Online Schools Offering Associate Degrees
Accredited Online Colleges Offering Associate Degrees
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| University of Phoenix | $9,781 - $12,792 | 56% (734 reviews) | ||||
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117 Programs, 18 Associates (view all)
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| Kaplan University | $11,115 - $20,736 | 42% (198 reviews) | ||||
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145 Programs, 24 Associates (view all)
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| Florida Tech University Online | $34,990 | 60% (62 reviews) | ||||
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45 Programs, 8 Associates (view all)
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| American InterContinental University | $13,050 - $16,848 | 70% (80 reviews) | ||||
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| Concordia University - Wisconsin | $12,300 | Add Review | ||||
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20 Programs, 4 Associates (view all)
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| Liberty University Online | $19,154 | 65% (88 reviews) | ||||
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117 Programs, 5 Associates (view all)
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| Colorado Technical University - Online | $12,760 | 62% (194 reviews) | ||||
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62 Programs, 4 Associates (view all)
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| Everest University Online | $15,407 - $44,940 ? | 45% (206 reviews) | ||||
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17 Programs, 8 Associates (view all)
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| Iowa Central College | $6,090 | 100% (6 reviews) | ||||
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6 Programs, 6 Associates (view all)
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| International Academy of Design and Technology Online | $12,600 | 50% (4 reviews) | ||||
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12 Programs, 5 Associates (view all)
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The quickest degrees you can get are vocational certificates. These are in fields such as automotive technology and locksmithing. Many can be obtained in only a few weeks. Penn Foster is well-known for offering vocational certificates that can be earned online.
If you're looking for an associate or bachelor's degree, New England College has some good options. You can enroll throughout the year for 7-week courses. Each course earns you 4 credits. 60 credits will earn you an associate degree and 120 will earn you a bachelor's degree.
Certainly. Penn Foster Career School and Ashworth College both have payment plans available, and offer associate's degrees. Both are accredited: Ashworth nationally by the Distance Education and Training Council, and Penn Foster regionally by the Middle States Commission, which is an even more prestigious credential.
Try the University of the Philippines Open University, which offers an associate of arts degree in addition to bachelor's degrees.
All right. The University of Phoenix and Kaplan University would both allow you to do this. What are you interested in getting an AA degree in?
What you are looking for is an associate degree in nursing, otherwise known as an ADN. If possible, you should earn this degree from a local community college rather than online, because the hands-on clinical component is so important in nursing. Not even the nation's biggest online schools, Kaplan University and the University of Phoenix, offer a fully online ADN for this reason. However, once you have the degree, you can upgrade to a bachelor's degree through the University of Phoenix.
The closest you will find to an online ADN is a low-residency one like the one through Chamberlain College of Nursing, which allows you to do the classroom component online and come to campus for your clinicals. Nursing requires lots of one-on-one patient contact, and some elements of the job can't yet be simulated on a computer.
