Sign Language Interpretation & Translation at Los Angeles Pierce College

If you are interested in studying sign language interpretation & translation, 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 has a total student population of 17,521.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sign Language Interpretation & Translation section at the bottom of this page.

Pierce College Sign Language Interpretation & Translation Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Sign Language Interpretation and Translation (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Sign Language Interpretation and Translation

Pierce College Sign Language Interpretation & Translation Rankings

Sign Language Interpretation and Translation Student Demographics at Pierce College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sign language interpretation and translation majors at Los Angeles Pierce College.

Pierce College Sign Language Interpretation & Translation Associate’s Program

50% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of sign language interpretation and translation associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in sign language interpretation and translation only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Pierce College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 37% 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 sign language interpretation and translation graduates 40% 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 sign language interpretation and translation.

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

American Sign Language (ASL)

Careers That Sign Language Interpretation and Translation Grads May Go Into

A degree in sign language interpretation and translation 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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