How long does it take to earn an associate's degree?

Associates Degrees

It usually takes two years to get an Associates Degree.

Here is more input:

• It can be done in as little as 18 months, but typical is 24 months.

• General it's a 2 year degree.

• Typically two of full time study. Full time study is generally, 12 to 15 credits per semester. It depends on the college. Most schools have a course sequence chart on-line.

• AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE REQUIRES TWO (2) YEARS OF COMMUNITY/JUNIOR COLLEGE: Community (aka Junior) Colleges offer Associate Degrees after successful completion of a TWO (2) YEAR curriculum. Some curricula may vary from the two year standard due to the particular field of study.

• Generally a couple of school years. Depending on the particular school's schedule, it will usually involve four semesters or six quarters, for something on the order of 60 semester credit hours or 90 quarter credit hours.

Answer

How long it takes to complete an associates degree will be dependent on a number of variables, some of which have been indicated in the above. However, in general two year institutions (even as a full-time student) are no longer two year institutions because of basic skills testing. In other words, most colleges and universities require all incoming students who are entering a program of study be tested for basic skills. The test is broken down into four parts. Sentence sense(grammar), reading comprehension, math computation, and elementary algebra. If a student does not meet the minimum score requirement in any of these areas, they are required to take none-credit refresher courses that must meet state requirements. Thus, it is possible that some students may have up to one academic year just in remedial courses before entering the college level courses. Then again, it could be a mixture of both remedial and college level. There are some exemptions from basic skills testing like high SAT scores, but the student should ask for the list of exemptions. The testing is to ensure that students are appropriately prepared to handle the college level courses successfully.

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