associate
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- noun
- /əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt/
- US
:
título de asociado (EE. UU.)
- Some institutions offered related associate of arts degrees in science, applied science, general studies, and business.
- an associate degree
- earn an associate degree
- complete an associate degree
I think you will have an easier time if you stay at the same school and get your associates and then ask how you can add on to it to get your bachelor's.
- I think you will have an easier time if you stay at the same school and get your associates and then ask how you can add on to it to get your bachelor's.
Examples
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I signed up for English classes, and then a year later, I went to community college and I got my Associate's degree, and I'm working on my bachelor's now at Texas State.
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The survey also sought to determine the continued education rate among associate degree recipients.
Academic text (1990) -
And so I went back to school and got an Associates of arts and studio art.
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I am getting my associate's degree.
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I am working toward an associate degree at Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute.
Fiction book (2002) -
We'll present candidates for the degrees of Associate in Arts, Bachelor of Liberal Arts, and Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies.
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- I've been pursuing my associate's degree.
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Elias, Cynthia, and Bobby are pursuing both a certificate in welding and an associate of science degree.
Academic text (2011) -
According to IPEDS data for 2001-2002, there were 232 associate's colleges with on-campus housing (Moeck, 2005).
Academic text (2008) -
I spent my evenings at the local community college, eventually earning an associate's degree in criminal justice.
Synonyms
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A qualification given by a college or university after you finish study
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A college degree you earn after two years of study
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A qualification that a college gives after about two years of study, shorter than a bachelor's degree
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A two-year college degree that trains you for technical jobs
A two-year college degree in arts and general subjects that often allows transfer to a four-year university
A two-year college degree that teaches practical skills for technical jobs
A two-year college degree that prepares someone to be a nurse
A two-year college degree for people training to be nurses
Compounds
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A university teacher who ranks above an assistant professor and below a full professor
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A qualification that a college gives after about two years of study, shorter than a bachelor's degree
A two-year college degree that teaches practical skills for technical jobs
A two-year college degree in arts and general subjects that often allows transfer to a four-year university
Surface Forms
Etymology
Associate (the degree) comes from the idea of 'joining' in the same root socius ('companion'). A helpful way to remember it is that an associate degree 'joins' you to a group of trained people after a short college course.