What is the differnec between a AAS and AS?

BIG difference

An Associates of Applied Science (AAS) is a 2-year degree program usually offered by technical colleges. You take approximately 20 classes for an AAS. About 5-7 of those classes are general education classes, like Math, English, and History. The remaining 13-15 classes are classes for your major. This type of degree is very useful for someone planning to enter the workforce immediately after earning the AAS. However, if your career goals include obtaining a Bachelor's Degree, the classes for an AAS will NOT transfer to the bachelor's degree. For example, if you get an AAS in Criminal Justice and then decide to get a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, you would spend 2 years for the AAS and 4 MORE years for the Bachelor's.

An Associates of Science (AS) is a 2-year degree program usually offered by community colleges. You take approximately 20 classes for an AS. About 5-7 of those classes are for your major. The remaining 13-15 classes are general education classes (Math, Science, English, History, etc.). This is a wonderful degree to have if you plan on obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in the future. However, if you do not plan on getting a bachelor's degree, an AAS would be more beneficial.

Here's a scenario that might help. Jack got an AS in Business and Jill got an AAS in Business. Both Jack and Jill have two-year degrees with a major in Business, but Jack took about 10 less business classes than Jill. Therefore, Jill is more qualified than Jack to get a business career. However, Jack has the option of getting a bachelor's degree in 2 more years, and Jill would have to spend 4 more years to get hers.

Answer

There are many AAS degrees that are fully transferable to four year institutions, you must check with both the community college and four year college or university, particular to your program of study. Community colleges today have special articulations with four year institutions. Some of them are known as Joint Admissions Programs, while others are called Dual Admissions Programs. In any event, ask the community college for a list of all the articulations they have with four year schools.

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