Associate of Arts in Sign Language / Interpreter Training

at El Camino College

Upon completion of the program, students will have the necessary language and interpreting skills for entry-level sign language interpreting positions in a variety of community settings, such as medical, vocational, and post-secondary. American Sign Language (ASL) and deaf culture courses give students general communication skills for interacting and working with deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. Interpreting coursework enhances ASL/English cross-cultural communication styles in consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, and includes training in the ethics and practical approaches that must be understood by a practicing interpreter.