Are the big three a "Four year college?"

[chattenoire]

There's a few open jobs on Linkedin that have sparked my interest, however they specifically state in one of the requirements:

"Bachelors degree from a four year college or university"

If it only took me a year and a half to complete my BA through TESC via testing out, does this not count as a "four year college?"

[bluebooger]

yes
BA or BS = 4 years

AS or AA = 2 years

[Outis]

There's a few open jobs on Linkedin that have sparked my interest, however they specifically state in one of the requirements:

"Bachelors degree from a four year college or university"

If it only took me a year and a half to complete my BA through TESC via testing out, does this not count as a "four year college?"

bluebooger answered your question. But, I would like to expand upon it. Think about the mechanics of what you are asking. First, most students, for whatever reasons, do not finish their BA/BS in four years. Second, it doesn't say that a candidate must have earned a degree in four years, but that it must be from a four year college. In other words, an institution that awards "four year degrees". I hope that I am not appearing too coarse, but you will need to be sharp and have some sort of attention to detail when going through the hiring process!

[ladylearner]

I agree with the previous responses. A four-year college refers to the types of degrees they confer - a bachelor's degree versus an Associate's.

[ronaldemail1]

Four year college, refers to the requirement of taking 30 credits per year for four years (120 credits) in order to obtain a Bachelor.
But all four year colleges provide you with the possibility of using CLEP, DSSTS, PLA, Challenge exams and other type of evaluations
in order to advance (with certain restrictions within their Catalogs).
TESC, CHARTER OAK, Excelsior require you to take 120 credits but they are more flexible on how do you get them.
They comply with the same requirements.

I believe that this type of wording was created in purpose in order to confuse people that use the tests instead of the courses.

[Prloko]

So they won't accept degrees that where conferred by Universities offering Graduate programs?

[sanantone]

The people who write these job requirements often don't know what they're doing. Who earns a bachelor's degree from a 2-year school? Even community colleges that offer bachelor's degrees have turned into 4-year schools. Unless the school only offers degree completion programs, which is exceptionally rare, then every school that offers a bachelor's degree offers the equivalent of four years of coursework.

[bluebooger]

The people who write these job requirements often don't know what they're doing. ...

reminds me of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1TsOHyJPpw

[sanantone]

reminds me of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1TsOHyJPpw

Sounds accurate to me.

It's like when employers ask for degrees from a nationally accredited school. I'm sure they aren't turning down Harvard graduates for Penn Foster graduates.

[Outis]

The people who write these job requirements often don't know what they're doing. Who earns a bachelor's degree from a 2-year school? Even community colleges that offer bachelor's degrees have turned into 4-year schools. Unless the school only offers degree completion programs, which is exceptionally rare, then every school that offers a bachelor's degree offers the equivalent of four years of coursework.

I definitely agree with you. But, I would like to point out that I am seeing a trend in the community college arena, in which they are beginning to offer BA/BS degrees in a limited and narrow fashion.