My daughter wants to pursue Deaf Education as a college major. What is the best USA college?

Question

Any advice from people working in this field?

Answer 1

She needs to look into what is required in the state that she wants to work in.  Licensure is what she is ultimately after - not a specific degree from specific university.  Some states have gone to a two license options.  One for the general classroom where students with hearing problems usually are.  She would serve students with learning disabilities, autism, visually impaired, etc.   The other option would be serving those with mental retardation and possibly hearing impaired, among other disabilities.  

Self-contained deaf classrooms are quickly becoming a thing of the past with technology and the use of translators.

For information that pertains directly to her state of interest, google department of education and the name of her state.  Then go for the employment link and there's probably a link to all the colleges that offer licenses or training programs in your state.  

Do think about how far away she is from college.  More than two years and the licensure options can definitely change.   Being a special educator who knows a moderate amount of sign language is always helpful though.

Has she considered speech therapy, too?

Edit - The answer that deaf education is a graduate program is true only in certain states.  Like one answerer said UNC-G is an excellent college that offers deaf education at the undergraduate or "A" level.

Answer 2

search  on  google .....there  is lot  of

Answer 3

Deaf Education is a graduate program... if she doesn't have a bachelor's yet, my advice would be to major in an area she's interested in teaching (elementary ed., or a specific content area for middle or high school ed.).  Of course fluency in ASL would be really beneficial before she went into a graduate program.  I went to Boston University.  Their program is great, but is heavy on the linguistics piece (that's a good thing, though) and it is geared more towards elementary ed.  I'm glad I had a math background, which helped to further prepare me for teaching math at the middle or high school grades in a school for the Deaf.  I think first and foremost, she should be thinking about what kind of Deaf Education philosophy she supports and that will help to narrow down the list.  Boston University supports bilingual/bicultural education of Deaf children - an excellent way to go!

Good luck!

Answer 4

UNC Greensboro NC has a great program.