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2019 Annual Report National Technical Institute for the Deaf Note of Explanation This Annual Report notes activities and accomplishments throughout Fiscal Year 2019 (October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2019), corresponding primarily to Academic Year 2018-2019. References to Fiscal Year 2020 correspond to characteristics and accomplishments as of fall semester Academic Year 2019-2020. Throughout the report, RIT and NTID alumni are indicated by their graduation years appearing after their names. We apologize for any omissions. NTID FY 2019 Annual Report Contents Letter to the Secretary of Education …………………………………………………………………. 1 Cover Photo …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2 Mission Statement ……………………………………………………………………………………... 3 NTID by the Numbers …………………………………………………………………………………. 4 Annual Highlights ………………………………………………………………………………………. 5 Executive Summary …………………………………………………………………………………… 6 The Education of the Deaf Act …………………………………………………………………….. 11 Reporting Requirements of the Education of the Deaf Act and the Agreement with RIT… 12 Performance Indicators …………………………………………………………………………….. 15 Strategic Planning …………………………………………………………………………………… 31 Strategic Decisions 2020 ……………………………………………………………………….. 32 Admissions and Enrollment ……………………………………………………………………….. 33 Admissions and Enrollment Highlights ………………………………………………………… 34 Comparative Admissions Data …………………………………………………………………. 35 Summer Vestibule Program …………………………………………………………………….. 36 NTID Student Enrollment by Term (Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Only) …………... 37 Percent of Registered Students with Full-Time Status ………………………………………. 38 International Student Recruitment ……………………………………………………………… 39 Demographic Characteristics of All Entering Students ………………………………………. 40 Demographic Characteristics of Enrolled International Students Compared to Enrolled U.S. Students …………………………………………………………………………………….. 41 ACT Information on Entering Class (Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Only) …………. 42 Academic Skills of Entering Students ………………………………………………………….. 43 Students with Secondary Disabilities ………………………………………………………….. 44 Origin of Students ……………………………………………………………........................... 45 Academic Programs …………………………………………………………………………………. 47 Academic Program Highlights ………………………………………………………………….. 48 Enrollment by Degree Programs ……………………………………………………………….. 62 Average Class Size by Discipline ………………………………………………………………. 69 Educational Support: Teaching ………………………………………………………………… 70 American Sign Language and Interpreting Education Programs ………………….……….. 72 Master of Science in Secondary Education of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (MSSE) ………………………………………………………………………... 73 Cooperative Work Experiences ………………………………………………………………… 74 Student Support Services …………………………………………………………………………... 75 Student Support Services Highlights …………………………………………………………... 76 Support Services: Tutoring Hours …...…………………………………………………………. 79 Student Access Services ……………………………………………………………………………. 81 Student Access Services Highlights …………………………………………………………… 82 Access Services: Interpreting, Notetaking and Real-Time Captioning …………………….. 83 Access Services: Interpreting Services ……………………………………………………….. 84 Access Services: Real-Time Captioning Services …………………………………..……….. 85 Contents (continued) Persistence, Graduation & Employment ..................................................................................... 87 Persistence, Graduation and Employment Highlights ………………………………………….. 88 First-Year Persistence Rates ……………………………………………………………………… 89 Persistence to Graduation for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students ………………………….. 90 Degrees Granted: FY 2015 to FY 2019 ………………………………………………………….. 91 Graduates by Program Areas …………………………………………………………………….. 93 Graduation and Employment for Recent Graduates …………………………………………… 94 Employment Services for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students and Graduates …………….. 95 Where Recent Graduates Are Working ………………………………………………………….. 96 Employment by Sector of the Economy …………………………………………………………. 97 Occupations of Recent Graduates: Entry Status by Labor Category ………………………… 98 Occupations of Alumni by Labor Categories ……………………………………....................... 99 Labor Force Status and Earnings of Alumni …………………………………………………….. 100 Effect of College Graduation on Reduction in SSI and SSDI Payments ……………………... 102 Diversity and Inclusion ………………………………………………………………………………… 105 Diversity and Inclusion Highlights ………………………………………………………………... 106 Diversity and Inclusion Philosophy ………………………………………………………………. 107 Admissions Activity by Ethnicity …………………………………………………………………... 109 Ethnicity of Entering Students …………………………………………………………………….. 110 Ethnicity of Enrolled Students …………………………………………………………………….. 111 First-Year Student Persistence and Graduation Rates by Diversity Categories …………….. 112 Graduates by College and Program Areas: Minority Status …………………………………… 113 Diversity Report: Faculty and Staff ……………………………………………………………….. 114 Diversity Report: Faculty and Staff Applicants ………………………………………………….. 115 Diversity Report: Faculty and Staff Hiring Results ……………………………………………… 116 Diversity Report: Faculty and Staff Termination Results ………………………………………. 117 Research, Innovation & Creativity …………………………………………………………………… 119 Research ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 120 Innovation and Creativity at NTID ………………………………………………………………… 140 Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival ………………………………………………… 146 Intellectual Property: Licensed Educational Materials, Patents and Inventions ……………... 147 Outreach ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 149 Outreach Highlights ………………………………………………………………………………… 150 Pre-College Outreach ……………………………………………………………………………… 151 NTID Regional STEM Center ……………………………………………………………………... 153 Explore Your Future ………………………………………………………………………………... 154 Explore Your Future – Enrollment by Location ………………………………………………….. 155 DeafTEC …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 156 Employer Outreach ………………………………………………………………………………… 162 Contents (continued) Faculty and Staff ………………………………………………………………………………………… 163 Faculty and Staff Highlights ……………………………………………………………………….. 164 Average Salary: Faculty and Staff ………………………………………………………………... 165 Tenure-Track Positions and Faculty Rank ………………………………………………………. 166 Degree Levels of Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty …………………………………………. 167 Age, Length of Service and Retirement Status of NTID Faculty and Staff …………………... 168 Faculty and Staff New Hires ………………………………………………………………………. 169 Faculty and Staff Terminations …………………………………………………………………… 170 RIT/NTID Leadership …………………………………………………………………………………… 171 NTID Administrative Council ………………………………………………………………………. 172 NTID National Advisory Group …………………………………………………………………… 174 NTID Foundation Board …………………………………………………………………………… 176 RIT Officers …………………………………………………………………………………………. 178 RIT Board of Trustees Active Trustees ………………………………………………………….. 179 Results of Financial Operations ……………………………………………………………………… 183 Financial Operations Highlights …………………………………………………………………... 184 Financial Operating Results ………………………………………………………………………. 185 Tuition, Room, Board and Other Fees …………………………………………………………… 186 Financial Aid …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 187 Financial Aid (Domestic Students) ……………………………………………………………….. 188 External Funding Sources …………………………………………………………………………….. 189 The NTID Foundation ……………………………………………………………………………… 190 NTID Annual Fundraising Results ………………………………………………………………... 191 NTID Endowment Programs ………………………………………………………………………. 192 Scholarships, Endowed Funds and Estate Commitments ………………………...….……….. 193 Grants and Contracts ………………………………………………………………………………. 198 December 20, 2019 The Honorable Betsy DeVos Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20202 Dear Secretary DeVos: We are pleased to submit the following report to fulfill the requirement of the Education of the Deaf Act that the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), a college of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), “… shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Secretary…” As always, we begin our report as we begin each academic year and each new initiative – with our mission: To provide deaf and hard-of-hearing students with outstanding state-of-the-art technical and professional education programs, complemented by a strong liberal arts and sciences curriculum, that prepare them to live and work in the mainstream of a rapidly changing global community and enhance their lifelong learning. Secondarily, NTID prepares professionals to work in fields related to deafness; undertakes a program of applied research designed to enhance the social, economic and educational accommodation of deaf people; and shares its knowledge and expertise through outreach and other information dissemination programs. The FY 2019 Annual Report proves that we are succeeding in fulfilling our primary mission – the education and employment of deaf and hard-of-hearing students. In FY 2019, NTID students continued to have a higher persistence rate and graduation rate than the national persistence and graduation rates for all students, hearing and otherwise, at two-year and four-year colleges. NTID’s most recent employment rate for graduates is 95%, with a five-year average of 95%. We know NTID’s more than 9,000 alumni are employed at a higher rate, earn more and participate at a lower rate in Social Security programs over their lifetimes. The FY 2019 Annual Report also demonstrates our success in achieving our secondary mission. Our most recent employment rates for graduates in our ASL-English Interpretation