American Sign Language at Mt. San Antonio College

If you plan to study American Sign Language, take a look at what Mt. San Antonio College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mt. SAC is located in Walnut, California and has a total student population of 28,393.

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.

Mt. SAC American Sign Language Degrees Available

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

Mt. SAC American Sign Language Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

ASL Student Demographics at Mt. SAC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ASL majors at Mt. San Antonio College.

Mt. SAC American Sign Language Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of ASL associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in ASL only graduates about 11% men each year. The program at Mt. SAC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 23% more women than average.

Mt. SAC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in ASL graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mt. San Antonio College with a associate's in ASL.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Linguistics & Comparative Literature

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 Mt. San Antonio 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.