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Degrees & Programs

Questions concerning Degrees and Programs @ TNCC? Please contact the academic department directly or use the contact form.

• Full 2012 – 2013 College Catalog (pdf)
• Full 2011 – 2012 College Catalog (pdf, 14MB)
• Full 2010 – 2011 College Catalog (pdf, 12MB)
• Full 2008 – 2010 College Catalog (pdf, 5MB)

Thomas Nelson Community College offers the following degrees or certificates for students who successfully complete approved programs at the College:

1. Associate of Arts Degree (A.A.): Awarded to students who major in the liberal arts and who may plan to transfer to four-year colleges or universities after completing their community college programs.
2. Associate of Science Degree (A.S.): Awarded to students who major in specialized curricula such as business administration, engineering, sciences, social science and other preprofessional programs and who may plan to transfer to four-year colleges or universities after completing their community college programs.
3. Associate of Applied Arts Degree (A.A.A.): Awarded to students majoring in one of the arts-related curricula and planning to obtain full-time employment immediately upon graduation from the community college.
4. Associate of Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.): Awarded to students majoring in one of the occupational-technical curricula and planning to obtain full-time employment immediately upon graduation from the community college.
5. Certificate: Awarded to students who complete one of the approved curricula which are usually fewer than two years in length.
6. Career Studies Certificates: Awarded to students who complete one of the approved programs which are less than one year in length and comprise less than 30 credits of academic work.