Degrees & Certificates

Many students attend Clatsop Community College to explore academic disciplines in preparation for transfer to a four-year college or university.  Others seek a broad general education as a foundation for specialization during their junior and senior years at a four-year institution.  For both purposes, the Associate of Arts, Oregon Transfer (AAOT) degree can further a student’s seamless transfer.

Students earning the AAOT complete lower division requirements at Clatsop Community College. Once a student completes the AAOT at Clatsop you can transfer to one of Oregon’s seven (7) public universities and have the AAOT degree accepted as a complete package, meaning you will have all the lower division General Education requirements for a baccalaureate degree accepted. For many students this results in being admitted with junior standing, just as if you had spent your first two years at that university – except for a much more sensible cost!

However, some departments within the Oregon University System (OUS) may require additional courses for admittance with junior standing. It is always best for students to confer with an advisor at Clatsop and with an advisor at the OUS university/department to which they expect to transfer concerning the requirements of their specific baccalaureate major.

Several Oregon private colleges also accept the AAOT quite favorably. Again, please see your faculty advisor at Clatsop for more information and guidance to make the most of your transfer to a four-year college or university once you earn your AAOT here!

Details of the requirements for the AAOT are available in the current college catalog.

Applied Science programs provide the skills and work experience you’ll need to qualify for employment. With the help of a local industry advisory committee, each program is carefully planned to meet the needs of the current job market. Instruction is provided by trained, experienced professionals, and classes are conducted in an industry-like work setting. Cooperative Work Experience in each degree provides on-the-job experience with local employers in the field.

Clatsop Community College offers the Associate of Applied Science in the following technical fields:

• Accounting Technician
• Automotive Technician
• Business Management
• Criminal Justice
• Fire Science
• Historic Preservation & Restoration
• Maritime Science: Vessel Operations
• Nursing
• Welding & Fabrication

Additional information about each of these degrees is also available in the college catalog.

The Associate of General Studies (AGS) degree provides students flexibility in using a variety of college-level courses (generally 100-level or above) to design a two-year degree program in broad interdisciplinary areas. These courses can come from general education, academic, or collegiate-level professional-technical courses found in the college catalog to the meet Clatsop Community College’s general associate degree requirements.  

The AGS can be tailored to your needs and interests while maintaining high general education standards. You will work closely with an academic advisor at Clatsop in designing your individual degree plan of study, including identifying  36 credits or more from a cluster of related courses. The cluster of courses should be set as soon as possible after enrollment, but no later than the term prior to the term in which you plan to graduate.

The college is in the process of identifying several pre-approved clusters representing common interests or non-OUS transfer plans.  Clusters for Women’s Studies and for Art have been defined.  Contact student services/admissions for details.

Please note: Students planning to transfer to a public four-year institution within Oregon should complete the AAOT degree, which is articulated statewide with the Oregon University System four-year colleges and universities.

The Associate of Science, Oregon Transfer Degree in Business provides you an opportunity to complete the first two years of a four-year business degree at Clatsop Community College. This degree allows you to complete all of the lower division general education requirements of Oregon University System institutions. 

However, some lower division course requirements must be satisfied for business programs at the Oregon University System institution.  When you identify the Oregon University System institution to which you plan to transfer, you should work closely with your academic advisor at Clatsop since each university has its unique lower division business program prerequisite requirements, including, in some cases, grade point average.

You should also confer with a business advisor at the university to which you intend to transfer to ensure that you are satisfying all of their requirements for admission into the business program. Clatsop Community College may not offer all of these lower division business program prerequisite requirements.

More information is available in the current college catalog.

Information coming soon.