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Language Studies

PROGRAM

Expand your horizons

What you’ll earn

Take advantage of affordable tuition, small classes, and passionate instructors before transferring to a four year institution. Whatever your goals, a Lane advisor can help you with an individual degree plan.

Transfer Interest Area

Begin your study of languages at Lane Community College and transfer to earn your four year degree with the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT) degree. While fulfilling many general education course requirements for your bachelor's degree, learning a new language and culture. Choose from: 

  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Chinuk Wawa
  • French
  • Spanish
2 years full-time
$17,051 Total program cost

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

  • Diversity and cultural awareness
  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Abstract reasoning and creative problem-solving

AFTER LANE

An Associate of Arts, Oregon Transfer (AAOT) degree will provide you with credits that will transfer to leading four year institutions for more in-depth study. The AAOT offers you the flexibility to choose courses that interest you while meeting university lower division general education requirements. And all with small classrooms, dedicate instructors, and affordable tuition.

Not sure which is for you? Learn more about the types of degrees & certificates Lane has to offer

Laurel Sturgis O’Coyne

LCC Alumna - Laurel Sturgis O’Coyne

Laurel used her experience at Lane to transfer to UO, where she continued her studies in French and comparative literature and earned her PhD.

Languages

Choose from four rich and relevant languages:

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American Sign Language (ASL)

ASL is the third most studied language in the United States. With ASL, you can communicate with the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community, improve your cognitive skills, and develop a deeper cultural understanding.

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Chinuk Wawa

Chinuk Wawa is an intertribal language of the Pacific Northwest. You'll study a unique language while also learning about the history and culture of Native peoples in this area. Like our other language areas, Chinuk Wawa courses meet World Language requirements for admission and graduation in the Oregon University System.

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French

Did you know French is spoken internationally in over 50 countries? At Lane, you'll study French in diverse cultural contexts, using a proficiency-based model of learning that promotes intercultural competence.

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Spanish

Spanish is the official language in 21 countries and is spoken by an estimated 500 million people as their native language. Students at Lane study Spanish in diverse cultural contexts, using a proficiency-based model of learning that promotes intercultural competence. 

Faculty Spotlights

Michael Woods

Spanish Instructor

Beth Sheppard

Chinuk Wawa Instructor

Rachel Knighten

Spanish Instructor

Ready to learn more?

Admissions staff - Susie, Nikki, and Rosa Maria

Talk one-on-one with a recruiter to learn more about what Lane has to offer you.

Building 1, Room 102
Lane Community College
4000 East 30th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97405
Monday-Wednesday, 8:30 am-5:00 pm.
Thursdays, 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Fridays, 8:30 am-2:00 pm, open until 5pm during the week before and first week of school.
LCC is closed on Fridays in the summer