What do these degrees in college mean?

Question

i'm in high school and soon going to college and i'm not quite such of all these degrees that colleges have
such as: Associate degree, and Bachelor's degree.

Answer 1

Okay. A standard college degree is called a bachelor's degrees, so if someone says they are a college graduate, that is what they have. It takes four years to get, and there are several forms of bachelor's degree, depending on what you are studying, such as a B.S. (bachelor of science), B.A. (bachelor of arts) or BBA (bachelor of business administration).

Very often people go to a community (2-year) college, and then either stop or transfer to a 4-year college for the last two years of their bachelors degree. An Associate's degree is what you get when you complete a 2-year academic program at a community college. You can get an AA (associate in arts) or AS (associate in science).

The other degrees you will hear about are what are called graduate degrees. To get one of these, you have to get a bachelor's degree and then continue further. They include a master's degree (usually one or two years beyond the bachelor's degree), such as an MFA (master of fine arts), MLS (master of library science) or MBA (master of business administration). Then there are doctorates. These usually take 3 or more years beyond the bachelor's degree (some require you to get a master's degree first, but that isn't always necessary). These include the Ph.D. (doctor of philosophy), which can be earned in many fields from business to history, but also professional degrees, like the M.D. (medical doctor), DDS (doctor of dentistry), J.D. (juris doctor or doctor of law), etc.

Answer 2

An associate degree is an academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, business colleges and some bachelors degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years.

A bachelor's degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. It may also be the name of a postgraduate degree, such as a Bachelor of Civil Law, the Bachelor of Music, or the Bachelor of Philosophy.

Further studies would include masters and doctorate degrees on that track that you would want to take. As a graduating high school student, it is your responsibility to choose the most appropriate course that you see yourself specializing in. The next 2-5 years of your life depends on your decision on what you write down on your application form, furthermore the most of your life(especially things that are work related) will depend on the 2-5 years that you have spent in college. So, choose wisely.

Choose the proper school too. Research on what kind of education(and social network) you would want to pursue, it helps a lot after college too.

Answer 3

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Unfortunately, those of us in the humanites ask this question all the time (see 95% of my own blogs). I have a BA in English Writing and an MA in Africana Studies. Know what I'm doing, 8 months out of graduate school? I'm a secretary for the NCUA. In other words, I'm getting underpaid to do something I'm far overqualified for. A college degree (I'm assuming you mean a bachelor's) doesn't mean much anymore because a lot more people have one. It's the new high school diploma - most people have one. A degree in a specialized field that is not essential to most people (i.e., Spanish or Africana Studies) will only help you find a job within that niche. Even so, it's slightly damning if you don't have experience with whatever you're trying to do. The trick is to blend education and experience, always balance them out, and always stay as close to your field as you can, even if it's volunteer activities or whatever. As far as your question about scam jobs go, I assume you're talking about mystery shoppers, work from home, yadda yadda. They'll hire "ANYBODY" because they realize that you've got to be pretty stupid to take one of those jobs. Also, they don't care what your background is because they can just train you how to do whatever sh*t work they want to you to do in a couple days at most. The pay is, like you say, usually nothing short of a scam, there's no benefits I'm sure, and it's not something you really want highlited on your resume. They'll take anyone cos all they need is a body, not a mind. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Associates degree - 2 years
Bachelor's degree - 4 years

Associates degrees are often from community college or junior college. Sometimes that's all you need, especially in vo-tech fields. With the Asso. degree you can also transfer to a 4 year school somewhere down the line. My husband did that - got his assoc.degree from a cc and then went to another school and completed his Bachelors. If you can go for the four year degree, do it - a more complete education is best, especially if your field of study demands it.

A Masters and/or a PhD follow Bachelor's degree if you feel so led to continue. My sisters both went straight to the PhD without a Masters. I just got the Masters. My brother went Masters then PhD. (little bro didn't go at all!!)

Answer 5

Associate degree is a 2 year degree, it's good for certain fields, particularly technology or medical/office assistant. Bachelor's is a 4-year degree and is best for sciences, languages, communications, ect. Most people choose a bachelor's degree, but if school is hard for you or if your intended career path does not require that much education, an associates would probably be best for you. Associate degrees are offered at most every school, and are sometimes the only things offered at tech schools and community colleges. Hope this helps and good luck in school :)

Answer 6

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Answer 7

An associate's degree takes two years (60 credit hours) to complete and you can get at a community college, while a bachelor's takes four years (120 credit hours typically).

A master's takes usually two more additional years and requires having a bachelor's first.

A doctorate is additional years beyond a master's.

Answer 8

To be simple, Associate degree (AA or AS) requires about two years in college.

Bachelor Degree (BA or BS) requires about four years in college.

Usually, the salary of a person with Bachelor Degree is higher than the one of the guy/girl with Assocciate Degree.

Good luck!

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