by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
American Sign Language is the 199th most popular major in the country with 2,724 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, American Sign Language graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,250 and had an average of $24,208 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 357 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,437 and $26,875 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 82 American Sign Language graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in American Sign Language. That schools that top this list have a program in American Sign Language in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree asl students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ocean County College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Toms River, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ASL degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Onondaga Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Onondaga Community College is a medium-sized school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 7 associates’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Onondaga Community College American Sign Language Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union County College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Union County College is located in Cranford, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Union County College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Finger Lakes Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Canandaigua, New York, and it awarded 3 associates’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Finger Lakes Community College American Sign Language Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Frederick Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Frederick Community College is a medium-sized school located in Frederick, Maryland that handed out 5 associates’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Frederick Community College
Suffolk County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Selden, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ASL degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about American Sign Language at Suffolk County Community College
Nassau Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
Mohawk Valley Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Mohawk Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Utica, New York that handed out 3 associates’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about American Sign Language at Mohawk Valley Community College
Community College of Allegheny County did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. CCAC is a fairly large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 associates’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Community College of Philadelphia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Community College of Philadelphia
Community College of Baltimore County did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. Community College of Baltimore County is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 5 associates’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Montgomery College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Montgomery College is a fairly large public school situated in Rockville, Maryland. It awarded 4 associates’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about American Sign Language at Montgomery College
With a ranking of #13, Camden County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Blackwood, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ASL degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Camden County College
With a ranking of #14, Rowan College at Burlington County did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RCBC is located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
Anne Arundel Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Arnold, Maryland, and it awarded 0 associates’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Anne Arundel Community College American Sign Language Report
Passaic County Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Passaic County Community College is located in Paterson, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
Full Passaic County Community College American Sign Language Report
With a ranking of #14, Corning Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Corning Community College is located in Corning, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
Read more about American Sign Language at Corning Community College
Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 38 associates’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about American Sign Language at Rochester Institute of Technology
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