I'm certain that the Tobsters degree is a 2 year associates from a community college. Not that there is anything wrong with that in itself but that degree is mainly the general education requirements for a 4 year degree candidate. But it really depends on the college.
I remember he was talking about his struggles in his stats class. At the time I was also taking stats at my community college and so I found a link to his school and checked the course description of the actual course he was taking. It was basically a high school stats class. It was easy to tell because the college only offered one stats class. Big difference between that class and a college level stats class and it will not transfer as a required math class to a four year college. It's only useful as an elective that doesn't need to be a college level class. So if he ever decides to get a 4 year degree in business, he will have to take another stats class, this one will be a bit more demanding.
Anyway, I don't want to take away from anyone, DUmmy or not who as a "working" adult gets back in the classroom. However as many already know there are degrees and then there are degrees. You cannot compare a degree in sociology to a degree in chemistry as far as the amount of work that needs to be put into it.
I decided in 2011 that I wanted to take an algebra class at my local community college. The class I started with was a 100 level class in the spring 2012. After that class I took the next class in line in the fall 2012 semester. Neither of those classes will transfer to a 4 year college as required math classes but they are pre-requsites for pre-calc. (unless you score high enough in either the compass test or accuplacer). So then I went to pre-calc, then fundamentals of chemistry, gen chem 1&2 gen bio 1&2, microbiology, stats and (duh) English comp 1. I'm taking organic chemistry in the fall, this will be my 10th semester at community college. What started out as taking a single algebra class for personal enrichment has taken on a life of it's own.
The college (my community college) insisted after I earned 30 credits that I declare a major so I chose Biology A.S. I have no plans to pursue employment in the field but at this point I'm 15 credits short of that degree. 12 of those credits are organic chem 1&2 and an upper level biology class. The only reason I'm going into all of this is even I was surprised that my community college requires 4 semesters of college level chemistry for an associates degree in biology. An associates degree in biology in and of itself is fairly useless. I do have a B.S. degree from way back so once I get my bio A.S. degree, all I will need to earn is 21 college level biology credits for a bachelors degree in biology. Not all community colleges have a strict or demanding math and/or science program intensity but mine does. And the liberal arts and social sciences programs at my cc are basically made up of cake courses.
