| be thinking about attending a local community college | | | | focused on your career path. Higher, more advanced |
| to earn an associate degree. The fact is that, although | | | | college courses are available only to bachelor degree |
| an associate degree is an accomplishment, a bachelor | | | | students, and they are a required part of some job |
| degree is a more formal, prestigious college degree to | | | | career paths to fully understand the industry. |
| attain. For some careers, however, there are more | | | | Bachelor Degree |
| opportunities for an associate degree graduate with | | | | A bachelor degree has a high time and study |
| some work experience rather than a bachelor degree | | | | requirement and it is more difficult to attain than an |
| graduate with no work experience. | | | | associate degree. It’s a more prestigious |
| Associate Degree | | | | degree and it commands a better salary due to its |
| An associate degree is basically a two year degree | | | | longer timeline and more advanced skills learned. A |
| equivalent to the first two years in a bachelor degree | | | | standard college offers a much more diverse variety |
| program. Associate degrees give you the basic skills | | | | of college courses that gives you a better, well |
| to increase your ability to write, speak, and process | | | | rounded college education. |
| mathematical functions. Associate degrees coupled | | | | A bachelor degree will help you command a better |
| with some years in the field can greatly boost your | | | | salary, but it will also take much more time to graduate |
| career and help you find a better paying job. | | | | especially if you are working. It’s also important |
| The con to stopping a college degree at the associate | | | | to get some hands-on, job experience to help you |
| level is that you do not learn the valuable skills that are | | | | move quickly into a great career once you graduate. |