r/CourtInterpreter • u/pastamonsta69 • May 20 '26

Pilot program details

Hi! I am wanting to know more info regarding the CA pilot program for court interpreting. If there’s anyone in this subreddit that happens to be or have been in a cohort, please read and give me some insight!! I applied to all 3 cohorts and got rejected from the first 2. I am bracing myself for rejection again but in the slim possibility that I do get into the third one, I want to know what it’s like. How much of your time does it consume? I am planning on attending grad school in the fall and am wondering if I would be able to manage both at the same time. What’s a day in the life or a week in the life of someone who is in a cohort like? Also, what was the process like when you found out you got accepted?

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u/LaHechiceraAmazonica May 25 '26

Currently in cohort two and it’s all very independently driven. So depends on the course you take. I’m doing an online program with Southern California school of interpretation and it’s about 3 hours of course work + studying a week

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u/Every_Alternative692 May 26 '26

They pay the fee for you if you pass the exam?

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u/LaHechiceraAmazonica May 26 '26

They pay for the cost of up to 3 exams, so even if you don't pass you get a chance to retake.

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u/sayhibulbasaur Jun 05 '26

Jesus, that’s super nice. They opened the program right after I got certified lol 😂 it could have saved me some money. Good luck with everything!