<p>I want to learn Japanese as a language to be a translator after I graduate. Since my high school doesn't offer a Japanese class, I'm self-teaching, but I'd still like a college degree and a formal education in it. I've already looked at UCLA, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Amherst College. I also considered U of Hawaii at Manoa, but I've heard a lot of mixed reviews so I'm not entirely sure. Another factor is price; UCLA is extremely spendy for a non-resident, and I'd like to keep the money on the low end. What college could fit those guidelines?</p>
<p>Earlham College has a strong Chinese program. They also have many international students.</p>
<p>Some others to check out:
Ohio State: <a href=“https://deall.osu.edu/programs/undergrad/japanese-program[/url]”>https://deall.osu.edu/programs/undergrad/japanese-program</a>
Indiana: [Indiana</a> University Japanese Language Program](<a href=“Indiana University Bloomington”>Indiana University Bloomington)
Iowa: [Japanese</a> Courses | Department of Asian & Slavic Languages and Literatures | Division of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | The University of Iowa](<a href=“http://clas.uiowa.edu/dwllc/asll/japanese-language-program/courses]Japanese”>http://clas.uiowa.edu/dwllc/asll/japanese-language-program/courses)
Washington: [Japanese</a> Program Description | Asian Languages & Literature | University of Washington](<a href=“http://asian.washington.edu/japanese-program-description]Japanese”>Japanese | Asian Languages & Literature | University of Washington)
Michigan: [Asian</a> Languages & Cultures | University of Michigan](<a href=“http://www.lsa.umich.edu/asian/]Asian”>Asian Languages and Cultures | U-M LSA)
Michigan State: [Linguistics</a> and Languages :: Japanese](<a href=“Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures Hosts Annual Award Ceremony – Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures”>Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures Hosts Annual Award Ceremony – Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures)
Pitt: [Japanese</a> | East Asian Language and Literature | University of Pittsburgh](<a href=“http://www.deall.pitt.edu/japanese/]Japanese”>Japanese | East Asian Languages & Literatures | University of Pittsburgh)
Kansas: [KU</a> East Asian Languages and Cultures | Undergraduate](<a href=“http://www2.ku.edu/~ealc//undergraduate/index.shtml]KU”>http://www2.ku.edu/~ealc//undergraduate/index.shtml)
Oregon: [Japanese</a> Major | East Asian Languages & Literatures](<a href=“http://eall.uoregon.edu/undergraduate-programs/japanese-major/]Japanese”>Bachelor of Arts Program Requirements: Japanese | East Asian Languages & Literatures)
Utah: [Japanese</a> Major - Department of Languages and Literature - The University of Utah](<a href=“http://languages.utah.edu/languages/japanese/major.php]Japanese”>http://languages.utah.edu/languages/japanese/major.php)
Cornell: [-</a> About](<a href=“http://lrc.cornell.edu/falcon/About]-”>http://lrc.cornell.edu/falcon/About), [Cornell</a> University - Department of Asian Studies](<a href=“http://lrc.cornell.edu/asian/]Cornell”>http://lrc.cornell.edu/asian/)
Harvard: [EALC</a> - Harvard University](<a href=“http://harvardealc.org/japanese.html]EALC”>http://harvardealc.org/japanese.html)
Columbia: [Columbia</a> University Japanese Program](<a href=“http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/japanese/courses.html]Columbia”>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/japanese/courses.html)
Chicago: [Japanese</a> Courses - East Asian Languages & Civilizations | The University of Chicago](<a href=“http://ealc.uchicago.edu/japanese.shtml]Japanese”>http://ealc.uchicago.edu/japanese.shtml)
Penn: [Japanese</a> Language Program](<a href=“sites.sas has been retired”>Japanese Language Program – ペンシルバニア大学 日本語プログラム)
Princeton: [East</a> Asian Studies - Princeton University](<a href=“http://eastasia.princeton.edu/]East”>http://eastasia.princeton.edu/)
Yale: [Subjects</a> of Instruction | Yale College](<a href=“Yale Course Search | University Registrar's Office”>Yale Course Search | University Registrar's Office)
Stanford: [East</a> Asian Languages and Cultures](<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/asianlang/cgi-bin/index.php]East”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/asianlang/cgi-bin/index.php)
Oberlin: [Program:</a> East Asian Studies - Oberlin College - Acalog ACMS?](<a href=“http://catalog.oberlin.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=30&poid=3570&returnto=637]Program:”>Program: East Asian Studies - Oberlin College - Acalog ACMS™)
British Columbia: [Courses</a> & Languages | Department of Asian Studies](<a href=“http://www.asia.ubc.ca/undergraduate-3/undergraduate-home/asia/]Courses”>http://www.asia.ubc.ca/undergraduate-3/undergraduate-home/asia/)
Middlebury: [Japanese</a> Studies | Middlebury](<a href=“Japanese Studies | Middlebury College”>Japanese Studies | Middlebury College)
Carleton: [Carleton</a> College: Asian Languages & Literatures: Courses](<a href=“http://apps.carleton.edu/curricular/asln/courses/]Carleton”>http://apps.carleton.edu/curricular/asln/courses/)
UCSD: [Course</a> Offerings](<a href=“http://japan.ucsd.edu/courses/courses-offerings.html]Course”>Course Offerings)
Macalester: [Japanese</a> Classes - Asian Languages and Cultures - Macalester College](<a href=“http://www.macalester.edu/academics/asian/schedules/japanese/]Japanese”>Japanese Classes - Asian Languages and Cultures - Macalester College)
Colgate: [East</a> Asian Languages and Literatures - Chinese - Japanese - Major - Minor](<a href=“http://www.colgate.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/east-asian-languages-and-literatures/academic-program#courses]East”>http://www.colgate.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/east-asian-languages-and-literatures/academic-program#courses)</p>
<p>Holy crap, that’s a lot of stuff to sift through. Thank you so much; it’s great to have more than three options.</p>
<p>What state are you from? </p>
<p>If you’re from Michigan, check out either Michigan or Michigan State’s programs. They’re both very, very strong programs.</p>
<p>I know native Japanese who teach the language at UC Berkeley, and they honestly believe it’s the #1 Japanese program in the USA. I’d imagine it would cost about the same as UCLA, though.</p>
<p>San Francisco State is also supposed to have an excellent program.</p>
<p>The University of Washington (Seattle) definitely has a good Japanese program. A friend of mine (who is a heritage speaker, ie. grew up speaking it at home) went through the Technical Japanese program and said they were both the hardest and most fulfilling classes he took. There’s a pretty large Japanese population in Seattle as well as tons of international students, too.</p>
<p>I’d second Earlham. I know someone who is there to study Japanese and is very satisfied with the education he is receiving.</p>
<p>The Japanese program is one of Earlham’s strongest (and it is Japanese, not Chinese). They offer two degrees, Japanese Language/Linguistics and Japanese Studies, and a study-abroad option.</p>
<p>Clemson University in South Carolina has a great Japanese program: [Japanese</a> : Clemson University](<a href=“http://www.clemson.edu/caah/languages/modern-languages/japanese.html]Japanese”>http://www.clemson.edu/caah/languages/modern-languages/japanese.html)</p>
<p>Sorry, I meant Japanese! Yes, Earlham’s program is outstanding and they have a very international student body. I wish Earlham offered Chinese too!</p>