What is the difference between a CCL and an Associates Degree?
A CCL or Certificate of Completion is a certification in an area of concentration where the hours of completion range from 15 up to 25 credit hours. SMCC offers (8) shared certificates within MCCD and (12) certificates offered exclusively @ SMCC. An Associates Degree is a degree in one or more areas where the hours of completion range from 60 up to 67 credit hours. SMCC offers the ATP: Associate in Transfer Partnership degree, and the AGEC degrees which include the Associate in Arts, Associate in Arts in Elementary Education, Associate in Business GR and SR, and the Associate in Science. SMCC also offers the Associate in General Studies and several Associate in Applied Science degrees.