Robert Saldarini, Bergen Community College Michael Williams, Thomas Edison State College Career Success: AAS Transfer to a BS in Professional Studies
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Robert Saldarini, Bergen Community CollegeMichael Williams, Thomas Edison State College
Robert Saldarini, Bergen Community CollegeMichael Williams, Thomas Edison State College
Career Success: AAS Transfer to a BS in Professional Studies
AgendaAgenda
4. Sharing and Q&A4. Sharing and Q&A
1. Introduction1. Introduction
2. A.A.S. Degree vs. A.S. Degree2. A.A.S. Degree vs. A.S. Degree
3. Dismantling the Roadblock for Transfer3. Dismantling the Roadblock for Transfer
Mature StudentMature Student
Career
FinancialResponsibilities
Family
Prior Education and Credits Running a Home
CareerEducation
Career Based AAS Programs
Career Based AAS Programs
Prepare students for the immediate workforce with needed skills, education and training.
Are considered ‘terminal degrees’ by most counselors and senior institutions.
Contain advanced coursework that students cannot typically apply during the transfer process.
Prepare students for the immediate workforce with needed skills, education and training.
Are considered ‘terminal degrees’ by most counselors and senior institutions.
Contain advanced coursework that students cannot typically apply during the transfer process.
Benefits of the AASBenefits of the AAS
Colorado is experiencing a similar situation regarding its recent college graduates, i.e., students with applied science degrees from the State’s community college system are making approximately $7,000 more than their four-year degreed contemporaries.
Poppen, J. (2013, March 13). Does it pay to get a bachelor’s degree? Retrieved from EdNews Colorado: http://www.ednewscolorado.org/news/is-it-worth-getting-a-bachelors-degree
Colorado is experiencing a similar situation regarding its recent college graduates, i.e., students with applied science degrees from the State’s community college system are making approximately $7,000 more than their four-year degreed contemporaries.
Poppen, J. (2013, March 13). Does it pay to get a bachelor’s degree? Retrieved from EdNews Colorado: http://www.ednewscolorado.org/news/is-it-worth-getting-a-bachelors-degree
Benefits of the AASBenefits of the AAS
In Florida, students graduating with a community college degree earned approximately $11,000 more than those with a four-year degree; whereby, the average salary for a two-year graduate was 47,708 in 2009 compared to that of four-year graduates who commanded a starting salary of $36,552 within the same year.
Vasquez, M., & Krueger, C. (2011, January 3). Study less, earn more -- at least in the beginning. Retrieved from Tampa Bay Times: http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/college/study-less-earn-more-8212-at-least-in-the-beginning/1143350
In Florida, students graduating with a community college degree earned approximately $11,000 more than those with a four-year degree; whereby, the average salary for a two-year graduate was 47,708 in 2009 compared to that of four-year graduates who commanded a starting salary of $36,552 within the same year.
Vasquez, M., & Krueger, C. (2011, January 3). Study less, earn more -- at least in the beginning. Retrieved from Tampa Bay Times: http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/college/study-less-earn-more-8212-at-least-in-the-beginning/1143350
Disadvantages Disadvantages
Transferability into senior institutions.
Diminishing value over time.
Advancement usually requires a BS degree.
Mobility often proves difficult.
Transferability into senior institutions.
Diminishing value over time.
Advancement usually requires a BS degree.
Mobility often proves difficult.
The BSPS Degree
Mobility
DegreeInflation Promotion
Skills Enhancement
JobRetention
Worker
Workplace Demands
Transitioning AAS to BSPSTransitioning AAS to BSPS
Advantages to AAS Students: Concentration Core
accepting 18-career specific undergraduate credits.
Workforce enhancement course selection; matching the AAS to career goals.
Advantages to AAS Students: Concentration Core
accepting 18-career specific undergraduate credits.
Workforce enhancement course selection; matching the AAS to career goals.
Transitioning AAS to BSPSTransitioning AAS to BSPS
Enables degree customization toward career goals and advancement.
Allows graduates to position the degree aligned with employers and professional opportunities.
Maximizes degree flexibility for career pathing.
Enables degree customization toward career goals and advancement.
Allows graduates to position the degree aligned with employers and professional opportunities.
Maximizes degree flexibility for career pathing.
Transitioning AAS to BSPSTransitioning AAS to BSPS
Addresses a unique degree niche in the educational market.
Practitioner-focused programming.
Enables educational progress toward degree acquisition.
Professional differentiator.
Addresses a unique degree niche in the educational market.
Practitioner-focused programming.
Enables educational progress toward degree acquisition.
Professional differentiator.
Q&AQ&A
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