation. The program is designed to develop the skills necessary to interpret the communications between deaf or hard of hearing persons and hearing individuals in an accurate and effective manner.  Also developed is a practical understanding of aspects of deaf studies and Deaf culture and community. 

Georgia - Georgia Perimeter College

Hawaii - Kapiolani Community College
As an interpreting student at KCC, you take courses covering the following areas: the interpreter’s role; an historical overview of the interpreting profession; public speaking techniques in ASL and English; Deaf Culture and Community awareness and sensitivity; intercultural and cross-cultural interactions; linguistics; ethics and decision-making; models of interpretation; the process of interpretation; text analysis; interpreting preparation; team interpreting; transliteration; business practices; the various situations in which an interpreter might function; and extensive guided practice in the skills necessary for interpreting.

Idaho - College of Southern Idaho
The Sign Language Studies program at CSI offers qualified students a comprehensive sequence of American Sign Language, Knowledge of Deafness, and General Education at the college level.

Illinois - Columbia College Chicago
Interpreting majors develop fluency in English and American Sign Language as well as the ability to manipulate those languages in an appropriate and creative manner necessary for interpreting and transliterating. Emphasis is placed on acquiring knowledge, skills, and interpersonal communication strategies in order to become effective cultural mediators between diverse communities.

Illinois - John A. Logan College
Program Goal:  To have graduates who are competent entry level interpreters who analyze their own performance and recognize their own abilities and limitations. These graduates will be capable of interpreting between English and ASL, making appropriate cultural adjustments. They will be able to discuss and apply principals learned about the interpreting process, the dynamics of majority/minority intercultural interaction, professional ethics and protocol, and professional communication and team work.

Illinois - MacMurray College
It is possible to earn a double major in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher Education and Interpreter Training Program.

Illinois - Waubonsee Community College
Waubonsee's program provides students with the opportunity to become proficient in American Sign Language and gain knowlege of Deaf culture.

Illinois - William Rainey Harper College
The 40-credit hour career program provides instruction in language development and cross-cultural understanding. Interpreting theory is presented and the application of skills and theory to the interpreting task is stressed.

Indiana - Bethel College
The program began in August 1995 and was the first four-year interpreting program established in Indiana. Our faculty includes both Deaf and hearing instructors who maintain their professional status, possess national certifications and continue to support their communities in various activities. The faculty's knowledge and experience provides the program with a strong curriculum in American Sign Language and interpreting.

Indiana - Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
The curriculum sequence is designed to teach the basic principles of language and communication and to establish basic translation skills before proceeding to consecutive and simultaneous interpreting. The core program consists of courses in contrastive analysis, discourse analysis, basic translation skills, interpreting techniques, consecutive interpreting and simultaneous interpreting. The combination of this core with a broad liberal arts education prepares students to enter the profession of interpreting which serves diverse populations and encompasses a wide range of subjects and settings.

Indiana - Vincennes University
While most Deaf education programs are taught as social sciences, this program is administered by the Humanities Division and taught as a modern language. It places a strong emphasis on understanding the culture of the language (in this case the Deaf community) just as there would be with any foreign language.

Tennessee - Maryville College

Iowa - Iowa Western Community College

Kansas - Johnson County Community College
The JCCC's Interpreter Training Program is the beginning of a lifelong learning process. The two - year sequence of courses provides instruction and experience needed to interpret between visual American Sign Language and auditory English. 

Kentucky - Eastern Kentucky University
The Interpreter Training Program is experiencing a period of growth in which it is expanding the services and curriculum offered as well as extending the area it serves. Current services offered include a 4-year degree program which trains students to become skilled and certified at sign language interpreting so that upon graduation a student can begin working as an interpreter for the deaf, a career that has many benefits and advantages.

Louisiana - Delgado Community College
Delgado's program of Educational Interpreting for the Deaf prepares graduates to interpret for deaf children in the elementary and secondary educational setting. This program is also the foundation for those students seeking state and national certification or advanced degrees in interpreting, speech therapy, audiology, education and counseling.

Maine - University of Southern Maine
USM has put in place a full four-year interpreter training program in ASL/English Interpreting within the Linguistics program.

Maryland - Community College of Baltimore County
This degree or certificate option provides students with entry level knowledge and skills as sign language interpreters. Students will develop skills in expressive and receptive use of American Sign Language and specific technical skills required to interpret and transliterate. In addition, students will study topics relative to Deaf people and the field of interpreting.

Massachusetts - Northeastern University
For its ASL/English interpretation majors, the Program is committed to providing opportunities that will allow them to acquire the linguistic, cognitive and ethical decision-making skills as well as the socio-cultural knowledge necessary to serve as professional ASL/English interpreters.

Michigan - Lansing Community College
Since 1978 Sign Language/ Interpreter Training Program graduates of LCC have found employment in various sectors of both private and public enterprise as well as local and state government.

Michigan - Madonna University
American Sign Language (ASL) is the language of the American Deaf Community. ASL has become a serious area of study for individuals interested in communicating and working with Deaf persons. The Sign Language Studies/Interpreting Department offers students the opportunity to develop ASL communication skills and an understanding of the language and its community. Interpreting courses are also offered for students interested in Sign language interpretation. Second language teaching methods include: structural, functional and communicative approaches to language learning.  Emphasis is placed on the sociocultural aspects of American Deaf Culture and the right of Deaf children and adults to learn and use American Sign Language.

Michigan - Mott Community College
The program in interpreting prepares students to communicate effectively in American Sign Language (ASL) and other forms of sign communication. Upon successful completion of the program, students will have basic entry level skills in sign language interpreting/transliterating and a working knowledge of the Registry of Interpreters for the deaf (RID) and National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Code of Ethics. This program provides for interaction with the local deaf community, deaf instructors and deaf tutors.

Michigan - Washtenaw Community College
This Program has been created to prepare the student to take the state test for the Michigan Quality Assurance Interpreter Certification Program test

Minnesota - College of St. Catherine
Students may choose to take a concentration in Interpreting or in ASL. In the Interpreting concentration students develop a specialized ability to facilitate communication between Deaf people and hearing people. As an interpreter, graduates work in several settings including health care, education, rehabilitation, performing arts and business. Interpreters relay the messages between the participants, they do not provide direct service or care.  Students choosing the ASL concentration will study the language and culture of American Deaf people. These students may go on to work in the fields of linguistics, social work, education or theater. Many students may choose to double major (i.e., education, nursing, psychology, communication, theater) or pursue a master's degree in ASL or a related field.

Minnesota - Saint Paul College
This program prepares individuals for communication and increased fluency in American Sign Language and interpreting. Instruction focuses on the linguistic and cultural aspects of American Sign Language, and will enhance students’ ability to work with deaf and hard-of-hearing people in a variety of settings.

Missouri - William Woods University
The WWU Interpreting Program prepares students to effectively communicate and interpret between American Sign Language (ASL) and English. Practicum experiences are provided in educational, medical, vocational and other settings.

Missouri - St. Louis Community College
This two-year American Sign Language interpreter education program provides the instruction and experience needed to interpret between individuals using American Sign Language and English. Focus is on a multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary approach to interpreting centered around the theory of interpretation. This professional, career program consists of a comprehensive, sequential, and integrated series of courses intended to provide students with the necessary mastery of the theory, techniques, and skills required to enter the profession of interpretation.

New Hampshire - University of New Hampshire, Manchester
The sign language interpretation curriculum includes coursework in the language, history, and values of the Deaf community. Students seeking to become interpreters receive a foundation in American Sign Language, Deaf culture, and the interpretation process, and their programs of study often include elective courses in linguistics, sociology, communication, and psychology. Students also gain a thorough grounding in the liberal arts through the University's general education program.

New Jersey - Union County College
The program provides a multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary approach of instruction.  The five semester program (after the pre-entry level is completed) is designed to equip students with knowledge and skills for entry level sign language interpreting.  Areas of scholarly pursuit include cultural and historical studies, linguistic examination, and literary analysis, as well as the study of the language in its conversational form.  The courses within the program are geared to preparing students for evaluation for certification through the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. 

New Mexico - University of New Mexico
The UNM Bachelor of Science in Signed Language Interpreting degree has a progressive curriculum of ASL courses spiraling into the interpreter education courses. In its 18 years of operation it has undergone several invigorating revisions to the curriculum. Recently the faculty has begun to implement a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics with a Concentration in Signed Language Studies. This second undergraduate degree will serve the many students who wish to study ASL, Deaf History, Literature and Culture, but are interested in focusing their studies on linguistics, rather than interpretation.

New York - Deaf Adult Services of Western New York
DAS offers a variety of educational opportunities to learn sign language in order to facilitate and promote communication between the Deaf and hearing communities.

New York - LaGuardia Community College / CUNY
The methodologies used in our program are based on models of interpretation and pedagogy recognized as the best practices in the field. They have been found to be effective in the preparation of new interpreters and in the continuing education of experienced interpreters who want to enhance their skills.  Curriculum is developed and courses are taught by nationally known deaf and hearing individuals.

New York - National Technical Institute for the Deaf
The Department of American Sign Language and Interpreting Education at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf provides state of the art practical education in learning American Sign Language (ASL), American Deaf Culture, and ASL-English Interpretation. This education affirms the essential role effective communication plays in bringing together deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing people.