by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 2,724 people earned their degree in American Sign Language, making the major the 199th most popular in the United States. 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 “Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in American Sign Language. To top this list, a school must have a successful American Sign Language program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree asl students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk County Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Suffolk County Community College is a large school located in Selden, New York that handed out 14 associates’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about American Sign Language at Suffolk County Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ocean County College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Ocean County College is located in Toms River, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nassau Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Garden City, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ASL degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about American Sign Language at Nassau Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union County College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Cranford, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ASL degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about American Sign Language at Union County College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Onondaga Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 7 associates’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Community College of Allegheny County came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s ASL students in 2020-2021.
Frederick Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Frederick, Maryland, and it awarded 5 associates’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Frederick Community College American Sign Language Report
Community College of Baltimore County ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 5 associates’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about American Sign Language at Community College of Baltimore County
Montgomery College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Montgomery College is located in Rockville, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
Read more about American Sign Language at Montgomery College
Community College of Philadelphia ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Community College of Philadelphia is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Philadelphia American Sign Language Report
Mohawk Valley Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Mohawk Valley Community College is located in Utica, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
Full Mohawk Valley Community College American Sign Language Report
Finger Lakes Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Finger Lakes Community College is located in Canandaigua, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
Full Finger Lakes Community College American Sign Language Report
Camden County College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Camden County College is located in Blackwood, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s ASL degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #14, Passaic County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Paterson, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ASL degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Passaic County Community College American Sign Language Report
Anne Arundel Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Arnold, Maryland, and it awarded 0 associates’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Anne Arundel Community College
Rowan College at Burlington County landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Rowan College at Burlington County is a medium-sized public school situated in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It awarded 0 associates’s ASL degrees in 2020-2021.
Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. 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.
Corning Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended ASL Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Corning, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ASL degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on American Sign Language at Corning Community College
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