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Note: Based on students whose first postsecondary credential was an associate degree earned between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009. Student age refers to the age when the first credential was awarded. Subsequent credentials are limited to credentials completed within six years of the first credential award date.

Overall 20 Years of Age and Under >20 to 24 Years of Age Over 24 Years of Age Women Men 0% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%

41.0%

31.4%

40.8%

42.1%

43.3%

60.9%

Percentage of Students Earning Associate Degree as a First Credential

Who Subsequently Earned a Bachelor’s Degree

Two in Five

Associate Degrees

Lead to Bachelor’s

within Six Years

Of all associate degrees earned in 2008-09 that were reported to the National Student Clearinghouse, 488,046 were found to be the first postsecondary credential earned by a student. Forty-one percent of these students went on to earn a bachelor’s degree within six years.

Over 60 percent of students who earned associate degrees at 20 years of age or younger went on to earn bachelor’s degrees within six years, the highest percentage of any age group.

Analysis is based on degree records reported to the Clearinghouse through its DegreeVerify service. See the last page of this report for more detailed information about the sample of postsecondary credentials included in this report.

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Associate-to-Bachelor’s

Takes 2.8 Years

on Average

Of the 2008-09 associate degree recipients who went on to earn a bachelor’s degree, two-thirds did so within three years of earning their associate degree. The mean number of years from associate to bachelor’s degree completion was 2.8. Analysis is limited to bachelor’s degrees earned within six years of the associate award date. Calculation of mean time-to-degree excludes students taking longer than six years.

Distribution of Time from Associate to Bachelor’s Degree

1 year or less

>1-2 years

>2-3 years

>3-4 years

>4-5 years

>5-6 years

0%

40%

35%

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

4.5%

18.5%

5.3%

10.1%

35.9%

25.7%

Note: Time from associate to bachelor’s degree was calculated by determining the number of days between the associate award date and bachelor’s award date and dividing by 365.25.

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One in Four

Certificates

Lead to Associate

or Bachelor’s

within Six Years

Of all certificates earned in 2008-09 that were reported to the Clearinghouse,

201,493 were found to be the first postsecondary credential earned by a student. Almost 26 percent of these students went on to earn an associate or bachelor’s degree within six years.

About 31 percent of students in the >20 to 24 age group went on to earn higher credentials, the highest percentage of any age group. Twenty-nine percent of women who earned a certificate as their first credential went on to earn higher credentials, compared to 23 percent of men.

Percentage of Students Earning Certificate as the First Credential

Who Subsequently Earned an Associate or Bachelor’s Degree

Note: Based on students whose first postsecondary credential was an associate degree earned between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009. Student age refers to the age when the first credential was awarded. Subsequent credentials are limited to credentials completed within six years of the first credential award date.

0% 5% 10% 15% 30% 25% 20% 35%

Overall 20 Years of Age

and Under Years of Age>20 to 24 Years of AgeOver 24 Women Men

Earned Associate and Bachelor’s Degrees Earned Bachelor’s Degrees Only Earned Associate Degrees Only 15.4% 7.4% 3.1% 25.9% 15.1% 10.7% 4.1% 29.9% 15.5% 11.2% 3.9% 30.6% 15.5% 4.3% 2.3% 22.1% 17.6% 7.8% 3.4% 28.8% 12.7% 7.1% 2.7% 22.5%

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Associate Takes

2.1 Years on

Average

Of the 2008-09 certificate recipients who went on to earn an associate degree, three-fourths did so within three years of earning their certificate. The mean number of years from certificate to associate degree completion was 2.1.

Of the 2008-09 certificate recipients who went on to earn a bachelor’s degree, two-thirds did so within four years of earning their certificate. The mean number of years from certificate to bachelor’s degree completion was 3.4.

Analysis is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees earned within six years of the certificate award date. Calculation of mean time-to-degree excludes students taking longer than six years. Students who earned both associate and bachelor’s degrees are counted in the distributions for both degree levels.

Distribution of Time from Certificate to Subsequent Degree

Note: Time from certificate to subsequent degree was calculated by determining the number of days between the certificate award date and subsequent degree award date and dividing by 365.25.

1 year or less >1-2 years >2-3 years >3-4 years >4-5 years >5-6 years 0% 40% 30% 20% 10%

37.1%

6.6%

22.5%

13.7%

16.1%

23.3%

11.1%

23.5%

8.2%

19.8%

5.1%

13.2%

Subsequent Associate Degree Subsequent Bachelor’s Degree

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Analysis in this report is based exclusively on credentials reported to the Clearinghouse through its DegreeVerifySM service. This applies to both the first postsecondary credential earned, as

well as subsequent associate and bachelor’s degrees. Results are not adjusted to account for DegreeVerify participation rates.

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has estimated that credentials reported through DegreeVerify account for 68 percent of all educational certificates awarded by U.S. Title IV, degree-granting institutions, 77 percent of associate degrees, and 86 percent of bachelor’s degrees. These estimates are based on IPEDS counts of postsecondary credentials for all U.S. Title IV, degree-granting institutions. It should be noted that many certificates are also awarded by institutions classified by IPEDS as non-degree-granting, but these institutions generally do not participate in Clearinghouse services.

Analysis of subsequent associate and bachelor’s degrees is limited to degrees earned within six years of the student’s first postsecondary credential. Therefore, calculation of mean time-to-degree excludes students who will eventually earn credentials in seven years or longer. Including these students would increase the mean time to subsequent time-to-degree.

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