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Why do college credit transfer and not degrees?

I am a freshman at a community college

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Kailey lets say you plan on earning your Associate's Degree at your local Community College and plan on transferring to a 4-year University for your Bachelor's Degree. Your Associate's Degree itself won't transfer because your degree was completed at your Community College, but... most of your credits will transfer if they are less than half of the credits need for Bachelor's Degree. That's because most 4-year universities have a limit on the number of credits you can transfer from another school. Typically, they won't allow more than half of your credits to come from another school, as they want you to take the majority of classes for your Bachelor's Degree at their university. So, if you want to attend a 4-year University that requires 120 credits to graduate with a Bachelor's Degree, they likely won't accept more than 60 credits from any other school.

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Another reason a school might not let you transfer your credits, is because most schools require you to have earned at least a "C" in each class you want credit for. This is to make sure they're only awarding you credit for material you understood. Lastly, many schools won't allow you to receive transfer credit for many or any classes you took that relate to your Associated Degree major, if you plan on earning the same major for your Bachelor's Degree. Let's say if you earned your Associate's Degree in Biology, your 4-year University will want to ensure that all the biology-related classes you took were at their school so that future employers etc. can trust the quality of the classes you took for your Bachelor's Degree.

Kailey hopefully this was helpful
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College credit transfer and degree transfer represent two different aspects of the educational system, each with its own set of challenges and considerations.

College Credit Transfer:

College credit transfer refers to the process of transferring individual courses or credits earned at one institution to another institution.
This is commonly done when a student moves from one college or university to another, or when they wish to continue their education at a different institution for various reasons such as geographical relocation, program availability, or personal preference.
College credit transfer is generally more straightforward than transferring an entire degree because it involves transferring credits on a course-by-course basis, and institutions often have established procedures and equivalency standards for accepting transferred credits.
Degree Transfer:

Degree transfer, on the other hand, involves transferring the entire degree program from one institution to another.
This is less common and more complex than credit transfer because it requires ensuring that the requirements and curriculum of the degree program at the original institution align with those of the receiving institution.
Degree transfer may involve considerations such as differences in program structure, course requirements, accreditation standards, and institutional policies, which can make the process more challenging and less feasible in some cases.
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Fred’s Answer

A degree means you have completed the program. If you have completed the program at one school, there is no need to go to another school.
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