American Sign Language at College of Western Idaho

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 College of Western Idaho stacks up to those at other schools.

CWI is located in Nampa, Idaho and approximately 10,200 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.

CWI American Sign Language Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in ASL

CWI American Sign Language Rankings

ASL Student Demographics at CWI

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

CWI American Sign Language Associate’s Program

71% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of asl associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in asl only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at CWI may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

CWI does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in asl graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within American Sign Language

American Sign Language majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of Western Idaho. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
American Sign Language (ASL)	11

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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 ID, the home state for College of Western Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Professors	220	$68,140
Interpreters and Translators	200	$37,650

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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