West Virginia Northern CC AAS BOG

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The AAS is generally considered more vocational in nature, because it often comprises applied professional credits. In your daughter-in-law's case, though, her degree would be made up of arts and sciences credits. Those would apply to a degree program in the same way an AA or AS would.

I think that in her situation there would be very few downsides indeed to having a nearly entirely free AAS. She could use it to become a school paraprofessional or possibly advance at her current job. While I understand that for many people it makes more sense to go straight for a BA/BS without spending money and time on an associate degree, in her case I think it makes a world of sense. If life keeps getting in the way of a degree for her, I suspect she will be very glad in future years to at least have her associate degree.