Interpreter Education Programs
CONNECTICUT
Northwestern Connecticut Community College
Public, two-year institutionSemester calendar
Program home: Liberal Arts and Behavioral Science Division
Degree offered: AS degree in Interpreter Preparation: ASL/English; AA in Deaf Studies; Certificate in Deaf Studies
http://www.nwcc.commnet.edu
Deaf Studies Program
Northwestern Connecticut Community College
One Park Place East
Winsted, CT 06098
(860) 738-6375 Voice
(860) 738-6439 FAX
Patricia Owen, Acting Program Coordinator; Director, Liberal Arts and Behavioral Science Division
POwen@nwcc.commnet.edu
MAINE
University of Southern Maine
Public, four-year institutionSemester calendar
Program home: Linguistics Department, College of Arts and Sciences
Degree offered: B.A. in Linguistics with a Concentration in ASL/English Interpreting.
http://www.usm.maine.edu/lin/Program/ASL%20Program.html
University of Southern Maine
Signed Language Research Laboratory
Linguistics Department
University of Southern Maine
68 High Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 780-5957 Voice
(207) 780-5933 TTY
(207) 780-5940 FAX
Judy A, Shepard-Kegl, Professor of Linguistics, Director of the Signed Language Research Lab, Coordinator of the ASL/English Interpreting Track of the Linguistics Major
kegl@usm.maine.edu
MASSACHUSETTS
Northeastern University
Private, four-year institutionSemester calendar
Program home: American Sign Language Program, College of Arts and Sciences; American Sign Language, Deaf Studies, and ASL/English Interpretation also offered through the part-time School of Professional and Continuing Studies.
Degrees offered: Full-time Program: BS in ASL/English Interpretation; BS in ASL Studies and Psychology, ASL Studies and Human Services, BS in ASL Studies and Theater
Part-time Program in the School of Professional and Continuing Studies: BA in ASL/English Interpretation; Certificate in ASL/Deaf Studies; Certificate in ASL/English Interpretation
Online programs offered through the School of Professional and Continuing Studies: Master of Interpreting Pedagogy and Master Mentor Graduate Certificate
http://www.asl.neu.edu
American Sign Language Program
400 Meserve Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 373-3064 (voice and Sorenson videophone)
(617) 373-3067 TTY
(617) 373-3065 FAX
Dennis Cokely, Director of ASL Program and Chair of the Modern Languages Department
d.cokely@neu.edu
Northern Essex Community College
Public, two-year institutionSemester calendar
Program home: Human Services Division
Degrees offered: AA in Deaf Studies: Sign Language Interpreter Option; AA in Deaf Studies: American Sign Language Option.
http://www.necc.mass.edu
Northern Essex Community College
Deaf Studies Program
100 Elliott Street
Haverhill, MA 01830
(978) 556-3662 Voice
(978) 556-3667 TTY
(978) 556-3135 FAX
Jane Nunes, Interim Coordinator, Deaf Studies
jnunes@necc.mass.edu
NEW HAMPSHIRE
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Public, four-year institutionSemester calendar
Program home: Humanities Division
Degree offered: BS in Sign Language Interpretation; and a minor in ASL/Deaf Studies
http://unhm.unh.edu or http://www.unhm.unh.edu/programs/sli/index.html
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Sign Language Interpretation Program
Room 205, University Center
400 Commercial Street
Manchester, NH 03101
(603) 641-4143 Voice
(603) 641-4303 FAX
Jack Hoza, Assistant Professor and Director
jack.hoza@unh.edu
NEW JERSEY
Burlington County College
Public, two-year institutionSemester calendar
Program home: Language, Literature, and Social Sciences Division of Liberal Arts
Degree offered: AS in ASL/Deaf Studies; AA in ASL/Interpreter Education; Certificate in ASL/Interpreter Education
http://www.bcc.edu/pages/193.asp
American Sign Language/Interpreter Education Program
601 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road
Route 530
Pemberton, NJ 08068-1599
(609)894-9311, x7315 voice
(609) 726-0442 FAX
Josie Durkow, Director
jdurkow@bcc.edu
Camden County College
Public, two-year institutionSemester calendar
Program home: Division of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Degrees offered: AAS in Sign Language Interpreting; AA in Deaf Studies
http://www.camdencc.edu/
Camden County College
Interpreter Education Program
College Drive
P.O. Box 200
Blackwood, NJ 08012
(856) 227-7200, ext. 4948 V/TTY
(856) 374-4884 FAX
Brian Morrison, Coordinator
bmorrison@camdencc.edu
Ocean County College
Public, two-year institutionSemester calendar
Program home: Division of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Media Studies.
Degree offered: AAS in Interpreter Training; Certificate of Proficiency in Interpreter Training
http://www.ocean.edu
Interpreter Training Program
201 Fine Arts Building
Ocean County College
College Drive
Toms River, NJ 08754-2001
(732) 255-0338 Voice
(732) 255-0424 TTY
(732) 255-0444 FAX
Dr. Martin Novelli, Dean, Humanities, Fine Arts, and Media Studies
mnovelli@ocean.edu
Union County College
Public, two-year institutionSemester calendar
Program home: English/Fine Arts/Modern Languages
Degree offered: 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)
http://www.ucc.edu
American Sign Language and Deaf Studies Program
Union County College
232 E. 2nd St.
Plainfield, NJ 07060
(908) 412-3578 (Voice message)
(908) 555-1234 (Sorenson videophone)
Eileen Forestal, Coordinator
forestal@ucc.edu
NEW YORK
City University of New York/LaGuardia Community College
Public, two-year institutionSemester calendar
Program home: Liberal Arts and General Studies
Degree offered: 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.
http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/iep/
ASL/English Interpretation Program
CUNY/LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Avenue
Room: C203
Long Island City, NY 11101
(718) 482-5313 V/TTY
(718) 609-2005 FAX
Robert Hills, Coordinator
roberth@lagcc.cuny.edu
Keuka College
Private, four-year institutionSemester calendar
Program home: Humanities and Fine Arts Division
Degree offered: BA in ASL/English Interpretation; minors and concentrations in ASL, Education, Organizational Communication, etc.
http://www.keuka.edu/academic/humanities/asl-english.htm
Keuka College
ASL-English Interpreting Program
Humanities & Fine Arts Division
Keuka Park, N.Y. 14478
(315) 279-5674 (Voice)
(315) 279-5211 TTY/VP
(315) 279-5464 FAX
Dorothy M. Wilkins, Director
dwilkins@mail.keuka.edu
National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
NTID is a federally funded institution at the Rochester Institute of Technology, a private institutionQuarter calendar
Program home: Department of American Sign Language and Interpreting
Degrees offered: 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
http://www.ntid.rit.edu/ASLIE
National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
ASL/English Interpretation Program
Department of American Sign Language and Interpreting Education (ASLIE)
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 144623-5604
(585) 475-6809 Voice
(585) 475-6225 or (585) 475-6809 TTY
(585) 475-5269 or (585) 475-6500 FAXv
Donna E. Gustina, Interim Chairperson
degncp@rit.edu
Suffolk County Community College
Public, two-year institutionSemester calendar
Program home: Department of Education, Health, and Human Services
Degrees offered: AAS: Interpreter for the Deaf Sequence; AAS: American Sign Language
http://depthome.sunysuffolk.edu/Selden_SL/ASL/indexTABLEofCONTENTS.htm
http://www3.sunysuffolk.edu/Curricula/341.asp
Interpreter Education Program
Suffolk County Community College
533 College Road R106
Selden, NY 11784
(631) 451-4299 V/TTY
(631) 451-4671 FAX
Jane Hecker-Cain, Department Chairperson
heckerj@sunysuffolk.edu
Vassar College
Private, 4 year Liberal Arts institution; semester (13 week) calendar2 year Sign Language Program
Interpreter Mentorship Program
(Leading to Interpreter Training Program)
Degree offered (to be determined)
Program home: Department of Education
American Sign Language Program
124 Raymond Ave.
Poughkeepsie, New York 12604-0004
Carmen M. Garcia, Director
cagarcia@vassar.edu
(845) 489-5164 (cell)
(845) 437-7363 (office)
PUERTO RICO
Universidad del Turabo
Private, four-year institutionSemester calendar
Program home: School of Health Sciences
Degree offered: BA degree program in Sign Language Interpretation
Universidad del Turabo
Sign Language Interpretation Program
P.O. Box 3030
Gurabo, PR 00778-3030
(787) 743-7979 ext. 4281
(787) 704-2703 FAX
Myrelis Aponte, Co-coordinator
myrelisaponte@yahoo.com
Maria Laguna, Co-coordinator
mlaguna@suagm.edu