21 Professional Associate Programs

For students seeking advanced skills, the Engineering Technology degrees build on the foundation provided by the first-year certificate. Students acquire advanced skills in computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), composites technology, and automation. Students will culminate their studies with an advanced project incorporating the four disciplines in the AAS degree. With this degree, students should be able to find employment as advanced CNC technicians, CAD technicians, and maintenance professionals.

Wallace State Community College’s Engineering Technology program provides a pathway to give you opportunities to see exactly where you fit in the engineering world.

Become the bridge between software development and IT operations. Learn to automate, deploy, and manage modern cloud-based systems, and gain the hands-on DevOps skills companies need to deliver reliable digital services.

Love the outdoors? Have a passion for improving and protecting the environment? If you want to work with natural resources, this program will prepare you for careers such as a fisheries technician, surveyor, soil and water conservationist, wastewater technician, or naturalist. Your professional field training will include equipment operation and field data collection for water quality and wastewater analysis, fisheries, forest management, wildlife management, and soil analysis.

Students will learn to work effectively in groups and interact cooperatively in order to explore, research, and share with peers their knowledge and beliefs of selected personal, social, and environmental health issues. Students will demonstrate through written expression, oral discussion, and argument their attitudes and beliefs of social health issues, supported by research, evidence, and logical reasoning. Classes are offered online and on-campus to appeal to a wide array of students.

The Associate Degree in Applied Technologies is designed to give students practical skills in various technical fields. The program focuses on hands-on learning, preparing students for careers in indu...

The Associate Degree in Science for Health prepares students for entry-level roles in the healthcare field. The program focuses on foundational knowledge in health sciences, including anatomy, physiol...

The Associate Degree in Digital Art and Design focuses on teaching students fundamental skills in creating digital images, layouts, and multimedia projects. The program emphasizes hands-on learning wi...

The Associate Degree in Animation and Motion Graphics is designed to teach students the fundamental skills needed to create engaging visual content. The program covers a wide range of topics, includin...

The associate degree in Liberal Arts: Social Science and Humanities offers students a well-rounded education that explores various aspects of human society and culture. Through courses in areas like h...

Help meet the growing demand for trained, compassionate nursing professionals by completing your Associate of Science in Nursing degree at Trine University. Trine University Nursing now offers an Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) — a pre-licensure program for the student seeking to become a registered nurse. The Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program is five semesters (two years) – 65 credits (29 general education and 36 nursing).

The associate of science degree program provides students with a broad academic education to prepare them for the workplace and for upper-level university study. The degree requirements for the associate of science may be met through LCCC’s university transfer courses or by taking university transfer courses at other recognized colleges and/or universities. Since requirements at transfer institutions vary widely, students should consult the catalog of the transfer institution and plan their program with an advisor. Select from the general education/transfer module: English composition; Social and behavioral sciences; Arts and humanities; Mathematics/statistics/logic and natural sciences.

Whatever your career goals are, whether you plan to pursue a career as a studio artist or start your own company; be a freelancer or a creative professional within an existing enterprise, a minor in Entrepreneurial Studies in Art and Design will give you the business skills you need to succeed.english

Prepare for a high-tech manufacturing career with Gateway’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology associate degree program.

A humanities associate degree offers a broad foundation in understanding human culture, history, literature, philosophy, and languages. It’s designed to help students develop critical thinking, analyt...