Program Certificate

The Seattle Central Interpreter Training Program is no longer enrolling new students. The program will close no later than the end of the 2012-2013 academic year.

If you are currently enrolled in the program, please work with your advisor to register for your remaining classes. The college will continue to make every effort during the 2012-2013 academic year to ensure that you will be able to complete your program at Seattle Central or other regional colleges that offer a similar program. There is additional information in the frequently asked questions document on the Seattle Central website.

For further information, please contact your Division office.

Program Overview

Certificate program, 76 credits

• Specifically designed for deaf individuals to work as interpreters for the deaf population and the deaf/blind population.
• Areas of study include interpreting, applied interpreting, ASL theatre, comparative linguistics and intercultural communications.
• Graduates are prepared to work as deaf interpreters in colleges, public schools, or as freelance interpreters. Deaf interpreters also work in vocational rehabilitation settings, early childhood education, and social and mental health agencies.

The Deaf Interpreter Training Certificate Program is a six-quarter program that prepares students to work as interpreters for deaf consumers with special needs and deaf-blind consumers. The curriculum includes skills classes and practicums. This program begins once a year in fall quarter.

For information on related programs, see the Interpreter Training Program.

Career Opportunities

The program is designed to prepare individuals to work as deaf interpreters in areas such as colleges, public schools or as freelance interpreters. The curriculum provides students a background that prepares them to enter work in human services areas such as vocational rehabilitation, early childhood education, and social and mental health agencies. Graduates may also find employment in theaters, libraries, companies, museums, or any other public or private arenas in which deaf and hearing people interact.

For Further Information:

Deaf Interpreter Training Certificate Program
Humanities and Social Science Division
Seattle Central Community College
1701 Broadway, Room BE4128
Seattle, WA 98122
PHONE: (206) 934-4164