Deaf-Related Educational Programs Across the USA – Part Four (Western Region)
by: Lisa Hendrickson, CI - NIR Interpreter Coordinator
This article is the final article of a four-part series highlighting Interpreter Training, Deaf Education, Deaf Studies, and other Deaf-related post-secondary programs across the United States. Part Four will focus on programs available in the Western Region of the United States.
Arizona
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Bachelor of Science in Deaf Studies
https://coe.arizona.edu/programs/deaf-studies-bse
Master of Arts in Special Education: Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Arkansas
University of Arkansas – Little Rock
Little Rock, AR
Associate of Science in American Sign Language Studies
California
California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
Bachelor of Arts in ASL-English Interpreting
http://www.cla.csulb.edu/programs/asld/
California State University-Northridge
Northridge, CA
Bachelor of Arts in Deaf Studies
https://catalog.csun.edu/academics/deaf/programs/ba-deaf-studies/
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Bachelor of Arts in American Sign Language & Deaf Studies
https://www.csus.edu/college/education/undergraduate/deaf-studies.html
Colorado
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO
Bachelor of Arts in American Sign Language/English Interpretation
Idaho
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID
Bachelor of Science in Sign Language Interpreting
Louisiana
Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA
Associate of Arts in American Sign Language Interpreting
https://catalog.dcc.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=13&poid=783
Nevada
Nevada State College
Henderson, NV
Bachelor of Arts in Deaf Studies
https://nsc.edu/academics/degrees-programs/school-of-liberal-arts/deaf-studies/
Minor in American Sign Language Interpreting
https://nsc.edu/academics/degrees-programs/school-of-liberal-arts/asl-interpreting-minor/
New Mexico
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Bachelor of Arts in Signed Language Interpreting
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University – Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, OK
Associate of Arts in American Sign Language Interpretation
North Dakota
Minot State University
Minot, ND
Bachelor of Applied Science in Interpreting and Sign Language Studies
https://www.minotstateu.edu/enroll/programs/interpreting-sign-language.shtml
Oregon
Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR
Bachelor of Arts in American Sign Language Studies
Texas
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
Bachelor of Arts in American Sign Language
Master of Science in Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
Doctor of Education in Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
https://www.lamar.edu/fine-arts-communication/deaf-studies-deaf-education/index.html
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
Bachelor of Arts in American Sign Language/English Interpretation
https://www.depts.ttu.edu/classic_modern/ASL/index.php
University of Houston
Houston, TX
Bachelor of Arts in American Sign Language Interpreting
https://uh.edu/class/comd/asli/
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Bachelor of Arts in American Sign Language: Study of Signed Languages
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/linguistics/undergraduate/asl_program/ASL-Program.php
Utah
Utah State University
Logan, UT
Bachelor of Arts in Deaf Education
https://comdde.usu.edu/programs/graduate/deaf-ed-home