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Put your community college credits to work at Ashford University! Transfer to Ashford University to finish your education and earn your degree thanks to the partnership between Iowa Western Community College and Ashford University!
What You Should Know:
- You can transfer up to 90 community college credits toward Ashford's online Bachelor's programs, including AAS credits.
- Credits you've earned toward an Associate's degree at an accredited community college might apply towards Ashford University's general education requirements (ask your Enrollment Advisor for more information).
- Your lower division work may be equivalent to Ashford's upper division so you won't have to repeat courses you have already taken.*
* Lower division courses which are transferred for upper division Ashford courses do not count toward the 30 upper division credits required for graduation.
Choose the degree program that's best for you:
Associate's Degrees
Business
Start on a path to a better future when you pursue your Associate of Arts in Business degree. The program focuses on important business topics, such as communications, management, marketing and computer literacy. Prepare yourself for entry-level work in the field of business with this 64-credit program.
Early Childhood Education
Launch your education and take the first steps to qualify for high-demand jobs in daycare, preschool, and elementary schools.
Military Studies
Promote yourself and your career - earn your Associate of Arts in Military Studies.
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting
Develop necessary analytical, conceptual, and technical knowledge and proficiency in accounting.
Applied Behavioral Science
Direct your education toward success! With your Bachelor of Arts in Applied Behavioral Science from Ashford University, you will study ways to understand behavior and solve social problems.
Business Administration
Increase your project management, critical thinking and leadership skills while you gain understanding for the relationships between marketing, quantitative theory, accounting, economic principles, and financial, human, and organizational management. Apply approved transfer credits toward a concentration*.
Business Economics
In a world where even local events have global impact, the study of business economics is crucial for future leaders. In this curriculum, you will learn to collect, assess, and interpret data consistent with modern economic theory.
Business Information Systems
Build a repository of skills in the modern business environment. This program offers coursework in database management, systems analysis, technology planning, programming concepts, business law, and procurement.
Child Development
Be an advocate for kids. With your Bachelor of Arts in Child Development, you will study the stages of development from infancy through adolescence.
Communication Studies
Stretch your skills while enhancing your understanding of the many aspects of modern communications. Your Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies degree demonstrates your proficiency and competence as a professional in today's business world.
Early Childhood Education
Strengthen your education skills while enhancing your understanding of the many aspects of children's development and education. Your Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education degree demonstrates your proficiency and competence as a professional in the education industry.
Early Childhood Education Administration
Realize your potential while enhancing your understanding of the many aspects of children's education and administration. Your Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education Administration degree demonstrates your proficiency and competence as an administrator in the education industry.
Education and Public Policy
Prepare for a career in educational organizations, community development, and philanthropy with your Bachelor of Arts in Education and Public Policy from Ashford University. In this curriculum, you will learn about the process of developing and implementing education policy.
English
Create a versatile career with your Bachelor of Arts in English from Ashford University.
English Language Learner Studies
Understand the implications of diverse languages for student learning and achievement. This degree provides you with the tools you need to perform in multiple teaching contexts, including multi-lingual classrooms and immersion settings.
Entrepreneurship
Get the tools you need to launch and finance your own small business.
Environmental Studies
Understand complex cultural, social, and environmental issues at levels both local and global.
Finance
Sustain your career with your Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Ashford University.
Health and Human Services
Provide health and human services to diverse populations of all ages.
Health Care Administration
Build a solid foundation for career mobility among health care professionals when you pursue your BA in Health Care Administration.
Health Care Studies*
Revitalize your career with your Bachelor of Arts in Health Care Studies. This degree demonstrates your knowledge and skills to provide quality service in the health care industry.
History
Dive in to the past, and prepare for your future. In a world transformed by the powerful tides of globalization and cultural conflict, the study of history provides an intellectual toolkit for addressing complex global issues.
Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Gain a broad view of homeland security, and emergency management and preparedness at the federal, state, and local levels.
Human Resources Management
Understand the human resources function within modern, complex organizations.
Instructional Design
Chart your career. With your Bachelor of Arts in Instructional Design, you create and deliver high-tech instruction for e-learning and online environments.
International Business
Get the skills you need to operate within a multinational enterprise.
Journalism and Mass Communication
Get the research, reporting, interviewing, and communication skills you need in a successful journalism career.
Law Enforcement Administration
Serve and protect. Earn your Bachelor of Arts in Law Enforcement Administration, which empowers you to manage police and other law enforcement teams.
Liberal Arts
See the big picture. Pursue your Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and complete coursework in communication, history, ethics, and writing.
Operations Management and Analysis
Get the skills you need to utilize organizational resources effectively and efficiently.
Organizational Management
Improve your understanding of how organizations function and develop effective skills in management and leadership. Apply approved transfer credits toward a concentration*.
Political Science and Government
Secure the benefits of education! Political science measures the effectiveness of government policies by examining factors like stability, justice, economic growth, and peace.
Project Management
Create ambitious goals and get results! With your Bachelor of Arts in Project Management, you will master the discipline of successfully completing the specific objectives of any large endeavor.
Psychology
Understand how human behavior impacts the dynamics of an organization and give yourself the foundation necessary to continue your education at the graduate level.
Public Administration
Take the lead in public service by earning your Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration with Ashford University. You will form a solid foundation of knowledge and skills in the public sector, in addition to a full complement of courses in the social studies.
Public Relations and Marketing
Explore the many ways in which marketing, advertising and corporate communications shape our modern business world. Find out how the best marketing professionals succeed in capturing potential customers' attention, addressing their needs, and securing their business.
Service Management
Prepare for a variety of careers as a manager, whether in a nonprofit organization or in the hospitality, restaurant, or retail industries.
Social and Criminal Justice
Understand the legal and social forces that shape the American culture and pursue a degree that offers opportunities in a wide-range of professions.
Social Science
Gain a broad perspective in the social sciences when you study areas of history, culture, psychology and sociology. Develop a sound understanding of the society we live in from various points of view. Apply approved transfer credits toward a concentration*.
Social Science w/ Education concentration
Do you have a passion to teach? If you're an aspiring teacher, your pathway to becoming an educator starts here.
Sociology
Delve into the scientific study of society and its social rules and processes, including social relationship patterns, social interaction and culture. Focus on how and why people are organized in society, separately as individuals as well as together as members of professional organizations, groups or voluntary associations.
Sports and Recreation Management
Build your management and leadership skills while deepening your knowledge of the many business aspects of sports, fitness, and recreation. Your BA in Sports and Recreation Management demonstrates your proficiency and competence as a professional in the sports and fitness industries.
Supply Chain Management
Provide for your future! With your Bachelor of Arts in Supply Chain Management, you demonstrate your competence at managing the supply chain process.
* Add a concentration to your BA in Business Administration, BA in Health Care Studies, BA in Organizational Management, or your BA in Social Science when you apply 12 approved transfer credits from another academic field. Community college credits can apply!
Master's Degrees
Business Administration
Expand your academic knowledge and develop professional competence in managing and influencing organizational effectiveness with your Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Ashford University.
Education
Elevate your education to the next level. By earning your Master of Arts in Education degree with Ashford University, you will master the knowledge and skills you need to be an education leader, while improving instructional delivery in ways that promote quality and diversity.
Health Care Administration
Foster your career in health care! With your Master of Arts in Health Care Administration from Ashford University, you will demonstrate your readiness and expertise in directing health care organizations, leading health professionals, and delivering invaluable services to people in need.
Organizational Management
In the Master of Arts in Organizational Management program, you will obtain the knowledge to handle complex problems facing today's workplace.
Public Administration
Fulfill your passion for public service. By earning your Master of Public Administration degree, you will master the complexities of promoting civil society and social justice, while studying urban planning, decision making, policy implementation, and managing personnel in ways that embrace quality and diversity.
Teaching and Learning with Technology
Earn your Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning with Technology degree to discover how the latest technology tools can impact the learning experience, from K-12 students up through corporate trainees.
About Ashford
Choose Ashford University, founded in 1918, to provide an unforgettable college experience. You'll get the personal attention you deserve plus, with one of the lowest tuition costs available, you can afford to advance your life at Ashford University. You may even be eligible for financial aid to help you fund your education.
You can rely on the University's commitment to excellence as it is regionally accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association (30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, Illinois 60602, 312-263-0456, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org ).
Call 1.800.877.1179 to speak to someone about completing your degree today or fill out the form to request more information.