National Technical Institute for the Deaf
The world is an exciting place full of challenges and opportunities. For students with hearing loss, the key to success is a good education, and the best education is one designed especially for you. That’s what you’ll find at RIT, home to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf—the world’s first and largest technological college for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
RIT serves deaf and hard-of-hearing students by providing:
- reduced tuition through special federal support that allows deaf and hard-of-hearing students to pay about one-third of RIT’s regular tuition rate
- academic support and access services for students enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs throughout the university
- pre-baccalaureate studies to prepare students to enter bachelor’s degree programs
- associate degree programs to prepare graduates for immediate employment in technology-based careers, or transfer into an RIT bachelor’s degree program
- career exploration studies for students who need additional information about careers and majors.
Choose your path
If you’re interested in a bachelor’s degree program, you may apply for freshman or transfer admission to more than 90 RIT programs. RIT will provide academic support and access services for you such as interpreting services (sign language transliteration adapted to your language needs), assistive listening systems, notetaking, real-time captioning services, and tutoring.
If you would like to enter a bachelor’s degree program but need to complete some courses in order to qualify for admission, you may enter a pre-baccalaureate program. All programs are individualized, planned by you and your academic adviser to help prepare you for a specific RIT bachelor’s degree program. As soon as you are ready to meet the admission requirements of the baccalaureate program you wish to enter, you may select that RIT program. You also may pursue a number of career-focused associate degree programs that provide an outstanding technical education, as well as opportunities for study in the arts and sciences.
NTID 2+2 associate degree transfer programs prepare you for direct transfer into RIT bachelor’s degree programs, and maximize your transfer credit. If you need additional information about careers and majors before deciding on a program of study, you may choose the career exploration studies option, which offers you the opportunity to do an intensive career search while developing a better understanding of yourself through career and personal counseling, decision-making classes, and sampling of various majors. A career development counselor will assist you in evaluating information and making a career decision. You may remain in career exploration studies for up to three quarters. During that time, you will take introductory courses offered by technical majors, as well as courses in mathematics, English, humanities, the social sciences, and deaf studies.
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More information about the National Technical Institute for the Deaf can be found in the viewbooks below, or in the online catalogs. You can also request more information from Admissions.
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National Technical Institute for the Deaf
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