Is Having An Associate Degree Considered A College Graduate 👨🏻‍🎓?

[Anonymous]

I know someone with an Associate’s Degree from a good community college who refers to herself as a first-generation college graduate.

I always thought one wasn’t technically a college graduate until earning a Bachelor’s Degree.

Your thoughts??

[Anonymous]

I think a college graduate is someone who gets a traditional four year degree from an accredited college or university.

[Anonymous]

no

[Anonymous]

Of course it is. What else would it be called? Btw you could have googled this. Same answer

[Anonymous]

No. But I wouldn't correct them. They are proud, rightfully so. Leave it alone.

[Anonymous]

Yes an associate degree is a legit college degree since the units completed toward it are actual college credits on your transcript.

[Anonymous]

As per the PP, I Googled it and sure enough it says yes, a college graduate.

[Anonymous]

I think when paired with "first generation" the answer is yes. And especially if it's the graduate who is using the phrase.

[Anonymous]

The watering down of the term "college graduate".

[Anonymous]

No. They have an associates. I wouldn’t consider them college graduates.

[Anonymous]

Wow the responses here are very divided.
Which makes me think there is no actual “right” answer to this.
Meaning there is no solid, concrete answer on this.

Interesting.

[Anonymous]

4 year degree is a college degree but agree let them be proud

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course it is. What else would it be called? Btw you could have googled this. Same answer

Not trying to be snarky but do you really have to be rude about this?
Many questions on this forum can be googled, sometimes people just like a first-hand perspective.

[Anonymous]

She graduated with an associates degree.

[Anonymous]

Your friend’s logic about tracks with what I’d expect from people getting AA degrees, ie that they’re not secret geniuses who just have institutional impediments to getting a fulsome education.