Associate's Degrees in the USA
An award that requires completion of an organized program of study, at least 2 but less than 4 years of full-time academic study or more than 60 credit hours is known as Associate Degree. Once you get an associate degree, you typically need another 2 years or 60 credit hours to earn a bachelor's (College) degree. Associate degrees are classified as: occupational associate degrees and transfer associate degrees.
The associate degrees are offered by two types of colleges:
- Community College
- Junior College
Associate's Degree Titles in US
- Associate of Applied Business (A.A.B.)
- Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)
- Associate of Applied Technology (A.A.T.)
- Associate of Arts (A.A.)
- Associate of Arts in Teaching (A.A.T.)
- Associate of Business Administration (A.B.A.)
- Associate of Electrical Engineering Technology (A.E.E.T.)
- Associate of Electronics (A.E.)
- Associate of Engineering (A.E./A.Eng.)
- Associate of Engineering Technology (A.E.T./A.Eng.T.)
- Associate of Forestry (A.F.)
- Associate of General Studies (A.G.S.)
- Associate of Industrial Technology (A.I.T.)
- Associate of Nursing (A.N.)/Associate Degree Nurse/Nursing (A.D.N.)
- Associate of Occupational Studies (A.O.S.)
- Associate of Science (A.S.)
- Associate of Science in Computer Assisted Design (A.S.-C.A.D.)
- Associate of Technology (A.T.)