Supporting Accreditation in our Region

Raising the Bar: NCIEC Support for IEPs Pursuing CCIE Accreditation

The six centers of the National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers are actively engaged in improving the quality of interpreting education across the nation. Ensuring quality interpreting education is highlighted in four of the six NCIEC goals. As part of its mission to promote effective practices, the NCIEC encourages interpreting education programs to become accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education (CCIE). The National Consortium, through its National Interpreter Education Center and five Regional Interpreter Education Centers, offers funding support to those programs engaging in the process of self-study toward accreditation.

The accreditation process consists of four steps:

Directed self-study measuring the program's success in achieving its mission
Submission of a self-study report to CCIE for review
On-site evaluation by trained personnel
Judgment by the CCIE that the program is or is not in compliance with the National Interpreter Education Standards

The Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education (CCIE) invites interpreter education programs at the associate, bachelor and masters levels to begin the process of accreditation. Information about the CCIE, the National Interpreter Education Standards and application information can be found at the CCIE website.

The CATIE Center at the College of St. offers reimbursement of fees as follows for up to two programs within our region during the current fiscal year:

$500 application fee when the IEP's completed Self-Study Report has been received by CCIE for review
$1,500 (half of the site visit fee) at the time the program is notified that it is in compliance with accreditation standards.

Any program engaged in the process is assured complete confidentiality throughout the process.

Interpreter Education Program administrators within the CATIE Center-College of St. Catherine region who are planning to apply for accreditation are encouraged to contact Laurie Swabey at laswabey@stkate.edu for more details on the process for requesting reimbursement.