American Sign Language (ASL) at Bakersfield College

If you plan to study american sign language (asl), take a look at what Bakersfield College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bakersfield College is located in Bakersfield, California and approximately 24,903 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in American Sign Language (ASL) section at the bottom of this page.

Bakersfield College American Sign Language (ASL) Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in ASL

Bakersfield College American Sign Language (ASL) Rankings

ASL Student Demographics at Bakersfield College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the asl majors at Bakersfield College.

Bakersfield College American Sign Language (ASL) Associate’s Program

82% Women

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of asl associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in asl only graduates about 12% men each year. The program at Bakersfield College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

Bakersfield College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in asl graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bakersfield College with a associate's in asl.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That ASL Grads May Go Into

A degree in asl can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Bakersfield College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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