Education - National Technical Institute for the Deaf

The National Technical Institute for the Deaf has been around for a much shorter time than Gallaudet University, but it has quickly risen in importance to the status of "friendly rival" of Gallaudet. NTID's focus is on technical skills. By law, the cost of attending Gallaudet and NTID must be approximately the same (both receive federal funding) so that deaf students will make their choices based on their educational needs rather than the cost. However, I can say from personal experience that NTID has better cafeteria food than Gallaudet!

Did you attend NTID but are not on the alumni mailing list? No problem - just head over to the NTID Alumni newsletter page.

RIT's Wallace Memorial library publishes some excellent guides for deaf studies, including Deaf in Literature, Social & Cultural Aspects of Deafness, and Individuals/Biographies.

The NTID Center on Employment provides guidance for both deaf jobseekers and employers. NTID students can get co-op jobs through the Center while studying at NTID.

NTID also engages in research activities. The NTID Research Bulletin is available online. In addition, the Department of Research makes available a listing of ongoing research topics.

Last but not least, you can always find out what is new at NTID by checking out its Newsroom.