LEARN TO SIGN
Here is a list of local colleges and whether they have regular courses in American Sign Language.
* UTC -- Doesn't offer regular, for-credit courses.
* Chattanooga State Community College -- Offers several levels of sign language courses.
* Tennessee Temple University -- Offers a bachelor of science degree in sign language interpreting and a minor in deaf studies.
* The University of Tennessee -- Offers the Education of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Teacher Preparation Program for a bachelor's degree; also has the Educational Interpreting Program, which has 36 credits hours of course work.
* Cleveland State Community College -- Doesn't offer regular, for-credit courses.
* Dalton State College -- Doesn't offer regular, for-credit courses.
Source: College officials and websites