USAGE NOTE
This word may also be written "associate degree." Each educational system has its own version of and terminology for an "associate degree." The senses shown in b) and c) would be best understood within the educational system in the United States.
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1. (education)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el título universitario de preparación básica
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
My father went back to school to earn his associate's degree.Mi padre regresó a la escuela para completar su título universitario de preparación básica.
b. el título de asociado
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
After completing an associate's degree at the community college, Ana enrolled at the university.Después de recibir el título de asociado en el colegio comunitario, Elsa se matriculó en la universidad.
c. el grado de asociado
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Scholarships can help defray costs of an associate's degree.Las becas son útiles para reducir los costos de un grado de asociado.
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