Studies in Deafness - McLennan Community College

Studies in Deafness from McLennan Community College is a Campus Certificate Special Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. Some of our students are planning a career as a sign language interpreter. Others are learning sign language to communicate with a friend or relative, or to fulfill foreign language requirements for a 4-year college or university. We hope this information is helpful to you. Please feel free to contact the instructors for additional information. Mission Statement The Interpreter Training Program at MCC is designed to teach the basic interpreting skills and the ethical behavior required of professional interpreters providing services to Deaf and hard-of-hearing persons. Our goal is to enable students not only to be prepared for entry-level certification, but to develop skills that will facilitate life-long learning within the Deaf Community. Professional opportunities for sign language interpreters are as wide-ranging as the communities in which we live. Interpreters work in rehabilitation, education , state and local government, medical facilities, legal practices and other community services. Once you enter the field, you can enhance your career growth by earning advanced levels of certification through the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. View more details on McLennan Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Special Education courses.