At Monterey Peninsula College, we offer classes in American Sign Language using authentic materials, taught by expert signers, with an emphasis on communication to prepare you to take your first steps toward membership in the local Deaf community.

Whether you're interested in satisfying a language requirement, learning a language in a new modality, preparing for work with Deaf people, or you just want to try your hand at something new... the MPC ASL program is for you.

Our students performed ASL poetry in the 2017 Language Capital of the World Cultural Festival:

 

Learn more about American Sign Language and why you might want to learn it.