American Sign Language at Cerritos College

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

Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California and approximately 20,406 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.

Cerritos College American Sign Language Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in ASL

Cerritos College American Sign Language Rankings

ASL Student Demographics at Cerritos College

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

Cerritos College American Sign Language Associate’s Program

67% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of asl associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in asl only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Cerritos College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

Cerritos College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in asl graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within American Sign Language

The following asl concentations are available at Cerritos College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cerritos College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
American Sign Language (ASL)	10

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 Cerritos 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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