Sign Language Interpretation & Translation at Tidewater Community College

If you are interested in studying sign language interpretation & translation, you may want to check out the program at Tidewater Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Tidewater Community College is located in Norfolk, Virginia and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year.

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.

Tidewater Community College Sign Language Interpretation & Translation Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Sign Language Interpretation and Translation (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Sign Language Interpretation and Translation

Tidewater Community College Sign Language Interpretation & Translation Rankings

Sign Language Interpretation and Translation Student Demographics at Tidewater Community College

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

Tidewater Community College Sign Language Interpretation & Translation Associate’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of sign language interpretation and translation associate's degrees went to men and 33% 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 Tidewater Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 54% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in sign language interpretation and translation at Tidewater Community College are white. Around 67% 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 Tidewater Community College with a associate's in sign language interpretation and translation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 VA, the home state for Tidewater Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Interpreters and Translators	2,000	$70,770

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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