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If you are reading this, you are probably familiar with what an associate degree is: a two-year degree, which can be studied at a community college, online, or via a special program at universities, worth half-credit when you apply for a bachelor's degree program. This degree is a way to achieve some form of qualification if you don't have the time or the money for a bachelor degree – and an option that an increasing number of working people are pursuing via online courses.