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

[Anonymous]

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

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[Anonymous]

Yes. Of course they are a college graduate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Of course they are a college graduate.

It’s interesting how we all have different ideas on this. If someone tells me they have a college degree, it would never occur to me that they might be referring to an associates degree. I would only think bachelors.

[Anonymous]

Yes, some of you are snobs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, some of you are snobs

Bachelor's degree or higher is a commonly used term by the US Census Bureau and other United States government agencies on the federal as well as state and local level. The term describes the portion of the population that has either a Bachelor's degree or a higher degree such as a Master's or Doctorate degree. In 2003 27.2% of the population over 25 years old in the United States had an educational attainment described as "Bachelor's degree or higher," meaning that 27.2% of the population had either a Bachelor's or a higher degree. The term is sometimes used as a synonym for "college graduate" as it includes not only those with a Bachelor's degree but all others who have completed a degree requiring more than four years of credits. While the term is sometimes used interchangeably with the term college graduate, it excludes those with an Associate's degree, as this college degree only requires two years worth of units and is thus lower than Bachelor's degree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, some of you are snobs

Bachelor's degree or higher is a commonly used term by the US Census Bureau and other United States government agencies on the federal as well as state and local level. The term describes the portion of the population that has either a Bachelor's degree or a higher degree such as a Master's or Doctorate degree. In 2003 27.2% of the population over 25 years old in the United States had an educational attainment described as "Bachelor's degree or higher," meaning that 27.2% of the population had either a Bachelor's or a higher degree. The term is sometimes used as a synonym for "college graduate" as it includes not only those with a Bachelor's degree but all others who have completed a degree requiring more than four years of credits. While the term is sometimes used interchangeably with the term college graduate, it excludes those with an Associate's degree, as this college degree only requires two years worth of units and is thus lower than Bachelor's degree.

I know you think you proved something, but I stand by my statement. With you specifically, included.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She graduated with an associates degree.

The correct answer

[Anonymous]

A college graduate is someone with a four year degree from an accredited college. That’s not snobbery. That’s facts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, some of you are snobs

The truth hurts.

[Anonymous]

Well, when someone says they’re a college graduate, my mind goes to a four-year degree, but an associate’s degree is awarded by a college, so yes, technically they’re correct.

[Anonymous]

Being first generation is tough and I wouldn't try to take them down a peg like that.

And seriously why would anyone care about this? Presumably this isn't lying about a degree on a resume so who cares?

[Anonymous]

It is a college degree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A college graduate is someone with a four year degree from an accredited college. That’s not snobbery. That’s facts.

Incorrect. An associate’s degree is a college degree.

[Anonymous]

Good topic op.

I live here in DC I have some midwest friends that have only ever lived in the midwest but I met them through work and they consider an Associate’s Degree from community college college graduates. It's very strange. A two year degree in the midwest is like a four year degree anywhere else.

[Anonymous]

The National Survey of College Graduates done by the Census Bureau does not include associate degree holders in their survey. It’s a survey for those who have at least a bachelor’s degree.