Marketing Degree

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 Science Degree in Marketing

Ashworth College The Ashworth College Associate of Science Degree in Marketing is a fascinating, in-depth distance learning program designed to put graduates on the front lines of the business world. Each course in the marketing program is highly focused and detailed, yet part of a broad-based curriculum that balances relevant management principles with hands-on marketing procedures and techniques required to join...

Business Administration / Management

The Indiana Institute of Technology Business Administration/Management program offers Associate and Bachelor degrees. IIT implements an interdisciplinary method, exposing students to all aspects of the complex business field with emphasis on social, cultural, and political elements. BA majors choose an area of concentration: management; marketing; education; sports management; or human...

Marketing

The University of Northwestern Ohio Marketing program is designed to instill in students the skills necessary to be successful in their careers. Program participants will gain an in-depth understanding of important concepts such as marketing research, target market, and pricing strategies. The sequence of major offerings begins with each fall quarter, and will prepare students for jobs in...

Marketing

Southern New Hampshire University offers both a Bachelor of Science and an Associate of Science degree in Marketing. SNHU is committed to providing a quality education, recognizing that marketing is quite simply the driving force in business. In teaching theory as well as providing practical application, the program gives students the tools and the experience that, upon graduation, will set them...