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A certifcate takes a year to a year and a half. The associate degree a little longer, customarily about two years or four full semesters. Depending on what you want to do with the credential, it all depends. Sometimes you can get a certificate as well as an associate degree, usually the certificate comes first. Get a certificate and if you want to continue it would only take about one more full semester to acquire the associate degree. either way, if you get one or the other they are both outstanding academic credentials, that hopefully can spring board you toward a fulfilling job or getting your bachelors degree. good luck!
A Bachelor's degree does not designate any particular profession. A professional degree usually indicates either a jurist doctorate or a medical degree. Professions such as law and medicine, require a lot of post graduate work beyond a bachelor's degree, and years to become either a doctor or a lawyer.
The next higher degree would be the bachelor's degree. Read the below for the sequence of degrees.Typically, there are four levels of college degrees. They are as follows from lowest to highest.AssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctorate (highest level of academic attainment)The associates and bachelors are referred to as undergraduate coursework. The master's and doctorate are referred to as graduate degrees.
masters
An Associate's degree is the lowest rung in the academic ladder. Next comes a Bachelor's degree, then a Master's, the a Doctorate, and then a Post-Doctorate. A Doctorate is a much more reputable degree than a Masters. A Master's degree merits no special title. Once you've gotten a Doctorate, you officially receive the title "Doctor..."
The next degree is the master's degree.
Degree
A personal academic goal is a specific educational goal an individual has. There are more than a few when it comes to academic goals, such as reaching a particular GPA, accelerating the length of time it takes to complete a degree, and succeeding in being accepted to a competitive program or institution. Ultimately a personal academic goal is pursuit of a specific program of study that leads to achieving your overall career goals and objectives.
Completion of high school or its equivalency. In other words, there is no other college degree that comes before an associates degree.
Typically the bachelors degree comes first.
It depends on the program and the level it was offered at. The common levels within higher education are as follows.associatebachelormasterdoctorate (highest level of academic attainment)
degree => masters => then doctoral =>professor