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Learning ASL (Sign Language) in Grand Rapids

Hey, interested in learning to communicate better with the deaf?
Grand Rapids has many options for learning to sign.

Grand Rapids Community College (http://grcc.edu)
SL-150 Orientation to Deafness
SL-155 Fingerspelling
SL-171 American Sign Language I
SL 172 ASL II
Classes are 3 Credits,
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 82.50 per contact hour
NonResident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 173.00 per contact hour
Out of State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 253.00 per contact hour

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (http://deafhhs.org)
ASLI-IV and Conversational ASL
12 week classes are $125 each, and many of the instructors are local deaf.

Deaf Expressions (http://deafexpressions.net)
Workshops at various times, and tutoring.

Sign Language Classes at the Y (http://grymca.org/visser/)
$40 for members, $80 for non-members for a 12 week class.





Baker College in Muskegon (http://baker.edu) and Lansing Community College offer ITP programs. Become an interpreter, if you can!