Frequently Asked Questions

Why earn an Associate's Degree?

ANSWSER:

Besides acknowledging your efforts and providing you with a sense of completion and achievement, data show that those who complete an Associate Degree at a community college increase their chances of earning a bachelor's degree. (Arizona Board Of Regents, Undergraduate Consolidated Accountability Report). Additional advantages to earning an Associate Degree:

• Maricopa's Associate Degree programs are accepted both nationally and internationally.
• Guarantees admission into Maricopa's partner institutions.
• Helps assure a seamless transition by maximizing the applicability and transferability of your academic credits.
• Provides a transfer plan to a four-year college or institution.
• Provides a solid and coherent program of study - whether in specialized studies, general studies or both.
• Helps to qualify you for a job - or promotion in your current employment.
• Helps to qualify for tuition discounts and scholarships at Maricopa partner institutions.
• Maximizes the advantage of the community college environment (through affordable tuition, use of technology, learner-centered, course flexibility, academic support services, etc.).

 

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