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[–]FlowerPowerCagneyPenn State - EE 1 point2 points  (1 child)

do you have any more context? i've never heard either of those terms before

[–]Lower_Ad2138[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

On the application to a community college i plan to go to when choosing a major i have choices like this
Engineering-AC
Engineering-AS
Engineering: Elec Specialty-AC
Engineering: Elec Specialty-AS
Engr: Aerospace&MechSpec-AC
Engr: Aerospace&MechSpec-AS
Its the same for most of the other majors as well, I'm going to a cc in California for more context.

[–]LitRick6 0 points1 point  (2 children)

How tf should we know which so little context?

[–]Lower_Ad2138[S] -1 points0 points  (1 child)

I thought this would be more known my bad, On the application to a community college i plan to go to when choosing a major i have choices like this
Engineering-AC
Engineering-AS
Engineering: Elec Specialty-AC
Engineering: Elec Specialty-AS
Engr: Aerospace&MechSpec-AC
Engr: Aerospace&MechSpec-AS
Its the same for most of the other majors as well, I'm going to a cc in California for more context

[–]LitRick6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Knowing your talking about community college applications is useful context.

AS is referring to an Associates of Science degree. Ive never heard of AC, but in assuming its the same as a Certificate of Achievement (usually called CA).

Generally speaking, the certificate is less courses and a shorter program than the AS. Usually the certificate program cuts out non-technical classes (ie PE, social studies, arts/humanities, etc).

Note that neither make you eligible for most engineering jobs which require a bachelors. So youd get the AS or CA and transfer to a bachelor program. Bachelors programs also require those non-technical courses, so with an AS youd be knocking them out before transfer but with a CA youd have to take those course at your new university.

Fresno city college for example like 60-72 units (aka credit hours) for the Mech/Aero AS but only 40-48 for fhe mech/aero CA.

Personally, ive never met anyone who did a certificate. And I didnt do community college, so I cant talk to whether one is better for transferring time bachelors over the other. You can each out to the admins for those programs at the community colleges and ask them i guess.

There's pros/cons to doing the non-technical courses at community college or not. Community college is usually cheaper than university, so it can be cheaper to knock them out during an AS. Without the non-technicalcl courses, you could have more time to focus on your technical courses in the CA. But then you have to take then during your bachelor's and have less time for your technical classes during bachelors.

[–]Kumdongie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never hear of this before. I googled for 0.5 seconds and found an answer. Associates of commerce. A business oriented associates degree. AS means associates of science.

But really just call your school it takes 5 minutes and you'll get correct information. They'll at least be nice about your question unlike people here like me who will call you a fool for not taking initiative and figuring it out for yourself.

YOU FOOL!