Interpreter and translator training in Michigan
3 interpreter and translator programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
2 schools offer these interpreter programs, and Michigan has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Interpreters work in spoken or sign language and translators in written language; medical interpreters help patients talk with doctors and nurses, and court interpreters work in courts. Most have a bachelor's degree and must be fluent in English and at least one other language. Certification is usually optional, but most states require it for court interpreters.1
In Michigan, all 3 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.
All 3 are the same kind of program: translator or interpreter certificate (general).
See the 3 programsHow much does interpreter training cost in Michigan?
$995 to $6,870
from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- Not reported
- None of the 3 programs report it
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- None of the 3 programs report it
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- None of the 3 programs report it
- Length
- Not enough data
- 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Michigan may also offer interpreter training. How these figures are made
All 3 interpreter and translator programs in Michigan approved for WIOA funding
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3 programs
Professional Interpreter
Central Michigan University
Based in Mt Pleasant, MI
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$995Program website, Professional Interpreter at Central Michigan UniversityMore details about Professional Interpreter at Central Michigan University
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 24 weeks, 2 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $995
Translator & Interpreter Training Program Certificate
American Academy of International Education Inc.
Clinton Township
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,470Program website, Translator & Interpreter Training Program Certificate at American Academy of International Education Inc.More details about Translator & Interpreter Training Program Certificate at American Academy of International Education Inc.
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 50 weeks, 13 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,470
Translator & Interpreter Training Program Diploma
American Academy of International Education Inc.
Clinton Township
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,870Program website, Translator & Interpreter Training Program Diploma at American Academy of International Education Inc.More details about Translator & Interpreter Training Program Diploma at American Academy of International Education Inc.
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 100 weeks, 13 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,870
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for interpreter training in Michigan
WIOA funding can pay for interpreter training in Michigan
Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?
Financial aid and grants for interpreter training
Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67
GI Bill for interpreter training
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
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Where the Michigan interpreter program numbers come from
Which Michigan interpreter programs are on this list?
These are the interpreter programs Michigan approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Michigan offers.
How the prices and results of Michigan interpreter programs are measured
Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.
Sources for the facts about interpreter training in Michigan
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Interpreters and Translators
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List