Associate Degrees
Want a more affordable way to complete your general education requirements? You can accomplish that while completing courses toward your major with an associate degree from a California community college.
What is an Associate Degree?
Associate degrees are awarded to students who complete at least 60 applicable semester-units of coursework. These include general education courses and electives, plus at least 18 units in a particular major area.
Benefits of earning an associate degree
An associate degree from a California community college empowers you to learn more, earn more and do more than you ever imagined.
FINANCIAL AID OPPORTUNITIES
Get the money you need.Money shouldn’t stand in the way of your educational goals. Community colleges give you a wide range of financial aid options to help pay for your education.
BIGGER PAYCHECKS
Improve Your Career ProspectsThe road to a more secure financial future starts with a community college education.
WIDER HORIZONS
Associate Degree for TransferStart at a community college, transfer to a guaranteed saved spot at a participating four-year university and earn a bachelor's degree.
MORE SCHEDULING OPTIONS
We Offer Night and Online ClassesYou get greater opportunities to build a schedule that fits your life.
FIND THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM FOR YOU
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Accountancy
A.S. DegreeSan Diego Miramar College -
ACCOUNTING - CERTIFIED BOOKKEEPER
A.S. DegreePasadena City College -
Accounting Technician
A.S. DegreeCollege of the Canyons -
Accounting Technician
A.S. DegreeImperial Valley College -
Accounting
A.S. DegreeAllan Hancock College -
Accounting
A.A. DegreeAmerican River College -
Accounting
A.A. DegreeBakersfield College -
Accounting
A.S. DegreeBarstow Community College -
Accounting
A.A. DegreeBerkeley City College -
Accounting
A.S. DegreeButte College
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Administration of Justice - Courts
A.S. DegreeSierra College -
Administration of Justice - Courts
A.A. DegreeSierra College -
Administration of Justice - Law Enforcement
A.A. DegreeSierra College -
Administration of Justice - Law Enforcement
A.S. DegreeSierra College -
Administration of Justice : Judicial Administration
A.S. DegreeSan José City College -
Administration of Justice
A.S. DegreeAllan Hancock College -
Administration of Justice
A.S. DegreeAmerican River College -
Administration of Justice
A.A. DegreeAntelope Valley College -
Administration of Justice
A.S. DegreeBarstow Community College -
Administration of Justice
A.S. DegreeButte College
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Administrative Medical Assistant
A.S. DegreeAntelope Valley College -
Administrative Medical Assistant
A.S. DegreeGlendale Community College -
Allied Health: Administrative Medical Assistant III
A.S. DegreeBarstow Community College -
Medical Administrative Assistant
A.S. DegreeSanta Monica College -
Medical Administrative Assisting
A.S. DegreeCity College of San Francisco -
Medical Assistant
A.S. DegreeWest Valley College -
MEDICAL ASSISTING - MEDICAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
A.S. DegreePasadena City College -
Medical Assisting : Administrative
A.S. DegreeCollege of Marin -
Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical
A.S. DegreeCollege of Marin -
Medical Assisting: Coding & Reimbursement
A.S. DegreeSanta Rosa Junior College
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Advertising and Sales Promotion
A.A. DegreeAmerican River College -
Advertising, Marketing, and Merchandising
A.S. DegreePalomar College -
Advertising/Public Relations
A.A. DegreeCosumnes River College -
E-Marketing
A.S. DegreePalomar College -
Entertainment Promotion and Marketing Production
A.S. DegreeSanta Monica College -
Marketing, Advertising
A.S. DegreeSacramento City College
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Aeronautics - Combined Airframe & Powerplant
A.S. DegreeSacramento City College -
Airframe and Aircraft Powerplant Maintenance Technology
A.S. DegreeMt. San Antonio College -
Airframe and Powerplant Maintenance Technician
A.S. DegreeSolano Community College -
Aviation General Studies
A.S. DegreeSan Diego Miramar College -
Aviation Maintenance Technician
A.S. DegreeSan Bernardino Valley College -
Aviation Maintenance Technician
A.S. DegreeWest Los Angeles College -
Aviation Maintenance Technology
A.S. DegreeGavilan College -
Aviation Maintenance Technology
A.S. DegreeReedley College -
Aviation Maintenance Technology
A.S. DegreeVictor Valley College -
Aviation Maintenance Technology: Airframe & Powerplant
A.S. DegreeOrange Coast College
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Integrated Pest Management
A.S. DegreeMt. San Antonio College
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Agricultural Mechanics
A.S. DegreeMadera College -
Agricultural Mechanics
A.S. DegreeReedley College -
Agriculture Technology
A.S. DegreeCollege of the Sequoias -
Diesel Equipment Technology
A.S. DegreeMerced College -
Equipment Technology
A.S. DegreeMt. San Antonio College -
Irrigation Technology
A.S. DegreeModesto Junior College -
Mechanized Agriculture Technology
A.S. DegreeMerced College -
Mechanized Agriculture
A.S. DegreeBakersfield College -
Mechanized Agriculture
A.S. DegreeButte College -
Mechanized Agriculture
A.S. DegreeModesto Junior College
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Agri-Business
A.S. DegreeCollege of the Desert -
Agricultural Business Management
A.S. DegreeCollege of the Sequoias -
Agriculture Business
A.S. DegreeButte College -
Agriculture Business
A.S. DegreeButte College -
Agriculture Business
A.S. DegreeCosumnes River College -
Agriculture Business
A.S. DegreeHartnell College -
Agriculture Business
A.S. DegreeMerced College -
Agriculture Business
A.S. DegreeModesto Junior College -
Agriculture Business
A.S. DegreeSan Joaquin Delta College -
Agriculture Business
A.S. DegreeShasta College
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Agri-Technology
A.S. DegreeMt. San Antonio College -
Agricultural Science
A.S. DegreeAllan Hancock College -
Agriculture & Technology
A.S. DegreeReedley College -
Agriculture and Natural Resources
A.S. DegreeButte College -
Agriculture Production
A.S. DegreeHartnell College -
Agriculture Science and Technology
A.S. DegreeLassen College -
Agriculture Science Technology
A.S. DegreeWest Hills College Coalinga -
Agriculture Science
A.S. DegreeButte College -
Agriculture Science
A.S. DegreeModesto Junior College -
Agriculture Science
A.S. DegreeWoodland Community College
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Air Traffic Control
A.S. DegreeSacramento City College -
Aviation Science
A.S. DegreeMt. San Antonio College
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Need Help Paying for College?
Complete the FAFSA to open the door to most types of aid. Undocumented students can receive many types of financial aid through the California Dream Act Application (CADAA)
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California Virtual Campus (CVC)
Explore your options for online courses and degree programs at 70 California community colleges.
California Department of Social Services/DACA Support
California Department of Social Services funds programs and provides community education that helps immigrants living in California, including DACA students.
CalGrant GPA Verification Form
CalGrant GPAs are only accepted if certified by a school electronically or submitted on the paper GPA Verification Form. No transcripts are accepted.
CalGrant Transfer Entitlement Award
This grant provides free money for students who plan to transfer directly from a California community college to a four-year university.
Dual Enrollment
Dual enrollment gives high school students college credit for completing college courses that also count toward their high school diploma.