Such programmes lead to an associate degree.

学完这些课程可以拿到专科学位。

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According to one study, students who earn a certificate experience a 15 percent increase in earnings. Students earning an associate degree registered an 11 percent gain.

根据一项研究发现学生获得一个学位收入增加15%，与此同时学生获得一个副学位收入增加11%。

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Designers usually hold at least a two-year associate degree in fashion design or fine arts.

设计师通常至少持有一张两年的时装设计或美术专业结业证书。

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He needs a few more courses to receive his associate's degree, and he wants to earn a master's degree in psychology.

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If you've got some college or an associate's degree, less than a bachelor's degree, it's higher but it's lower than at national average, 7.72 percent.

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He then got his high school diploma in adult school and an associate's degree in human services.

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But by the time he graduated with an associate's degree in engineering from Lincoln Tech in 2002, his prospects were grim.

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