AS vs AAS

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It depends on your point of view. An AAS is the "lowest" form of degree from a purist academic point of view. From that stance, an AAS or AOS is inferior because it cuts off your chances of pursuing higher academic degrees. Of course, not everyone subscribes to the purist academic view, and colleges have woken up to the fact that the business world can certainly use people with specialized skills, so they started offering more AAS and then BAST degrees. It doesn't mean your degree is "less worthy" just that from the traditional academic viewpoint it is a dead end and therefore a waste of time. But it's only a waste of time if your goal is to pursue a bachelor's or higher. And even then, with BAST degrees that is less of an issue now.

Don't worry. To many academics MBAs are equally useless. Unless you are pursuing a DBA or PhD in business, of course. So it all depends on your point of view.

BTW in the Air Force, completion of a CCAF AAS degree is required for promotion to the top two enlisted ranks. And when your record is reviewed by the board your CCAF AAS degree is listed ahead of all other degrees, even a PhD, because it is a degree specific to your career field.