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JuicyPancakeBooty t1_ja8nnus wrote

Reply to comment by DennisTheBald in Eli5: what’s the difference between a graduate and undergraduate degree by deadpuppy101

I’m aware of some programs that are specifically 2 year associate degrees. It seems like those are more or less part of the higher education past, but if you have an associates it doesn’t mean you didn’t graduate, it’s just a different degree

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shidekigonomo t1_ja8pgp3 wrote

In the U.S., at least, associate's degrees tend to have a specific vocation as the goal of attaining the degree. In recent decades some schools (generally for-profits) have earned associate's degrees a bad reputation here, though I'm sure the usefulness of different associate's degrees varies from field to field. There are some jobs where an associate's is required for licensing or certification, and others it just looks good on a resume. Do a lot of research and talk to people in the field before pursuing an associate's is the advice I would give (and frankly applies to bachelor's and master's, too).

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SilverDart997 t1_ja8pe3y wrote

I feel like associate's degrees are almost exclusively in smaller colleges. Universities tend to only offer bachelor's and up, but an associate's degree is still a degree

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