American Sign Language at Blue Ridge Community College

Every american sign language school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the asl program at Blue Ridge Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Blue Ridge Community College is located in Flat Rock, North Carolina and approximately 2,399 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 section at the bottom of this page.

Blue Ridge Community College American Sign Language Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in ASL (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in ASL

Blue Ridge Community College American Sign Language Rankings

ASL Student Demographics at Blue Ridge Community College

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

Blue Ridge Community College American Sign Language Associate’s Program

100% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of asl associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Blue Ridge Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in asl graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within American Sign Language

If you plan to be a asl major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Blue Ridge Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sign Language Interpretation & Translation	4

Linguistics & Comparative Literature

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 NC, the home state for Blue Ridge Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Professors	5,220	$70,590
Interpreters and Translators	1,770	$59,310

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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