American Sign Language at Mountwest Community and Technical College

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

MCTC is located in Huntington, West Virginia and approximately 1,292 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.

MCTC American Sign Language Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in ASL

MCTC American Sign Language Rankings

ASL Student Demographics at MCTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the asl majors at Mountwest Community and Technical College.

MCTC American Sign Language Associate’s Program

90% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of asl associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in asl at MCTC are white. Around 70% 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 Mountwest Community and Technical College with a associate's in asl.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within American Sign Language

If you plan to be a asl major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mountwest Community and Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
American Sign Language (ASL)	7

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 WV, the home state for Mountwest Community and Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Professors	120	$67,490
Interpreters and Translators	70	$38,590

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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