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An associate's degree is a degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges and some bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities in Canada and the United States upon completion of a course of study equivalent to the first two years in a four-year college or university. It is the lowest in the hierarchy of academic degrees offered in these countries. Common abbreviations are AA (Associate of Arts), AS (Associate of Science) and AAS (Associate of Applied Science). A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study. ...
In Canada and the United States, a community college, sometimes called a junior college, is an educational institution providing post-secondary education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and associates degrees. ...
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In 2000, Hong Kong introduced associate's degrees, as an equivalence to higher diplomas. These programmes are mainly provided through affiliated colleges at universities. This article is about the year 2000. ...
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In 2004, Australia added "associate degree" to the Australian Qualifications Framework. This title was given to more academically focused advanced diploma courses. However, very few courses yet use the new title. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Australian Qualifications Framework provides the hierarchy of educational qualifications in Australia. ...
It is equivalent to the UK's foundation degree. The Foundation Degree is a vocational qualification introduced by the UK government in September 2001. ...
Associate's Degree
Generalized categories or types of Associate's Degrees It is possible to break the Associate's Degree into three general categories.
An Associate of Arts degree is often awarded for programs that are terminal or intended for transfer to a four year college, usually with a major in the social sciences or humanities. It is also awarded to General Studies students, those who decline to select an area of concentration.
The Associate of Science degree is similarly awarded to terminal students or to potential transferees to a four years college, but the areas of concentration are usually in mathematics, natural sciences, or technology.
The Associate of Applied Science degree is awarded to students who are permitted to relax some of the general education requirements in order to study more course work in their program area. Typically, this kind of degree is for students who intend to enter the work force upon graduation.
Time requirements The associate degree is most often awarded to students completing educationally broad based post secondary programs requiring at least one but generally no more than two years of full-time study. A lesser diploma, called a Certificate, is awarded for specific studies that complete in a one year program or less, for example certification in a particular subfield of information technology may only run for four to six months. A certificate is an official document affirming some fact. ...
Information technology (IT) or Information and communication(s) technology (ICT) is a broad subject concerned with technology and other aspects of managing and processing information, especially in large organizations. ...
However, for an associate's degree it is not unusual for students to study more than two years (at a reduced pace while concurrently holding a job) to complete the requirements as many of them are offered as part of evening classes, in what is known as adult continuing education. Many persons in the workforce earn bachelor's and the practice of evening studies is so prevalent in the United States that the numbers of Master's degrees as well as post graduate degrees like Law degrees earned in evening classes frequently out numbers those awarded for full day-time study[citation needed]. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Adult education. ...
The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...
A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ...
A Law degree is the degree conferred on someone who successfully completes studies in law. ...
Names of Associate's Degrees Wittstruck (1975) notes that the associate degree goes by several different names formally: - Associate of/in (name of speciality)
- Associate of Applied (name of speciality)
- Associate of/in Arts
- Associate of Arts and Sciences
- Associate of/in Applied Arts
- Associate of/in Applied Science
- Associate in General Education
- Associate of/in General Studies
- Associate of Individualized Study
| - Associate in Nursing
- Associate of/in Occupational Studies
- Associate of/in Science
- Associate of Science in Nursing
- Associate in Specialized Business
- Associate in Specialized Technology
- Associate in Technical Arts
- Associate of/in Technical Studies
- Associate of/in Technology
| Data on associate degrees are frequently disaggregated by curriculum: vocational or nonvocational. The Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) counts nonvocational degrees under the category "Arts and Sciences or General Programs"; vocational degrees are counted under six headings: Nursing is a discipline focused on assisting individuals, families and communities in attaining, re-attaining and maintaining optimal health and functioning. ...
- business and commerce technologies
- data processing technologies
- health services/paramedical technologies
- mechanical/engineering technologies
- natural science technologies
- public service-related technologies
Data processing is any computer process that converts data into information. ...
Engineering is the application of scientific and technical knowledge to solve human problems. ...
Annual number awarded The number of associate degrees awarded rose rapidly in the 1970s. In 1981–1982, 434,515 associate degrees were awarded, representing a 25% increase over the number of associate degrees awarded during 1973–1974. All of the increase is accounted for by growth in the number of vocational degrees awarded. Between 1973–1974 and 1981–1982, percent changes in the number of associate degrees awarded were as follows: The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...
1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ...
- data processing technologies (225%)
- mechanical and engineering technologies (86%)
- business and commerce technologies (39%)
- health services and paramedical technologies (31%)
- natural sciences technologies (30%)
- arts and sciences or general programs (-4.5%)
- public service-related technologies (-7%)
In terms of absolute numbers, 158,000 nonvocational and 276,493 vocational degrees were awarded in 1981–1982. Of the vocational degrees awarded: - 35% were in business and commerce technologies,
- 22% were in health services and paramedical technologies;
- 21% were in mechanical and engineering technologies;
- 9% were in public service-related technologies;
- 8% were in data processing technologies, and
- 5% were in natural science technologies.
The growing popularity of vocational degrees is not necessarily a sign of the diminution of the transfer function, because many occupational students transfer to senior institutions. Indeed, a study conducted by the State University of New York (SUNY) found that 29% of SUNY community college students receiving vocational associate degrees in 1980 transferred to a four-year institution. The State University of New York (acronym SUNY; usually pronounced SOO-nee) is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. ...
1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
Illinois data also shed light on transfers with vocational associate degrees. Of the 3,871 students who transferred with an associate degree from an Illinois community college to an Illinois senior institution in Fall 1979, 19% (727) held the associate in applied science (AAS) degree. While the baccalaureate attainment rate for AAS transfers (19%) was lower than the baccalaureate attainment rate of those transfers with associate of arts or associate of science degrees (31%), it was higher than the attainment rate of those community college transfers who had earned no associate degree at all (11%). Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 340 km 629 km 4. ...
This page refers to the year 1979. ...
Students who earn this degree Since 1976–1977, over 50% of associate degrees have been earned by women. Though female students are beginning to enter occupational curricula in which women have been traditionally under-represented, most women who obtain occupational associate degrees remain in health, office, and public service occupations. The 1981–1982 data reveal that women made up: 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ...
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- 88% of the degree recipients in health services and paramedical technologies (compared to 89% in 1971–1972)
- 65% of the degree recipients in business and commerce technologies (compared to 47% in 1971–1972)
- 52% of the degree recipients in public service-related technologies (compared to 38.6% in 1971–1972)
- 50% of the degree recipients in data processing technologies (compared to 30% in 1971–1972)
- 41% of the degree recipients in natural science technologies (compared to 24% in 1971–1972)
- 9% of the degree recipients in mechanical and engineering technologies (compared to 2% in 1971–1972)
Of the nonvocational associate degrees awarded in 1981–1982, 54% were awarded to women (compared to 43% in 1971–1972).
Problems Koltai (1984) presents a comprehensive analysis of the current status of the associate degree. He reports several issues that need to be addressed as community college educators plan associate degree programs for the future. These issues include: - the relatively low prestige of the degree in higher education
- college-by-college variation in subject area and unit requirements
- the fact that many colleges and universities prefer their own transfer requirements rather than accepting the associate degree as qualifying students for transfer
- the need to keep up with high technology in vocational associate degree programs
- the desirability of competency-based programs that certify the learning outcomes of associate degree programs
- the need for more honour sections to attract and retain gifted students
- the types of courses for terminal two year programs are not adequate (or not transferable) for a four year college
In light of these issues, Koltai recommends that colleges establish testing and placement procedures for entering students, specify competency standards for degree graduates, improve the pre-service and in-service professional development of community college faculty, and establish associate degree committees to work with faculty, students, four-year institutions and businesses in improving counselling, job-placement, and transfer. In response, many community colleges have made arrangements with four-year institutions (usually those nearby or that offer advanced training in a specialized field) whereby the associates degree and the related hours will normally meet the "core" requirements for the first two years towards a bachelor's degree.
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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), as part of the U.S. Department of Education, collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States; conducts studies on international comparisons of education statistics; and provides leadership in developing and promoting the use...
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SUNY Community College Graduates: Their Futures. Analysis Paper No. 822. Albany: State University of New York, Office for Community Colleges, 1982. ED 223 282. Map Political Statistics Founded 1614 Incorporated 1686 County Albany County Mayor Gerald D. Jennings Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 56. ...
Wittstruck, J. R. Requirements For Certificates, Diplomas And Associate Degrees: A Survey Of The States. Denver, CO: State Higher Education Executive Officers Association, 1985. This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 8th 104,185 sq mi 269 837 km² 280 miles 451 km 380 miles 612 km 0. ...
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| Academic degrees | | Associate's degrees (U.S.) | AA, ABS, AS | | Foundation degrees (U.K.) | FdA, FdEd, FdEng, FdMus, FdBus, FdSc, FdTech | | Bachelor's degrees | AB or BA, BSc or SB, BBus, BCom or BComm, BCS, BEng or BE, BS or BSc, BFA, BHE, BJ, BPE, BHK, BCL, LL.B., MB ChB or MB BS or BM BS or MB BChir or MB BCh BAO, BMus, B.Math, BBA, BAdm, MA (Oxon.), MA (Cantab.), MA (Dubl.), MA (Hons) | | Master's degrees | MA, MS or MSc, MSt, MALD, MApol, MPhil, MRes, MFA, MTh, MTS, M.Div., MBA, MPA, MJ, MSW, MPAff, MLIS, MLitt, MPH, MPM, MPP, MPT, MRE, MTheol, LLM, MEng, MSci, MBio, MChem, MPhys, MMath, MMus, MESci, MGeol, MTCM, MSSc, BCL (Oxon), BPhil (Oxon) | | Specialist degrees | EdS, B.Acc., C.A.S. | | Engineer's degrees | Ch.E., B.E., C.E., C.E., E.E., E.A.A., E.C.S., Env.E., Mat.E., Mech.E., Nav.E., Nucl.E., Ocean E., Sys.E. | | Doctorate degrees | PhD, EdD, EngD, DNursSci, DBA, DC, DD, DSc, DLitt, DA, MD, DDS, DMD, DMA, DMus, DCL, ThD, JD, OD, DO, PharmD, DrPH, DPT, DPhil, DOM, OMD, DPM, PsyD, DSW, LL.D., J.S.D., S.J.D. | | Law degrees | B.A. Law, J.D., D.Jur., LL.B., B.C.L., LL.L., LL.M., LL.D., J.S.D., S.J.D., Ph.D. | |
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