Thomas Nelson Community College offers the following degrees or certificates for students who successfully complete approved programs at the College:
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.
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.
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.
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.
Certificate: Awarded to students who complete one of the approved curricula which are usually fewer than two years in length.
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.
