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American Sign Language at Tarrant County College District

If you plan to study American Sign Language, consider the program at Tarrant County College District. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Tarrant County College District sits in Fort Worth, TX.

During the most recent reporting year, 85 american sign language graduations were recorded at Tarrant County College District.

Online & Distance Learning at Tarrant County College District

Many students take online classes at Tarrant County College District. Among 43,928 students, 7,942 (18%) studied exclusively online and 9,694 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for American Sign Language Graduates from Tarrant County College District

Those who finish Tarrant County College District’s American Sign Language program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$23,113
3 years	$25,473
4 years	$29,875
5 years	$37,260

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, American Sign Language graduates from Tarrant County College District earn a median of $29,875, compared with $43,038 for all Tarrant County College District graduates — about 31% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for American Sign Language graduates at Tarrant County College District, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, American Sign Language graduates at Tarrant County College District are 92% women (78) and 8% men (7).

American Sign Language Associate’s Program at Tarrant County College District

Of the 24 associate’s american sign language graduates at Tarrant County College District, 92% were women (22) and 8% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of American Sign Language associate’s degree recipients at Tarrant County College District.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	16
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of American Sign Language associate’s degree recipients at Tarrant County College District, below the national average of 47%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific American Sign Language Concentrations at Tarrant County College District

The American Sign Language program at Tarrant County College District breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Sign Language Interpretation	85

Top-Paying Careers for American Sign Language Graduates

Graduates of the American Sign Language program at Tarrant County College District work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for American Sign Language majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,927
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$39,815

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.