Cross-Cultural Communications (CCC) is a global leader in medical, educational, legal, and community interpreter training. With a commitment to removing language barriers and bridging cultural divides, we offer the resources, training, and support necessary to make a transformative impact on communities and institutions around the world.
Our 40-hour programs are the gold standard in the industry, providing the required foundation for those seeking to become professional interpreters and helping to ensure they meet necessary training standards for community, medical, and educational interpreting.
Since 2001, Cross-Cultural Communications (CCC) has led the way in professional interpreting, helping to establish an ethical framework that is now vital to the field, impacting the lives of over 30 million people in the U.S. and countless others around the world. We continue to lead by example, promoting continued professionalization of the field and communicative autonomy for all.
In addition to training community interpreters, CCC partners with service providers to offer free resources, consulting, technical assistance, course development, and more. We are also the largest organization that licenses interpreter trainers in the U.S. and across the globe.
Investing in interpreter training offers substantial returns for both aspiring interpreters and those aiming to become licensed trainers. For individuals, it opens doors to a growing field with approximately 7,500 job openings each year and competitive annual salaries.
When organizations train their bilingual staff, the return is substantial for hospitals, courts, school systems, human services agencies, and more. Training improves service quality and compliance, reduces errors, and lowers costs in various ways, such as minimizing reliance on external services and improving operational efficiency.
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your skills, our courses offer the expertise, resources, and real-world practice needed to excel as a professional interpreter.
Designed for experienced interpreters, the CCC’s industry-leading TOT programs equip you with the skills and knowledge to teach the next generation of interpreters.
From training and curriculum to technical assistance, we design solutions that ensure effective and accurate communication across diverse settings.
Used by over 110 colleges and universities around the world, our high-quality textbooks have played a central role in professionalizing the field of interpreting.
Explore our extensive library of free resources, including live and recorded webinars, newsletters, checklists, guides to best practices, and more. CCC is here to help you stay ahead in the world of interpreting services.
No, CCC is an organization dedicated solely to interpreter and cultural competence training. Our mission is language access. However, we do provide graduates of The Community Interpreter® with a list of nearby language companies and public organizations that employ interpreters. We also occasionally send out job postings to our program graduates and/or e-newsletter subscribers at the request of other organizations.
Cross-Cultural Communications is the leading international training agency in the U.S. devoted to community interpreting, educational interpreting, healthcare interpreting and cultural competence. It is also the only organization that licenses community interpreters across the U.S. and in other countries. We regularly train bilingual staff as well as contract interpreters. We also provide training and consulting services to private companies, non-profits and government agencies. Our programs are grounded in a mixture of theory and practical, hands-on activities.
The Community Interpreter® International, or TCII, is a 40-hour certificate training program for interpreters who are just starting out or those experienced interpreters who are looking for a recognized qualification. Subjects covered include the interpreting code of ethics and standards of practice in order to give participants a solid grounding in the profession. This is complemented by practical, hands-on activities such as role-plays and interactive group discussions. The program fulfills the 40-hour training requirements considered by many (certifying bodies employers and industry associations) to be the minimum needed to entire the field.
At the moment, a combination of two CCC programs fulfills this requirement: Medical Terminology for Interpreters (7.5 hours) and The Community Interpreter® International. Since TCII is open to all community interpreters and the subject matter covers education and social services as well as medical interpreting, at the end of each TCII session any participant who is seeking medical interpreter certification will be given a letter from CCC, stating the number of hours that can be counted towards this requirement. Typically 34-36 hours count towards the 40 hour requirement.
Yes, although the CE credits offered for each program will vary according to course length and content. Our programs are currently approved for continuing education credits by the following organizations:
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