Aspire Interpreting Format: Online, 5 months Trainer: Keri Brooks Contact: aspireinterpreting@gmail.com Program Dates: Fall Cohort: End of August to early December Spring Cohort: End of January to early May Certificate in Deaf Interpreting (CIDI) Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf (RIT/NTID) Format: In-person, Online Program Coordinator: Alisha Bronk, M.A (aabnss@rit.edu) Program Contact: cidi@rit.edu Program Dates: Fall Session: August to December Spring Session: January to May Deaf Interpreter Preparation Certificate Community College of Baltimore County CCBC Format: In-person, Online Program Coordinator: Stephan Kennedy, MA, CDI Contact: 443-316-6080 (VP) or skennedy@ccbcmd.edu Sorenson Deaf Interpreter Academy DIAcademy@sorenson.com American River College A.A. in ASL-English Interpreter Preparation Program ASL-English Interpreter Preparation Program Certificate Contact: askhb-LAC@arc.losrios.edu MasterWord Institute – 40-Hour DI Training + CEUs (dates TBA 2026). California State University Northridge Interpreter Education Program (IEP) Contact: deaf.iep@csun.edu Program Length: 2 years The application for the Fall 2026 Cohort with complete instructions/deadlines will be available in January 2026. Please check their website. Ohlone College Deaf-Centered Interpreting Preparation Program (DCIPP) Contact: ippcoordinator@ohlone.edu Program Length: 2 years Lakeland College (Canada) ASL & Deaf Culture Studies Cert. Program Date: Apply Oct 2025, starts Fall 2026. Program Length: 1 year Contact: Jody Morrison at jody.morrison@lakelandcollege.ca.

Keri Brooks aspireinterpreting@gmail.com Keven Poore kevenpoore@gmail.com