Information Technology Degrees

An associate's degree is a degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges and some bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities in Canada and the United States upon completion of a course of study equivalent to the first two years in a four-year college or university. It is the lowest in the hierarchy of academic degrees offered in these countries. Common abbreviations are AA (Associate of Arts), AS (Associate of Science) and AAS (Associate of Applied Science).

Generalized categories or types of Associate's Degrees

It is possible to break the Associate's Degree into three general categories.

An Associate of Arts degree is often awarded for programs that are terminal or intended for transfer to a four year college, usually with a major in the social sciences or humanities. It is also awarded to General Studies students, those who decline to select an area of concentration.

The Associate of Science degree is similarly awarded to terminal students or to potential transferees to a four years college, but the areas of concentration are usually in mathematics, natural sciences, or technology.

The Associate of Applied Science degree is awarded to students who are permitted to relax some of the general education requirements in order to study more course work in their program area. Typically, this kind of degree is for students who intend to enter the work force upon graduation.

Time requirements

The associate degree is most often awarded to students completing postsecondary programs requiring at least one but no more than two years of full-time study. More often, a lesser diploma, called a Certificate, is awarded for only a one year program. It is not unusual for students to study more than two years to complete the requirements for an associate's degree.

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Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems

Kaplan University If you are interested in becoming an information technology professional, but need to enhance your skills and knowledge before you seek employment, the online Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems will give you the advantage you need to attain your professional goals.

Our program prepares you with the general education, applied knowledge, and technical skills required...

Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems / Java

Kaplan University you are interested in becoming an information technology professional, but need to enhance your skills and knowledge before you seek employment, the online Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems will give you the advantage you need to attain your professional goals.

Our program prepares you with the general education, applied knowledge, and technical skills required for...

Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems / Networking

Kaplan University If you are interested in becoming an information technology professional, but need to enhance your skills and knowledge before you seek employment, the online Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems will give you the advantage you need to attain your professional goals.

Our program prepares you with the general education, applied knowledge, and technical skills required...

Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems / Programming

Kaplan University If you are interested in becoming an information technology professional, but need to enhance your skills and knowledge before you seek employment, the online Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems will give you the advantage you need to attain your professional goals.

Our program prepares you with the general education, applied knowledge, and technical skills required...

Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems / Web Development

Kaplan University If you are interested in becoming an information technology professional, but need to enhance your skills and knowledge before you seek employment, the online Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems will give you the advantage you need to attain your professional goals.

Our program prepares you with the general education, applied knowledge, and technical skills required...

Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems / Wireless Networking

Kaplan University If you are interested in becoming an information technology professional, but need to enhance your skills and knowledge before you seek employment, the online Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems will give you the advantage you need to attain your professional goals.

Our program prepares you with the general education, applied knowledge, and technical skills required...

Associate of Science Degree in Computer Information Management

Ashworth College The Ashworth College Associate of Science Degree Program in Computer Information Management offers a comprehensive, nationally accredited distance learning curriculum. It begins with courses in business principles, business communications, psychology, and the Windows operating system. These subjects are designed to give you a solid foundation on which to develop your career in computer information...

Computer Information Technology

Mountain State University School of Business and Technology offers Information technology degree programs at the bachelor’s level in computer internet, networking, computer science, and e-commerce. Associate degrees are offered in computer science, information technology, and Web site development.

Computer Technology

The Associate of Applied Science in Computer Technology degree offered through Rio Salado College Online is geared towards training individuals interested in careers in business and/or personal computing. Due to the constantly evolving world of computing, the program aims to lay a solid foundation of computing principles, while giving special concentration to certain primary themes, such as:...

Information Technology

Grays Harbor College offers Associate degrees in four fields of Technology: Automotive; Carpentry; Diesel; and Welding. Working in connection with each technological division, GHC continually formulates ways of making its programs instantly applicable to current trends. The pairing of academic instruction with hands-on (and in some cases, on-the-job) experience, graduates complete the program...

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