Here are the advantages of signing up for an associate degree:1. Lower costs. 2. If you have a day job, you can register for evening classes. Choose the location that is most convenient for you. 3. You can fix your schedule in such a way that will allow you to attend your classes and do your priorities (work) at the same time.4. Associate degrees are for students who can't afford living on campus for four years. These are also for students who can't afford a four-year education. Like community colleges, campuses offering associate degrees are targeted to students' local needs, not national needs. 5. There is an "open enrollment" policy which lets anyone plan a goal for their college education. This gives students with mediocre grades in high school the benefit of a college education or something equivalent.6. Tuition fees for associate degrees are significantly lower compared to those of the private or public institutions with the traditional four-year educations. That is why students who come from low-income families or working students opt for associate degrees. Add to the fact that they also accept educational grants and scholarships. So if you can benefit from the reasons stated above, ask yourself why you should spend thousands of dollars when an associate degree can provide you the same thing at a lower cost?