It would depend on the field. What career are you thinking of?
A Certification only gives you some of the qualifications while a Degree gives you all of the qualification.
Nursing certification is what you receive after you earn your nursing degree. You go to school for your degree and then train in a specific field for your certification.
Most people with a financial planner certification either have an associates degree in accounting or a bachelor's degree in finance. A person looking for that certification should get a degree first.
the associates is a college level degree. A career is what you do for a living.
If you get a certification in business administration, it is less of a certification than an actual bachelor's degree, but it can be considered equivalent to an associates degree in some circles.
An associates degree is a 2 year college degree in general education or in an vocational area. There is no certification beyond the college units that you complete in the process of getting the degree. If you are doing a vocational program a certification may go with the degree.
You need 2 years of schooling to receive LPN certification.
One must go to college to obtain an associates degree. Once this degree is obtained, there are certification courses that must be taken to be a biomedical technician.
An Associates Degree is a 2 year degree and a Bachelor Degree is a 4 year degree. A Bachelor Degree will give you a lot more career options.
The associates degree is a general degree type from which many specific programs of study (majors) fall. The ASB is specific to business and referred to as an Associate of Specialized Business (ASB).
It really depends on the subject area of the associates degree and whether or not vacancies are available. In terms of educational qualification, an associates degree comes in between a GED and a bachelor's degree. Therefore, an associates degree holder would be picked before a GED only holder.
Typically, the minor does not meet the credit and course requirements of a degree, but is taken to enhance ones primary program of study.