Whats the difference between an Associate's degree and a Bachelor's degree?

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A bachelor's degree is a 4-year degree. You take about 40-45 classes. Half of your classes are core classes (math, English, history, social studies, science), and the other half of the classes are for your major.

An associate's degree is a 2-year degree. You take about 20-24 classes. There are two types of associate's degrees: career and transfer.

A transfer associate's degree (also known as an AA or an AS) is for students who plan to get a bachelor's degree after getting an associate's degree. To get an AA or AS degree, you take 5-7 classes for your major and the other 15 classes are core classes.

A career associate's degree (also known as an AAS) is for students who want to get an associate's degree in order to start working. People who want to get a bachelor's degree do not get an AAS. People who want to start working full-time get an AAS. To get an AAS, you take 5-7 core classes and the other 15 classes are for your major.

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