what are the different levels of college degrees. Example.. what is an associates degree?
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An Associate degree is a two year degree.  Some jobs only require this type of degree like LPN or medical assistant, some management positions etc.\n\nBS and BA are Bachelor's degrees, these are a four year degree. A BS stands for Bachelor of Science degree and BS stands for Bachelor of Arts Degree.  Although the titles are a bit different the only real difference between a BA and a BS is that a BA requires a foriegn language and BS doesn't.\n\nA Master's Degree is after the Bachelors. You can not pursue a Master's degree without a Bachelors.  Usually the Masters takes an additional two years of school past the four for a Bachelors and the classes are often offered in the evenings and part time since most people get a full time job with their Bachelor's and take their Master's courses around their schedule.\nA Phd is a Doctorate.  This is as high as you can go.  You have to have a Master's to pursue a Phd.  Most people take up to ten to twelve years to get their Phd degrees and in order to be awarded a Phd, the student must submit a "thesis" which is usually a very long, detailed report on the subject in which they are pursuing their degree.  Everyone that I know that has written a thesis has taken several years to complete it even though they were completely finished with their classes.
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Yes, Virginia, Associate's Degrees are real degrees.  I have an Associate's Degree, but I didn't stop with it.  It's not useless and it's not necessarily "just a certificate".  It is a degree and having a degree comes certain rights and responsibilities.  Holding a degree gives people a sense of accomplishment. Often people who earn an Associate's degree will not stop, but are building blocks in obtaining higher levels of education.  Having an Associate's degree is much more than most people in the US hold.  Sometimes in certain fields, an Associate's degree more education than is necessary.  Trade and technical schools generally offer the widest selection of certification programs that are available.\n\nTo exand a little bit more, I have an Associate's degree in Business Management, a Bachelor's degree in History and a teaching certificate.  I obtained my certificate as part of my 4-year (which really amounted to 6 years LOL) degree.  Having my Associate's degree actually does more for me than my 4 year degree!
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You degree is based on the actual courses (modules) that you study. Some modules are common to many degree areas eg some Math modules are common to business, science, engineering. \nIn your new degree program, you can get credits for the common modules but you will have to study the unique modules from scratch.\n\nI hope you had some common ones, otherwise you'll be in college for a few more years.
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THe associates degree is a 2 year degree whereas the Bachelor's is a 4 year degree. As faras better?? THe AA will get you work in certain fields, but if you have the time to invest the BS will open up more doors for you usually
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No.  An associates degree is a two year degree, effectively completing a freshman and sophomore year of a four year degree.  Regardless of how many AA degrees a person achieves, they have not progressed to the third, much less the fourth year of  the requirements for a BS or BA degree. If you want a BS or BA, you need a vision which includes financial planning (assistance has many forms now), balanced with your personal comittment to follow through.
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It's EXTREMELY important to get a college degree if you want a decent job.  Today's job market is much more competitive than it has *ever* been.  Today, bachelor's degrees are the *standard* (whereas a generation ago, a high school diploma was) for a *decent* job.  For anything beyond a decent job (and by decent, I mean simply steady employment with enough pay to *just* get by), you'll need an advanced degree.
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When you think of a major it typically has to do with a bachelor's degree.  You need to earn a set amount of credits.  A certificate can be earned without having to enroll in college and takes less time.  It doesn't often carry the same weight as a degree.  You can get them at community colleges or local adult education centers.
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The type of degree you have is often irrelevant to your career path.  What is most important is that you have studied to that level and shown what you are capable of.  I took a degree in English and Archaeology but I now work in the public sector promoting languages and cultural skills!
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a bachelors degree is what you earn once you have completed college. a law degree is what you obtain at a speacialty graduate school. there are different levels of degrees that tell how far along in school you went.\nassociates degree-2 years college\nbachelors degree-4 years college\nmasters degree-6 years total (4 college, 2 graduate)\nand there are also others that take longer like a phd.
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In the United States the terms college and university are used fairly interchangeably.  Both colleges and universities offer bachelors, masters and some PhDs.  There are also professional graduate schools (medecine, law, vetinary medicine, dentistry).\nOne can teach with a bachelor's if one has completed the requirements for teacher certification in that state.  For some states, teacher certification is completed with a Masters, for others, it is completed along side the bachelors.\nSome colleges, universities and community colleges (also known as junior colleges) offer a 2-year degree called an associates degree.
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That would vary widely based on where you are, and what type of organization you work for (private vs. public hospital, insurance company, etc.)  Also, with an associate degree, you're not going to get far, you'll eventually need a bachelor's or even higher.
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B.S. stands for Bachelor of Science. The bachelor's degree is the basic college degree. The post-graduate degrees are the Masters degree, and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D). The Ph.d is the highest degree a  regular university can award.This does not include the medical school graduates, who are awarded Doctor of Medicine degrees (MD's), or the law school graduates who are awarded Juris Doctor degrees (JD's).
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I was unable to find statistics regarding 2 year (associate) degrees.\n\nApproximately 27% of the United States' adult population has achieved a bachelor's degree or higher.
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"'A bachelor's degree is called a bachelor's degree because it won't get you paid enough money to be able to afford to get married' -- Nick Wilson", but seriously:\n\n"The college degree is called a "Bachelor's" degree after the original meaning of bachelor, which was a young apprentice. Since the Bachelor's is the first degree issued, coming before a Master's or Doctor's degree, that first degree became known as a Bachelor's degree."
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Bachelor's degrees can only be obtained from universities and 4-year colleges. Junior colleges usually grant Associate's degrees and certificates.
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do you specificall mean Science... because if you went to school, at one point of another you took some form of science... as far as college... one can get a degree in either a Bachelor of Science or Art... bot are considered to be that a person was educated.
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rule of thumb for an associate's degree is 2 years and a bachelor's is 4 years.  If you have a number of courses that carry credit already (AP or IB courses, or college credits you have done already), you may be able to cut that 4 years down - also, if you can afford to take classes in the summer too, you may be able to finish a bachelors in 3 or possibly even 2 1/2 years, if you pass out of some classes too and take an overload each semester.\n\nMost colleges have pretty strict restrictions about this, though, so I would expect that 3 years be the minimum you'd shoot for, and 3 1/2 being more likely.