American Sign Language at Los Angeles Pierce College

If you are interested in studying american sign language, you may want to check out the program at Los Angeles Pierce College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Pierce College is located in Woodland Hills, California and approximately 17,521 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.

Pierce College American Sign Language Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in ASL (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in ASL

Pierce College American Sign Language Rankings

ASL Student Demographics at Pierce College

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

Pierce College American Sign Language Associate’s Program

70% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of asl associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in asl only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Pierce College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

Pierce College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in asl graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within American Sign Language

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
American Sign Language (ASL)	9
Sign Language Interpretation & Translation	3

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 Los Angeles Pierce 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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