Transferring credits to TESC to get my AAS

I have two technical diplomas from my local technical college. I also have several credits from other regionally accreditted colleges and universities that I earned through independent study. I would like to transfer my credits to TESC to obtain my AAS degree. However, it looks like TESC's website doesn't specify the particular degree that I need to complete their program(AAS in Machine Tool Technology or AAS in Mechanical Drafting Technology). Maybe I missed something on their website that pertains to what I'm looking for...

It seems like TESC would accept my credits and grant me a degree based on the courses I have already completed. I simply want an AAS with no speciality. Is this possible at TESC? Does anyone have experience doing this at TESC or any other similar college?

 

AAS is a degree with a specialty. You would probably be looking at the AS instead.

 

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Try not to be discouraged, but as someone who also has a prior technical degree, you are going to find the limits of those credits. TESC will take the credit, but it isn't enough that credit can be accepted, in any degree, it must fit like a puzzle. For instance, if a degree is 60 credits, and you have over 100 credits- it may seem like that should equal a degree. But, in any degree, at any college, the credits must fit into the right categories in order for you to build a degree. All the credit in the world doesn't count for English 101 except for English 101.

I disagree about seeking an AS degree, you likely have very few general education credits, and an AS degree is nothing but general ed credits. You are correct in looking for an AAS or AOS, but finding the right fit may take a phone call to TESC. Their AAS is vague, unlike their other degree tracks- and I just don't know what they consider an area of study.

If your diplomas came from a regionally accredited technical college, they will "count" but we will have to determine what they count as. There are options, and I will tell you that TESC is a very flexible school. Long story short, I ended up earning 2 degrees with them (after my technical degree). It can be done, and it won't be difficult. Sometimes it is easier to start with no preconceptions about the best degree, and just see what you have and where it would fit. At that point, you can decide if that's the route you will take.

I have watched some people go to heck and back forcing a degree to fit their credits, and heaven forbid a single credit go unused. (lol I was that person once upon a time too) But keep an open mind, and absolutely 100% for sure- you can earn your degree from TESC.


Here is the closest thing to a general AAS. It is called their multidisciplinary AAS. http://www.tesc.edu/2781.php
Again, you'll need to fit your credits into each area. If you post what classes you already took, someone here or I will help you try and plug them in for a "guesstimate" of where they will fall.

 

Another route to consider is Excelsior's new Bachelors of Professional Studies in Business and Management if you are looking to pursue a Bachelors after you get your Associates. From the discussion I've seen about this degree, its set up to be the next step for those with technical associates degrees that want to go for the bachelors.

 

Excelsior also offers the BPS in Technology Management
https://www.excelsior.edu/Excelsior_College/School_of_Business_and_Technology/BPS_in_Technology_Management

 

I don't have many college classes at the moment, but they're all from regionally accreditted colleges and universities. They are:

English 101
English 102
College Algebra
American Gov't (Pols 101)
Intro. to Computers

In the next month, I will be taking Intro. to Psychology, Public Speaking, and Chemistry 1 w/lab. I hope to have these completed by the end of the summer. I don't have any college level credits from the technical schools I attended. They're simply credits that pertain to drafting and machine tool technology. I'm hoping that these credits will transfer as a flat number of credits for an "area of concentration" that pertains to an AAS degree.

Any suggestions?

 

Your class are in fact all generals, so if you want a degree with "no speciality" I again suggest an AS or AA since you mentioned that your drafting/machine courses are not college level credits. If you want to get an AAS related to that area, you would need acreddited college level credits to transfer in.

 

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I ABSOLUTELY agree 100%. For TESC, you'll be looking at an AA degree- all of the AS degrees are specific (which you can do too, just keeping to the generic idea you had in your opening post) Please do not seek out an AOS or AAS based on your courses listed. (previously, my suggestion was based on the assumption that your credits were technical applied science credits- that's no longer the case)

Here is what you have:

English (completed)
English Comp 1 & 2, 6 credits

Math Natural Science (complete with +1 for elective)
College Algebra, 3 credits
Intro Computers, 3 credits
Chem w/Lab, 4 credits

Social Science (6 needed)
Political science, 3 credits
Intro Psych, 3 credits

Humanities (9 needed)
Public Speaking, 3 credits

General Education Elective (8 needed)
+1 from Chemistry

Free electives (12 needed)
***if you do have technical or trade school credit that is RA, you an use up to 12 credits here**** If not, you can use FEMA credits (search here) for Free! These are easy to complete in 1 weekend, and cost zero dollars! Can't beat that!


http://www.tesc.edu/3640.php


If I could make a suggestion, the Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP exam counts as 6 humanities credit and is considered by many to be very doable. Also, since you can do algebra, you might want to consider the very inexpensive ALEKS math class. It's $20 per month for as many as you can do. You can do both Beginning and Intermediate Alegebra for another 6 credits, and possibly inside of 2 week's time. Those 6 could go under General Education Electives. So- that's another 24 credits you could do before the end of the semester, and for under $100.

Good luck to you!!

 

So how much would an AA cost from TESC?

 

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Go into the website and add up the enrollment fee plus any credits you want to take with them. CLEPs are about $90 each and cost nothing to transfer in. ALEKS is $20 per month for as many classes as you can finish.

You have to write out a degree plan of how you will meet each credit requirement. (people here will look at it for you once it's done). Then, go about meeting the credit requirements- the cost, is up to you.
HINT: Taking a class at TESC is generally more expensive than taking it somewhere else, however that is the only way to earn a letter grade and GPA.