Deaf Studies

Contact Information

Rocio Fuentes
Associate Professor, Coordinator of the World Language Teacher Education Program.
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Latin American, Latino, & Caribbean Center Executive Board
Associate Professor
Latino & Puerto Rican Studies Minor
Willard-DiLoreto Hall
D40314
860.832.2890
rocio.fuentes@ccsu.edu

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Deaf Studies Certificate

Central to Connection.

Central’s Undergraduate Certificate in Deaf Studies provides students an intermediate proficiency in American Sign Language (ASL) that allows them to interact and communicate with deaf individuals. Students gain essential knowledge that enables an understanding of major educational and linguistic issues associated with this community.

What You'll Gain

  • Proficiency in ASL
  • Ability to communicate with deaf and hearing-impaired individuals
  • Comprehension of issues impacting the deaf community
  • Recognition of the roadblocks that can impact deaf and hearing-impaired individuals’ ability to fully participate in certain aspects of society
  • Appreciation of the deaf community
  • Ability to continue studying about education for the deaf and hearing-impaired at the graduate level

Program Features

  • 15-credit interdisciplinary program
  • Starts every August
  • Attend classes on-campus and online
  • Hands-on instruction
  • Opportunities to interact with the deaf community
  • Appropriate for students interested in education, in-service teachers, and administrators 

Did You Know?

The mean annual income for court reporters and simultaneous captioners (including interpreters for the deaf and hearing-impaired) is more than $71,000 – Bureau of Labor Statistics