The National Technical Institute for the Deaf is the first and largest technological college in the world for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
The National Technical Institute for the Deaf is one of the nine colleges of Rochester Institute of Technology, a leading career-oriented, technological university recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of America's "Best College Values," and by The Princeton Review as one of the top 20 colleges nationwide for "Best Career Services." More than 14,000 undergraduate students from around the world, including more than 1,200 who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, come to campus every year to take advantage of the benefits of an RIT/NTID education.
The opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing students at RIT/NTID are unmatched by any university in the world. Career-focused programs that reflect the needs of today's employers, work experience gained through the university's cooperative education program, faculty who specialize in educating deaf and hard-of-hearing students, outstanding graduation and job placement rates, and unparalleled access and support services all set RIT/NTID apart.
The primary mission of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf is to provide deaf students with outstanding state-of-the-art technical and professional education programs, complemented by a strong arts and sciences curriculum that prepare them to live and work in the mainstream of a rapidly changing global community and enhance their lifelong learning. Secondarily, NTID prepares professionals to work in fields related to deafness; undertakes a program of applied research designed to enhance the social, economic, and educational accommodation of deaf people; and shares its knowledge and expertise through outreach and other information dissemination programs.
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