Colleges for Deaf People
With appropriate accommodations, a deaf student can attend almost any college these days. However, there are a handful of colleges and universities around the world that cater specifically to students who are deaf or hard of hearing, helping them develop their own unique culture and self-respect as well as their intellectual capabilities and their college-level knowledge.
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Gallaudet University
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Perhaps the best-known historically deaf institution of higher learning in the world, Gallaudet is also the only college for the deaf that offers a liberal arts education. Located in Washington, D.C., Gallaudet was founded in 1864 and offers undergraduate majors in 40 subjects.
Gallaudet University Office of Admissions
Chapel Hall 102
800 Florida Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002
800-995-0550 (voice/TTY)
866-563-8896 (videophone)
gallaudet.edu
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
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The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) is part of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, N.Y. The 1,200 deaf and hard-of-hearing students at NTID participate in classes and extracurricular activities with the 12,000 students of RIT's other seven colleges, with the support of captionists, assistive listening systems and "the largest staff of sign language interpreters of any college program in the world." NTID offers associate degrees in 25 subjects and its own BA program in ASL-English Interpretation. NTID students may also elect to earn bachelor's degrees in any of the dozens of majors offered by NIT's other schools.
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
585-475-6700 (voice/TTY)
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Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
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Part of Howard College's campus in Big Spring, Texas, the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (SWCID) is a community college founded in 1979. The school offers an associate degree in four subjects and professional certificates in an additional eight.
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
3200 Avenue C
Big Spring, TX 79720
432-264-3700
howardcollege.edu/swcid
Doncaster College for the Deaf
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The Doncaster College for the Deaf in South Yorkshire, England, provides vocational training in nine industries to deaf students who are over the age of 16. The institution began as an add-on of higher learning for the Doncaster high school and later earned college status. Doncaster has dormitories for students who are 16 or 17 separate from those for students who are over 18 years of age.
Doncaster College for the Deaf
Leger Way
Doncaster DN2 6AY
England
01302-386-721
deaf-college.com
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