Overview
CCV’s associate degree in professional studies will give you the foundational knowledge and skills to succeed in a variety of industries. You’ll have the chance to explore different academic and workplace opportunities, and can choose to focus in a specific area like human resources, accounting, or legal studies. If you’re passionate about business and management, want to grow your interpersonal and communication skills, or simply want to explore your career options, the professional studies degree is a great place to start.
- Outcomes
- Transfer Pathways
- Explore Careers
- Prior Learning
The professional studies degree is unique in its flexibility and transferability. You can explore numerous career paths, and gain skills that can be applied in a number of different workplace settings. You’ll be prepared for jobs such as:
- Office manager
- Executive and administrative assistant
- Legal assistant
- Digital marketing specialist
- Banking customer service representative
- Supervisory roles
- Human resource specialist
If you’re interested in continuing your education beyond an associate degree, there are many options for transfer. And to make transferring seamless, easy, and affordable, CCV has agreements with other institutions across Vermont and throughout the region. Students who graduate with a professional studies degree can choose from 20 pathways into bachelor’s degrees.
For a full list of transfer pathways from CCV’s professional studies degree, view the transfer pathways search tool.
The Vermont State Colleges System Prior Learning Assessment options help you get credit for any college-level learning you may have gained through work and training, military or community service, or online and self-study. No matter which option you choose, you can save money and graduate sooner. Visit ccv.edu/priorlearning to learn more.
Related Programs
CCV programs are stackable, meaning they build on one another as you progress toward your goals. As you work toward your professional studies degree, you can also choose to complete a number of other credentials and certificates, including:
Certificates:
- Bookkeeping
- Digital Marketing
- Entrepreneurship
- Funeral Director
- Human Resource Management
- Leadership Skills
- Project Management
Credentials:
- Digital Marketing
- Bookkeeping
- Human Resource Specialist
- Associate Professional in Human Resources (aPHR)
- 21st Century Skills
- Startup 802: Entrepreneurship
Accounting Certification
- NACPB Accounting Certification
- NACPB Bookkeeping Certification
- Certified Customer Service Professional
- NACPB Certified Public Bookkeeper License
- NACPB Payroll Certification
- NACPB Quickbooks Online Certification
