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The best education for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

A smart investment for you.

Table of Contents 1 ………… Overview 2 ………… Career Preparation and Co-op 3 ………… Success Stories 4 ………… Pathways to Success 6 ………… College Profiles and Admission Requirements 8 ………… Support and Access Services 9 ………… Additional Benefits

Communication Services Financial Support Personal Growth

Back Cover …… RIT at a Glance

Overview Accomplishment.

Achievement.

Success.

Deaf and hard-of-hearing students at RIT receive a world-class private university education at a public college price, unparalleled educational support services, dynamic academic programs that reflect the needs of the marketplace, and excellent support for their job search.

The world is an exciting place full of challenges and opportunities. For

deaf and hard-of-hearing students, the challenges can be greater and the opportunities harder to find. The key to success is a good education, and the best education is one designed especially for them.

That’s what your clients will find at Rochester Institute of Technology— an outstanding education designed with their needs in mind and delivered by dedicated professionals with decades of experience educating deaf and hard-of-hearing students. That’s what makes RIT the best choice for your clients and a smart investment for you. There isn’t another college in the world that provides better support for

determines where they will finish.

You may think about suggesting that your clients attend a community college or another college closer to home, but for deaf and hard-ofhearing students, it pays to go the distance—to RIT.

deaf and hard-of-hearing students, and there isn’t another college that provides better outcomes.

There’s a saying, “It’s not where you start; it’s where you finish.” But in reality, where students start largely

Impressive Graduation Rate Deaf and hard-of-hearing students at RIT graduate at rates above the national averages for students in community colleges and other private four-year colleges.

Graduation Rate

RIT*

Bachelor’s Degree Programs Associate Degree Programs

62% 56% 38% 29%

Nationally**

*RIT graduation rates are for deaf and hard-of-hearing students entering degree-granting programs and are calculated using IPEDS methodology averaging over the past three years. **www.higheredinfo.org

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Career Preparation and Co-op Over the past five years, 92% of deaf and hardof-hearing graduates who have sought jobs have found employment in business, industry, education, government and other fields.

RIT/NTID has a proven track record of successful graduate employment in all sectors of the economy. Looking at job placement by economic sector, 57% of RIT/NTID graduates have acquired jobs in business and industry, 27% in education/nonprofit and 16% in government. At RIT/NTID, employers find and hire highly skilled high-tech workers with hands-on training who are motivated to succeed in the marketplace.

While students work hard to develop skills that will prepare them for careers, employment specialists from the NTID Center on Employment spend more than one-third of the year traveling coast to coast, connecting with employers to create a climate for successful job placement.

Cooperative Education RIT/NTID’s career-focused programs offer hands-on experience through cooperative education (co-op).

Co-op is full-time, paid work experience directly related to a student’s course of study and career interests. In addition to offering

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professional work experience and providing the opportunity to develop a critical network of contacts, co-op is often the best way to develop necessary business success skills— leadership, decision-making, communication, professionalism, flexibility and independence. Last year, deaf and hard-of-hearing RIT/NTID students completed nearly 300 co-op assignments with more than 200 employers across the United States.

Selected national and international companies that have hired RIT/ NTID students and graduates are: Aerospace Corporation BNY Mellon Bausch & Lomb Boeing Aircraft Inc. Central Intelligence Agency Citi City of Los Angeles Defense Finance and Accounting Service Gannett Newspapers Google IBM Miami Herald Microsoft Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office NASA Naval Supply Systems Command Optical Gaging Products Solar Turbines Sprint Tufts University U.S. Department of Labor Walt Disney Company Yahoo!

Education Makes a Difference Unemployment Rate in 2011 2.5%

Median Weekly Earnings in 2011 (Dollars) Doctoral Degree

2.4% Professional Degree

$1,551 $1,665

3.6%

Master’s Degree

$1,263

4.9%

Bachelor’s Degree Associate Degree

$1,053

6.8%

$768

8.7% Some College $719 No Degree 9.4% High School Graduate

$638

Less Than High School

$451

14.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

The RIT/NTID Advantage Students work with faculty and staff, counselors and advisers, who often become mentors and role models, to develop the professional skills students need to build a career.

RIT/NTID alumni, who work all over the nation, often return to represent their companies at the NTID Job Fair or at specially scheduled on-campus interview events.

Success Stories Michael Anthony

B.S., Computer Science, 2010 Microsoft Redmond, Wash.

“I’m a software development engineer for Xbox and Zune Marketplace. The academics at RIT provided me with the necessary tools and skills to succeed in my career as well as a co-op experience that taught me how to work in a team environment under realworld constraints. Today, I’m working at my dream job. I use both my computer science and game design and development skills, and I get to work for a company that’s exciting and fun.”

Lawrence Dorsey

AOS, Computer Integrated Machining Technology, 2008 Rock Island Arsenal Rock Island, Ill. “I am a machinist, and I work a Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machine to create precision parts for equipment in support of the U.S. Army. I plan my work through blueprints and other work specifications, and I program essential information into the machine. I learned and trained on the CNC machines in our classroom at RIT/NTID, and when I went on co-op here at Rock Island Arsenal, I worked on the same type of machines. They were a little bigger and a bit more high-tech, but with my training, I adjusted quickly. My employer hired me right after I completed my co-op and held the job for me while I completed my degree.”

Amanda McWhorter

B.A., Business Management, 2007 M.S., Human Resource Development, 2009 Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau “I am a human resource specialist in the Human Resource Division. I extend offer letters to new employees and am responsible for recruiting a specific job series. I also travel to career fairs all over the country to provide students the opportunity to be hired for co-ops and permanent jobs with the government, and I encourage other people to seek government employment as well. I use the writing, analytical skills and knowledge I got from my college experience as I work to positively impact my organization’s outcomes.”

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Pathways to Success

Bachelor’s Degree Programs If your clients are interested in and qualified for a bachelor’s degree program, they can pursue any of more than 90 exciting and challenging majors offered in the College of Applied Science and Technology, E. Philip Saunders College of Business, B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, Kate Gleason College of Engineering, College of Health Sciences and Technology, College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, and College of Science.

If your client is unsure which college fits his or her interests, he or she may apply to enter University Studies to explore different bachelor’s degree programs. Support services for students in bachelor’s degree programs include sign language interpreting, notetaking and a variety of other services. For a full description, see page 8.

Pre-Baccalaureate Programs If your client would like to enter a bachelor’s degree program in the 4

College of Engineering, Health Sciences and Technology, Imaging Arts and Sciences, Liberal Arts or Science, but needs to complete some courses in order to qualify for admission, he or she may be eligible to enter a pre-baccalaureate program. All pre-baccalaureate programs are individualized, planned by your client and his or her academic adviser to prepare for the bachelor’s degree program to which he or she wishes to apply.

Associate+Bachelor’s Degree Programs RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf offers an array of associate degrees that provide seamless transition to RIT bachelor’s degree programs. Current programs include Administrative Support Technology, Applied Liberal Arts, Business, Engineering Technology, Hospitality and Service Management, Information Technology, and Laboratory Science Technology.

Associate Degree— Career-Focused Programs If your clients are looking for the fast track to career success, they may choose to pursue an associate degree in any of our state-of-theart technical programs. These include: Accounting Technology, Administrative Support Technology, Applied Computer Technology, Arts and Imaging Studies, Business Technology, Computer Aided Drafting Technology, Computer Integrated Machining Technology and Laboratory Science Technology.

Students benefit from support services in the form of direct instruction from faculty members at NTID, which includes sign language, spoken language and a variety of other services. For a full description, see page 8.

Career Exploration Programs If your clients want to collect additional information about careers and majors before deciding on

Christopher Samp

B.S./M.S., Science, Technology and Public Policy, 2010 United States Congress Washington, D.C. “I’m a research assistant working for the U.S. Senate. I graduated with a dual degree of Bachelor and Master of Science in Science, Technology, and Public Policy from RIT. My educational background in public policy and international relations helped prepare me for a career in government.

While I was a student, I developed my skills in community leadership, analytical research, problem solving and organizational development.

Expanding my knowledge and skills has given me a competitive edge and makes me an asset to any organization or employer.”

an associate degree program of study, they may choose a career exploration/decision option.

These programs offer them the opportunity to do a career search while they develop a better understanding of themselves through career and personal counseling and the sampling of various majors.

A counselor/faculty adviser will work with them to assist them in evaluating information and making a career decision.

Fully Accessible Campus With more than 1,300 deaf and hard-of-hearing students in our college community, RIT has made sure our campus is fully accessible.

Specially designed dorm rooms include strobe fire alarms and doorbells. Visual emergency warning systems also are present in academic buildings.

Melissa Wallace B.S., Environmental Science, 2004 Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection Philadelphia, Pa. “I work with my partner, Auburn—a beagle—at the Philadelphia International Airport, where I am a CBP Agriculture K-9 Officer. I majored in Environmental Science. Studying biology, chemistry and environmental science helped me develop the right skills and gave me a strong background in the field. Our job is to search for prohibited agricultural items such as fruits, vegetables, meats and plant materials in luggage and carry-on bags that people bring into the United States from foreign countries.

My education prepared me for a wide variety of career opportunities, and my co-op gave me some real-world experience that I could use on my résumé.”

RIT’s Public Safety officers are easily accessible by phone, TTY, Instant Message, e-mail and bluelight security call boxes located around campus.

RIT provides high-speed computing access that is hard to beat. In fact, The Princeton Review consistently ranks RIT among the most connected campuses in the country.

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COLLEGE PROFILES AND ADMISSION

REQUIREMENTS College of

B. Thomas Golisano College of

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Computing and Information Sciences

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Majors and Options

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School of Engineering Technology Civil Engineering Technology Computer Engineering Technology Electrical Engineering Technology Electrical/Mechanical Engineering Tech.

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Mechanical Engineering Technology Undeclared Engineering Tech. Option1 Environmental Sustainability, Health and Safety School of International Hospitality and Service Innovation International Hospitality and Service Management Packaging Science

Accounting

Computer Science

Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Sciences

Finance

Computing Security Information Security and Forensics Information Sciences and Technologies Information Technology Medical Informatics Networking and Systems Administration School of Interactive Games and Media Game Design and Development New Media Interactive Development Software Engineering

Chemical Engineering

International Business Management Management Information Systems Marketing New Media Marketing Undeclared Business Option1

Computing Exploration Option1 (Undeclared Computing) (For freshmen only deciding between Computer Science and Software Engineering.)

Informatics Exploration Option1 (Undeclared Informatics) (For freshmen only deciding among the majors in Computing Security and Information Sciences and Technologies.)

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Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Ultrasound) Computer Engineering Nutrition Management Computer/Software Engineering Option Physician Assistant Program (BS/MS) Electrical Engineering Electrical/Biomedical Engineering Option Science Exploration (Undeclared Option)1 Electrical/Clean and Renewable Energy Option Electrical/Computer Engineering Option Electrical/Robotics Option Industrial Engineering Industrial/Ergonomics Option Industrial/Lean Six Sigma Option Industrial/Manufacturing Option Industrial/Six Sigma Option Industrial/Supply Chain Management Option Mechanical Engineering Mechanical/Aerospace Option Mechanical/Automotive Option Mechanical/Bioengineering Option Mechanical/Energy and Environment Option Microelectronic Engineering Engineering Exploration Program1

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College Profiles and Admission Requirements continued

College of

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Liberal Arts

Students

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Undergraduate (main campus)

1960

Graduate

320

Students

College of

Science Students

Undergraduate (main campus)

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Associate Degree Programs

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Undergraduate (main campus)

920

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NTID-supported BS/BFA Programs

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Graduate

215

Majors and Options

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School of Art Fine Arts Studio, Illustration, Medical Illustration, Undeclared Art Option1 School of Design 3D Digital Design4, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, New Media Design4, Undeclared Design Option1 School for American Crafts Ceramics4, Furniture Design4, Glass, Metals and Jewelry Design4, Undeclared Crafts Option1 School of Film and Animation Film and Animation Motion Picture Science School of Photographic Arts and Sciences Photographic and Imaging Arts4 Advertising Photography Option, Fine Art Photography Option, Photojournalism Option, Visual Media Option Photographic and Imaging Technologies4 Biomedical Photographic Communications Option4, Imaging and Photographic Technology Option4 School of Print Media Media Arts and Technology

Advertising and Public Relations

Accounting Technology, Administrative Support Technology, Administrative Support Technology (AS+BS)3, Business (AS+BS)3, Business Technology, Hospitality and Service Management (AS+BS)3 Applied Computer Technology, Applied Computer Technology­ (AS+BS)3

Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science Imaging Science Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences Bioinformatics, Biology, Environmental Science, Molecular Bioscience and Biotechnology, Molecular Bioscience and Biotechnology—Bioinformatics Option School of Mathematical Sciences Applied Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Computational Mathematics Department of Chemistry Biochemistry, Chemistry Department of Physics Physics

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Associate Degree Programs

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Career-Focused 1100-1170 15-16 (AS+BS)3­ and 1290–1470 18-21 Pre-Baccalaurate ASL-English Interpretation 1530–1940 22-29

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This program offers students the opportunity to create individualized undergraduate programs of technical and professional study through its applied arts and science program.

The applied arts and science program is particularly appropriate for individuals who have prior college-level learning, are interested in changing majors, have unique ideas about how they want to design their academic areas of study, or want to prepare themselves for a career that requires skills and expertise from several disciplines.

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The University Studies option is coordinated by the Division of Academic Affairs for students who wish to explore majors across two or more of RIT’s colleges. The program provides students one year to explore and focus their academic and career interests.

Admission to this program is based on high school performance, standardized test scores, and appropriate preparation for possible academic interests.

Please refer to admissions requirements in the colleges that correspond to your possible interests.

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A one-year program for students wishing to explore alternatives before selecting a specific major within this RIT college or school.

The Science Exploration program prepares students for majors in either the College of Health Sciences and Technology or the College of Science.

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Students interested in premedicine, predentistry, preveterinary, or preoptometry may select any major in the College of Science.

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These are associate degree programs that prepare students to enroll in RIT bachelor’s degree programs.

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Program title change effective September 2013.

Information is correct at time of printing.

Support and Access Services RIT offers your clients an opportunity to be part of a unique college community that understands the educational needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing students like no other college in the world.

Many students cite access and support services as a reason for making RIT their first college choice or for tranferring here from other colleges. RIT provides both the access and support services that our research and experience have shown are key to student success. No outside efforts on the part of the student or you are necessary to set up these services—they are part of an RIT education. Here are just some of the services that support student success in RIT’s broad selection of programs.

Bachelor-Level Programs Instruction with Access and Support Services If your clients qualify to take courses in the College of Applied Science and Technology, E. Philip Saunders College of Business, B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, Kate Gleason College of Engineering, College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, College of Health Sciences and Technology, College of Liberal Arts, or College of Science, RIT/NTID will provide the educational access services they need.

Your client can choose from among sign language interpreting, real-time captioning services, FM systems and notetaking. Alternative services also may be provided as required.

He or she will have access to educational support services such as tutoring by experienced faculty tutors, personal and career counseling and academic advising.

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Interpreting RIT has the largest staff of professional sign language interpreters of any college program in the world. Last year, RIT provided more than 138,000 hours of interpreting services. In addition to classroom interpreters, your client also may request interpreting services for non-academic activities such as athletic events, religious services, student government meetings, guest presentations and other student life activities.

Notetaking Trained student notetakers record information during class or laboratory lectures, discussions and multimedia presentations. Class notes then are placed on the Web, so your client can easily access them.

Last year, RIT provided more than 77,000 hours of notetaking services for students.

Real-time Captioning Services This service uses C-Print® captionists to provide a thorough English text display of classroom lectures and discussion. Students read this text during class and receive access to review or print it as a permanent record of classroom discussions.

Tutoring/Advising Faculty tutors/advisers help answer questions and clarify concepts and information taught in classes. They also provide academic advising, discussing programs and career goals with your client and helping him or her plan a schedule, select classes and prepare for cooperative (co-op) work experiences.

Associate+Bachelor’s Degree Programs­ If your clients qualify for these programs, instructors will communicate directly with them using a variety of communication strategies, which may include sign language, spoken language, fingerspelling, printed/visual aids, Webbased instructional materials and individual tutoring in the courses in your clients’ program that are taught by faculty members at NTID. Your clients may request access services for the courses in their program that are taught by faculty members in RIT’s seven other colleges. They also may request educational support such as tutoring by experienced faculty tutors, career counseling and academic advising.

Career-Focused Associate-Level Programs Direct Instruction If your clients take courses at NTID, instructors will facilitate communication in the classroom and communicate directly with students using a variety of communication strategies, which may include sign language, spoken language, finger-spelling, printed/ visual aids, Web-based instructional materials and individual tutoring.

Your clients will have access to a state-of-the-art learning center staffed by professional and peer tutors. An assigned counselor will work closely with them to help plan their collegiate experience and provide them with personal, social, career and academic counseling services.

Additional Benefits Communication Services

Financial Support

Deaf and hard-of-hearing students have speech-language, audiological and cochlear implant support right here on the RIT campus through the Communication Studies and Services Department. Services are offered on both an appointment and a walk-in basis depending on availability.

RIT is an affordable choice and an excellent value for you and your clients.

Full-time, on-site audiologists, accredited by the American SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association (ASHA), provide services related to hearing and hearing aids and assistive listening and alerting devices for the 87% of our students who use hearing aids, as well as services for more than 300 students who use cochlear implants.

Students also have the advantage of access to full-time, on-campus speech-language pathologists, also accredited by ASHA, who offer a broad range of speech and language services, including specialized instruction for job interview preparation.

RIT’s comprehensive array of services and support for deaf and hard-ofhearing students is unmatched by any other college or university in the world.

• Deaf and hard-of-hearing students pay about one-third of RIT’s regular tuition rate.

• Your clients receive a world-class private university education at a public college price.

With all of the specialized services and programs available at RIT for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, there isn’t another university in the world that offers your clients a better opportunity for success or a better value for the cost.

Personal Growth RIT provides a variety of leadership roles for deaf and hard-of-hearing students and opportunities to master challenges that result in a sense of pride and personal assurance. Students leave RIT with more confidence and independence, greater decision-making skills, and with clearly defined academic, career and personal goals.

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RIT at a Glance FOUNDED IN 1829, Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with nine colleges, emphasizing career education and experiential learning.

THE CAMPUS occupies 1,300 acres in suburban Rochester, the third-largest city in New York State.

THE RIT STUDENT BODY comprises approx­i­mately 14,750 undergraduate students and 2,900 graduate students.

Enrolled students represent all 50 states and more than 100 countries. There are more than 1,300 deaf and hard-of-hearing students enrolled.

RIT ALUMNI number appoximately 106,000 worldwide.

COLLEGES: Applied Science and Technology; E. Philip Saunders College of Business; B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences; Kate Gleason College of Engineering; Health Sciences and Technology; Imaging Arts and Sciences (School for American Crafts, School of Art, School of Design, School of Film and Animation, School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, School of Print Media); Liberal Arts; National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Science. Other degree-granting academic units: Center for Multidisciplinary Studies; Golisano Institute for Sustainability.

DEGREES: RIT offers associate degree programs: AS, AOS, AAS; bachelor’s degree programs: bachelor of fine arts (BFA) and bachelor of science (BS); master’s degree programs: master of architecture (M.Arch.), master of business administration (MBA), master of engineering (ME), master of fine arts (MFA), master of science (MS) and master of science for teachers (MST). Doctoral (Ph.D.) programs are offered in astrophysical sciences and technology, color science, computing and information sciences, imaging science, microsystems engineering, and sustainability.

WALLACE LIBRARY is a multimedia center offering a vast array of resource materials. The library provides access to more than 250 electronic databases, 36,000 electronic journals and more than 100,000 e-books. Resource materials also include more than 10,000 audio, film and video titles and more than 500,000 books and print journals.

HOUSING: Many of RIT’s full-time students live in RIT residence halls, apartments or townhouses on campus.

On-campus fraternities, sororities and special-interest ­houses also are available. Freshmen are guaranteed housing.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES: Major social events and activities are sponsored by the College Activities Board, Residence Halls Association, sororities, fraternities and special-interest clubs of many kinds. There are more than 200 student organizations on campus.

ATHLETICS: At RIT, men’s hockey, basketball, lacrosse, and women’s volleyball and hockey often are ranked nationally.

Many other RIT teams receive recognition in the Northeast.

Men’s Teams—baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, ice hockey (Division I), lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and wrestling Women’s Teams—basketball, crew, cross country, ice hockey (Division I), lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and volleyball RIT offers a wide variety of activities for students at all levels of ability. More than 50 percent of our undergraduate students participate in intramural sports, ranging from flag football to golf and indoor soccer. Facilities include the Gordon Field House, featuring two swimming pools, a fitness center, indoor track, and an event venue with seating for 8,500; the Hale-Andrews Student Life Center, with five multipurpose courts, eight racquetball courts and a dance/aerobics studio; the Ritter Ice Arena; outdoor tennis courts; an all-weather track; and athletic fields.

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