The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (aka NTID), a college of the Rochester Institute of Technology, is the world's largest technical college for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Founded by an act of Congress in 1965, NTID offers more than 30 accredited Associates' degree programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing students with options to transfer credits to over 200 Bachelors' degree programs found within RIT's other colleges, as well as programs for hearing students who are studying American Sign Language (ASL)-to-English interpretation and a Masters' degree program for teachers of the deaf.
Additionally, one of NTID's notable benefits is the chance for deaf or hard-of-hearing students to mingle with hearing students on a daily basis.