American Sign Language at South Texas College

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

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and approximately 28,233 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.

South Texas College American Sign Language Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in ASL (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in ASL

South Texas College American Sign Language Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

ASL Student Demographics at South Texas College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ASL majors at South Texas College.

South Texas College American Sign Language Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of ASL associate's degrees went to men and 87% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in ASL only graduates about 11% men each year. The program at South Texas College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in ASL graduates 65% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
Professors	3,510	$61,660

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.