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National Technical Institute for the Deaf | RIT
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A Unique College. A Superior Education.
Learn more about our unmatched opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
Join us for Fall 2026
There's still time to apply. For some programs, applications will be reviewed on a rolling, space-available basis.
Application details
Next Steps to Enroll
Accept your offer of admission and take the next steps toward becoming an RIT Tiger.
Next steps for accepted students
Coming to RIT/NTID is about getting access to opportunities and people who will support you and challenge you to be your best. It's about getting experiences that will shape you and take you where you want to go.
We are creating the most powerful, successful network of deaf and hard-of-hearing professionals in the world.
Join us and help move the world forward.
Learn More
If you would like to receive detailed information about RIT/NTID, please follow the link below.
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Statistics
1
st
College of Its Kind
NTID is the first and largest technological college in the world for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
1.1k
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
RIT/NTID serves more than 1,100 deaf and hard-of-hearing students from around the United States and the world who live, study, and work alongside hearing students on the mainstream RIT campus.
95
%
Employed
RIT/NTID graduates are successful in a broad range of career fields.
90
%
Receive Financial Assistance
The percentage of full-time deaf and hard-of-hearing undergraduate students who receive financial assistance.
Immerse Yourself
Experiential Learning
Programs of Study
Beyond Academics
Research @ NTID
Faces of RIT
Defining Her Path
Lindsey Hecker
Film and Animation
Hecker applied her hands-on academic learning through a real-world co-op, gaining production experience that directly supports her career goals. The combination of practical coursework and industry exposure transformed her knowledge into expertise—turning her from a thinker into a doer.
Driving dynamic visual storytelling
Gabriel “Gabo” Pointe-Fleary
Assistant Director
Pointe-Fleary is the creative force behind the Department of Access Services at RIT. His visual storytelling and digital content development ensures the department’s messages reach audiences in engaging ways.
Fueling Creativity
Ernest Roszkowski
Principal Lecturer
Roszkowski teaches graphic design, motion graphics, and web design in NTID’s Visual Communications Studies Department. For him, interacting with his students and watching them grow and be successful, creative individuals is the part of the job he loves most.
Expanding ASL
Tina Goudreau Collison
Professor of Chemistry
A complicated vocabulary and a lack of dedicated signs in American Sign Language makes Organic Chemistry a challenge for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Collison worked with interpreters to develop new ASL signs, leading to profound learning improvements for her students.
Finding a Community
Emily Ohl
Industrial Design
Ohl found the community, access, and hands‑on opportunities she needed at RIT. As an industrial design major, she has honed her skills to create purposeful solutions and is driven to design for a better world.
Where You Belong
Semra Kayitmaz
Biomedical Sciences
Kayitmaz discovered more than just a college at RIT—she found a place where she truly belongs. At RIT, she embraces the richness of both deaf and hearing communities and shares her passion for the college by serving as an NTID student ambassador. She broadened her world through studying abroad and gained real-world insight by shadowing doctors. Through each experience, Kayitmaz didn’t just build a future—she found her home.
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Next
Meet the President and Dean
We are not here simply to prepare students for the workforce—we are here to prepare them for a world that needs their voices, their leadership, their moral compasses, their ability to be agile and adapt and innovate.
Caroline Solomon
NTID President/Vice President RIT
caroline.solomon@rit.edu
About President Solomon
Latest News
April 23, 2026
NTID student Blake Culley finds their calling in Deaf education
After graduation in May, Blake Culley will continue their work inspiring students as a bilingual language arts teacher.
April 20, 2026
Thomas Warfield receives key to City of Rochester ahead of final production
WHAM-TV highlights Thomas Warfield, professor of practice at NTID, being honored for his decades of contributions to the arts ahead of his final production.
April 20, 2026
RIT performer Thomas Warfield honored ahead of final production after nearly three decades of service
WHEC-TV speaks to Thomas Warfield, professor of practice at NTID, about being honored for decades of impact on the university and local arts community.
April 16, 2026
Gov. Hochul announces American Sign Language now included in New York’s language access law
WHEC-TV reports on New York state expanding its language access law to include American Sign Language, highlighting efforts to improve access to government information through ASL-translated content.
See More Stories
Events
April 23
NTID Lyon Lecture Series presents Christine Sun Kim ’02
April 24
RIT/NTID Spring Open House
April 24
Celebrating Three Exhibitions Reception
April 24
NTID Student Research Fair
All Events
Stay Connected
Follow @ritntid
Search RIT
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Home Page
Play/Pause Video
A Unique College. A Superior Education.
Learn more about our unmatched opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
Join us for Fall 2026
There's still time to apply. For some programs, applications will be reviewed on a rolling, space-available basis.
Application details
Next Steps to Enroll
Accept your offer of admission and take the next steps toward becoming an RIT Tiger.
Next steps for accepted students
Coming to RIT/NTID is about getting access to opportunities and people who will support you and challenge you to be your best. It's about getting experiences that will shape you and take you where you want to go.
We are creating the most powerful, successful network of deaf and hard-of-hearing professionals in the world.
Join us and help move the world forward.
Learn More
If you would like to receive detailed information about RIT/NTID, please follow the link below.
Request Information
Statistics
1
st
College of Its Kind
NTID is the first and largest technological college in the world for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
1.1k
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
RIT/NTID serves more than 1,100 deaf and hard-of-hearing students from around the United States and the world who live, study, and work alongside hearing students on the mainstream RIT campus.
95
%
Employed
RIT/NTID graduates are successful in a broad range of career fields.
90
%
Receive Financial Assistance
The percentage of full-time deaf and hard-of-hearing undergraduate students who receive financial assistance.
Immerse Yourself
Experiential Learning
Programs of Study
Beyond Academics
Research @ NTID
Faces of RIT
Defining Her Path
Lindsey Hecker
Film and Animation
Hecker applied her hands-on academic learning through a real-world co-op, gaining production experience that directly supports her career goals. The combination of practical coursework and industry exposure transformed her knowledge into expertise—turning her from a thinker into a doer.
Driving dynamic visual storytelling
Gabriel “Gabo” Pointe-Fleary
Assistant Director
Pointe-Fleary is the creative force behind the Department of Access Services at RIT. His visual storytelling and digital content development ensures the department’s messages reach audiences in engaging ways.
Fueling Creativity
Ernest Roszkowski
Principal Lecturer
Roszkowski teaches graphic design, motion graphics, and web design in NTID’s Visual Communications Studies Department. For him, interacting with his students and watching them grow and be successful, creative individuals is the part of the job he loves most.
Expanding ASL
Tina Goudreau Collison
Professor of Chemistry
A complicated vocabulary and a lack of dedicated signs in American Sign Language makes Organic Chemistry a challenge for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Collison worked with interpreters to develop new ASL signs, leading to profound learning improvements for her students.
Finding a Community
Emily Ohl
Industrial Design
Ohl found the community, access, and hands‑on opportunities she needed at RIT. As an industrial design major, she has honed her skills to create purposeful solutions and is driven to design for a better world.
Where You Belong
Semra Kayitmaz
Biomedical Sciences
Kayitmaz discovered more than just a college at RIT—she found a place where she truly belongs. At RIT, she embraces the richness of both deaf and hearing communities and shares her passion for the college by serving as an NTID student ambassador. She broadened her world through studying abroad and gained real-world insight by shadowing doctors. Through each experience, Kayitmaz didn’t just build a future—she found her home.
Previous
Next
Meet the President and Dean
We are not here simply to prepare students for the workforce—we are here to prepare them for a world that needs their voices, their leadership, their moral compasses, their ability to be agile and adapt and innovate.
Caroline Solomon
NTID President/Vice President RIT
caroline.solomon@rit.edu
About President Solomon
Latest News
April 23, 2026
NTID student Blake Culley finds their calling in Deaf education
After graduation in May, Blake Culley will continue their work inspiring students as a bilingual language arts teacher.
April 20, 2026
Thomas Warfield receives key to City of Rochester ahead of final production
WHAM-TV highlights Thomas Warfield, professor of practice at NTID, being honored for his decades of contributions to the arts ahead of his final production.
April 20, 2026
RIT performer Thomas Warfield honored ahead of final production after nearly three decades of service
WHEC-TV speaks to Thomas Warfield, professor of practice at NTID, about being honored for decades of impact on the university and local arts community.
April 16, 2026
Gov. Hochul announces American Sign Language now included in New York’s language access law
WHEC-TV reports on New York state expanding its language access law to include American Sign Language, highlighting efforts to improve access to government information through ASL-translated content.
See More Stories
Events
April 23
NTID Lyon Lecture Series presents Christine Sun Kim ’02
April 24
RIT/NTID Spring Open House
April 24
Celebrating Three Exhibitions Reception
April 24
NTID Student Research Fair
All Events
Stay Connected
Follow @ritntid
Search RIT
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