American Sign Language at College of DuPage

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

COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,010.

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.

COD American Sign Language Degrees Available

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

COD American Sign Language Rankings

ASL Student Demographics at COD

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

COD American Sign Language Associate’s Program

80% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of asl associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in asl at COD are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within American Sign Language

The following asl concentations are available at College of DuPage. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of DuPage. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sign Language Interpretation & Translation	6

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 IL, the home state for College of DuPage.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Professors	3,040	$66,970
Interpreters and Translators	1,970	$46,320

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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