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Interpreter and translator training in Virginia

1 interpreter and translator program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this interpreter program, and Virginia has approved it for workforce funding. It 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 Virginia, the one program takes students without a high school diploma.

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How much does interpreter training cost in Virginia?

$2,799

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program
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Earned a year, estimated
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Length
39 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Virginia may also offer interpreter training. How these figures are made

Is there free interpreter training in Virginia?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

The one interpreter and translator program in Virginia approved for WIOA funding

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  • Medical interpreter courseOnlineNo diploma needed

    Medical Interpreter

    Fairfax Public Schools Adult and Community Education

    Based in Springfield, VA

    No diploma needed

    Fairfax Public Schools Adult and Community Education, based in Springfield, VAMedical interpreter courseOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,799
    More details about Medical Interpreter at Fairfax Public Schools Adult and Community Education
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    Earned in a quarter
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    Length
    39 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,799

How to pay for interpreter training in Virginia

WIOA funding can pay for interpreter training in Virginia

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.

Other training in Virginia

How interpreter training compares with the rest of business and office work: Business and office training in Virginia

Where the Virginia interpreter program numbers come from

Which Virginia interpreter programs are on this list?

These are the interpreter programs Virginia 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 Virginia offers.

How the prices and results of Virginia 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 Virginia

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Interpreters and Translators
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. 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)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. 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