Opportunities for Deaf and Hard-of-hearing

If you’re interested in and qualified for a bachelor’s degree program, you can pursue any of more than 90 exciting and challenging majors offered in the RIT College of Engineering Technology, Saunders College of Business, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, Kate Gleason College of Engineering, College of Health Sciences and Technology, College of Art and Design, College of Liberal Arts, and College of Science. If you’re unsure which college fits your interests, you may apply to enter University Exploration to explore different bachelor’s degree programs. Explore the bachelor's degree programs available at RIT. RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf also offers a bachelor's degree program in Community Development and Inclusive Leadership, and for students interested in the ASL-English interpretation program, NTID offers a unique environment to study sign language interpreting. Explore the bachelor's degree programs available at RIT.

If you would like to enter a bachelor’s degree program in the college of Engineering, Art and Design, Liberal Arts or Science, but need to complete some courses in order to qualify for admission, you may be eligible to enter a pre-baccalaureate program. All pre-baccalaureate programs are individualized, planned by you and your academic adviser to prepare you for the bachelor’s degree program to which you wish to apply. Learn more about these programs.

RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf offers an array of associate degrees that provide a solid foundation for entry into RIT bachelor’s degree programs. Current programs include Accounting Technology, Administrative Support Technology, Applied Computer Technology, Applied Liberal Arts, Applied Mechanical Technology, Civil Technology, Business, Business Administration, 3D Graphics Technology, Mobile Application Development, General Science and Laboratory Science Technology. Learn more about these programs.

If you’re looking for the fast track to career success, you also may choose to pursue an associate degree in any of our state-of-the-art technical programs. These include: Accounting Technology, Administrative Support Technology, Applied Computer Technology, Business Technology, Business Administration, Architectural and Civil Drafting Technology (formerly Computer-Aided Drafting Technology), Design and Imaging Technology, 3D Graphics Technology, Mobile Application Development, Precision Manufacturing Technology, and Laboratory Science Technology. Learn more about these programs.

If you want to collect additional information about careers and majors before deciding on an associate degree program of study, you may choose a career exploration/decision option.  These programs offer you the opportunity to do a career search while you develop a better understanding of yourself through career and personal counseling and the sampling of various majors. A counselor/faculty adviser will work with you to assist you in evaluating information and making a career decision.

You may remain in a career exploration/decision program for up to one year to select and prepare for a major. During that time, you will take introductory and foundation courses in various majors as well as courses in mathematics, humanities and social science. Learn more about these programs.

Graduate study options include master’s and doctoral degrees, as well as advanced graduate certificates. RIT offers sev­eral ways to obtain your graduate degree, including part-time study, evening programs, online learning, accelerated executive education programs, and one-year master’s degree options. Learn more about these programs.