Career and Technical Education Programs
Associate in Science Degrees (A.S.) are the career education and transfer degrees of Florida College System institutions. This two-year degree is intended to prepare students for immediate entry into the workforce and some programs can lead to transfer to a higher degree in that same field in the State College & University System. Each program contains at least 15 college credit hours in General Education.
Associate in Applied Science Degrees (A.A.S.) are career education programs consisting of college level courses that prepare students to directly enter the workforce instead of transferring to a university. The programs contain college credit offerings of a specialized nature and at least 15 college credit hours in General Education.
College Credit Certificates are college credit certificates consisting of less than 60 college credits. College credit hours earned in a Technical Certificate can be applied to a related Associate in Applied Science or Associate in Science degree.
For degree and certificate completion, at least 25 percent of credit hours for the program must be earned through instruction at LSSC. All A.A.S. and A.S. degree seeking students must take a minimum of 15-18 semester hours in General Education - at least one course from each of the following areas: Humanities/Fine Arts, Social/Behavioral Sciences, Natural Sciences and/or Mathematics. Credits earned in Gordon Rule writing courses (designated with the code GRW) or Mathematics courses covered by State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.030 (Gordon Rule) may be used to fulfill graduation requirements only if a grade of “C” or higher is attained.
Job Placement Rates
Florida Statute, 1008.42(2), requires that each college publish, in its annual catalog, the placement rate for the preceding three years for each career certificate program and for each career degree program. "NA" indicates that placement data is unavailable or there were no graduates of the specific program for the year indicated.1
| Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science Degrees |
|
2020/21 |
2019/20 |
2018/19 |
| Business Administration A.S. |
NA |
NA |
63% |
| Computer Information Technology A.S. |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Criminal Justice A.S. |
NA |
NA |
100% |
| Electrical Distribution Technology A.A.S. |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Engineering Technology Substation A.S. |
73% |
93% |
73% |
| Health Services Management A.S.* |
NA* |
NA |
NA |
| Management Technology A.S. |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Nursing A.S. |
89% |
91% |
91% |
| College Credit Certificates |
|
2020/21 |
2019/20 |
2018/19 |
| Business Management |
NA |
NA |
63% |
| Business Operations |
NA |
NA |
63% |
| Business Specialist |
NA |
NA |
63% |
| Chemical Lab Specialist |
NA |
42% |
NA |
| Criminal Justice Technology Specialist |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Cybersecurity |
NA |
NA |
50% |
| Electrical Distribution Basic |
76% |
86% |
76% |
| Electrical Distribution Advanced |
NA |
100% |
80% |
| Engineering Technology Support Specialist |
68% |
94% |
79% |
| Help Desk Support Technician |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Information Technology Analyst |
83% |
86% |
50% |
| Information Technology Support Specialist |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Internet of Things* |
NA * |
NA |
NA |
| Mechatronics and Manufacturing Automation* |
NA* |
NA |
NA |
| Medical Information Coder/Biller |
NA |
NA |
86% |
| Medical Office Management |
NA |
NA |
100% |
| Scientific Workplace Preparation |
36% |
41% |
NA |
1 Source: Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP) Reports and local data.
Notes:
*Indicates a program was not begun until the respective year.