Associate degrees are awarded to the students after the completion of the two-years or 60 credits semester hours. Now, associate degrees are available online, allowing you to study whenever or wherever you want. Once you get an associate degree, you typically need another 2 years or 60 credit hours to earn a bachelor (college) degree. The associate degrees are offered by two types of colleges-

- Community College and

- Junior college.

Associate degrees are classified as:

• Occupational associate degree: This type of degree prepares you to take up job immediately after getting the degree. The occupational associate degree prepares a student for a particular type of career. A student has to choose a subject in the degree program, in which he/she wants to take up their career. Occupational associate degrees are offered in various courses like Computers, Engineering, and Business Administration etc.



• Transfer associate degree: This type of associate degrees is beneficial for if you want to study further and earn bachelor’s degree also. The transfer associate degree provides them the opportunity to transfer the credits earned by them in the coursework to 4-years bachelors’ degree program of any university.

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