How to Use associate degree in a Sentence

associate degree

noun

• For an associate degree, about half again as much.
  — Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
• But the per-unit cost to earn a two-year associate degree is $46, and most classes are three units each.
  — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
• Alliance also inspired me to earn my associate degree and pursue a master of public health.
  — Joel Teron, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
• Almost 400 of them completed high school while earning their associate degree at the same time.
  — Howard Hepburn, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
• For students with associate degrees, the split of manageable debt to no debt is about 60% to 30%.
  — Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 19 Jan. 2026
• The student first wrote to the nursing board, asking if the school was authorized to offer an associate degree program.
  — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
• The state also keeps track of students who graduate with both a high school diploma and associate degree from an early middle college.
  — Isabel Lohman, Freep.com, 20 Feb. 2026
• Morris, who is pursuing an associate degree in science, found a gray pencil skirt, black blazer, white button-down dress shirt and low black wedge heels.
  — Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
• Four hundred will also receive an associate degree, and others have earned a post‑secondary credential.
  — Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
• Programs are traditional two-year and one-year bachelor’s degrees for students who have their associate degree.
  — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
• Bachelor's and associate degrees deliver, even across income lines.
  — Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
• The two-year program is designed for students who already hold an associate degree in a qualifying field and aims to address the region’s teacher shortage.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
• Vocational training, certificate or associate degree programs allow job seekers to enter the field more quickly and can earn six figures.
  — Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2026
• Since 2011, more than 100 students have earned associate degrees while in high school and five received bachelor’s degrees.
  — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
• Two years later, Carleen opened associate degree programs at two more campuses in West Palm Beach and Palm Bay.
  — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
• Students could earn a high school diploma and a cost-free associate degree while gaining mentoring, workplace exposure and paid internship opportunities.
  — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
• Around 10% of district students earn an associate degree upon graduation, besting the state average of 3%.
  — Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Feb. 2026
• By then, the nursing board had also prohibited Carleen from enrolling additional students in its associate degree program.
  — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
• That’s because the state’s system for determining that metric has nearly a dozen categories, ranging from enlisting in the military to securing an associate degree.
  — Samuel O’Neal 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
• In 2018, the three graduated from Palo Alto College with their associate degrees.
  — Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
• Among associate degree students, that share rises to 56%, with 15% giving it serious consideration.
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
• Southwestern College student Marilynn Palomino is in the process of earning an associate degree in criminal justice to work in a police crime lab doing forensic work.
  — Cal Matters, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
• Simmons joined the Air Force in 2017 and earned an associate degree from the Community College of the Air Force.
  — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
• Seven years after entering high school, P-TECH students were five percentage points more likely to have completed an associate degree.
  — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
• Approximately 500 students received master’s, bachelor’s and associate degrees at the event.
  — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
• Today, the first-generation college student is working at the job of her dreams and is poised to receive her associate degree in automotive technology from Santa Ana College.
  — Santa Ana College, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
• This spring, Galaviz will earn her associate degree and plans to enroll in SAC’s bachelor’s degree program in automotive technology, launching this fall.
  — Santa Ana College, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
• Those enrollment quotas are 10 graduates for an associate degree, 15 for a bachelor's, seven for a master's and three for a doctorate or education specialist degree.
  — Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
• In 2016, no more than 20% of the associate degree recipients at any of the campuses passed the test on their first try, far lower than the 88% passage rate for graduates of nursing schools nationwide.
  — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
• At the same time, employers increasingly expect bachelor ’s-level credentials for positions that previously required only associate degrees.
  — Muddassir Siddiqi, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026