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[quote=Anonymous]The benefit of an associates degree versus a collection of AP credits for same total is that the associates degree is cohesive and satisfies all of the Gen Ed requirements as well as the core courses for a specific major. Students only need to take 2 years of upperclass courses. My oldest kid enrolled with a ridiculous amount of AP/IB credit but not all of those credits applied towards the major and they still had several random Gen Eds to take.

The Universities of Shady Grove offer the final two years of many high demand (in MoCo) degrees from multiple Maryland universities. They are designed to go with an AA/AS from  MC.

Enrolling in Early College specifically isn’t just about the AA/AS. It’s also a very different student day because they are full time at MC and not in HS at all. My youngest wasn’t really into the 7 period day with too slow a pace for content and too much wasted time during the day. They much preferred taking only 4 courses but going faster in content. Only ~3-4 hours per day on campus meant being able to sleep later and get work done during the day, leaving more evening time for activities. This may not be what most kids want, but for some it’s a better fit.[/quote]

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