associate's degree
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of associate's degree
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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She spent some time raising her daughter and began commuting to Charlotte, N.C., a few nights a week to take college classes, earning her associate’s degree.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
Abraham, who’s 34 years old, recently earned an associate’s degree from the College of Southern Maryland in the applied science of Homeland Security.
From Slate • Sep. 1, 2025
Today, Jaden has nearly completed an associate’s degree in applied science and wants to one day become a physical therapist, inspired in part by his own experience with years of physical therapy.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2023
The rapper earned an associate’s degree while in prison and facilitated violence prevention and sobriety counseling programs, while also participating in a variety of educational and rehabilitative classes, according to Hochul’s office.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2023
Meanwhile, during the day, I got an associate’s degree from Onondaga Community College and began work on a degree in public policy at Syracuse University.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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