Why choose Northern Colorados Deaf Education Program?
The Deaf Education teacher preparation program at the University of Northern Colorado is a comprehensive, experientially based graduate level training program. We have been preparing teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing for the past 48 years. By choosing a career as an educator of students who are deaf or hard of hearing you prepare yourself for the satisfaction of teaching students to communicate and read; helping families learn to interact with their child; teaching students to speak and/or use sign language; working with general education teachers to include students with a hearing loss in their classes; the long-term satisfaction of knowing that you made a difference in the lives of students with a hearing loss and their families. Fully accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Council for Exceptional Children, and the Council on Education of the Deaf, UNC boasts a long history of excellence in teacher preparation. In 2001, the d
