SWIC Sign Language Studies, Interpreter Program

08/18/2026

08/11/2026

This is how you do it! CONGRATULATIONS to Steve Andell, Sign Language instructor (and alum!) for winning BEST translation of the # NationalAnthem based on submissions from across the country!!

We're so proud to have him as an integral part of our staff! He could be YOUR teacher!! !

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05/15/2026

Look what’s happening right next door at Mascoutah High School!!

04/22/2026

Our group photo from ! Can you find yourself?? Thanks again to Wawa from WAWA's World for making the weekend so amazing!!
Southwestern Illinois College

04/21/2026

What a weekend! We’re still recovering, but we had an amazing time at Silent Weekend - making memories, new friends, and sharing lots of laughs. 🤟

Huge thanks to Warren “Wawa” Snipe for bringing your incredible energy and talent to this year’s event!

Thank you to our awesome counselors, volunteers, and Sign Club officers who worked so hard to make it all happen.

We’re proud of the community we continue to build through the Southwestern Illinois College Sign Language Studies Program.

Want to join us next year? Keep watching this page!

Southwestern Illinois College

04/17/2026

Are you READY for campers???! WE ARE! Wawa is IN the building!!!! See you all sooooon!

04/15/2026

Let’s GO, Stephanie!! 💙💛

Huge shoutout to our incredible instructor Stephanie for signing the National Anthem tonight at the St. Louis Blues Deaf Awareness Night sponsored by Deaf Inc! What an incredible way to represent the community!

We are beyond proud to have such talented, dedicated professionals leading our students. This is what is all about! 👏

Southwestern Illinois College DEAF Inc.

04/13/2026

UPDATE: The monkeys and goat have finally been located! 🐒🐐
And somehow… they’ve been learning sign language here at Southwestern Illinois College?? They’re preparing for a press conference to explain everything. We expect answers.

In the meantime, YOU can start learning too!!
Fall registration is now open:
• ASL 1 (SLS 101)
• Fingerspelling & Numbers (SLS 125)
• Non-Verbal Communication (SLS 100)
• Deaf Culture (SLS 110)

Don’t wait until the monkeys are more fluent than you.