Welcome to Angelicum’s Associate Degree Track

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Our agreement with Catholic International University is a huge step forward in our efforts over the last 25 years to have the BA awarded at age 18 as it was through the High and Late Middle Ages into the Renaissance and late 19th century. This is precisely one of the key educational reforms proposed and advocated by Dr. Mortimer Adler and Professor Jacques Maritain – and others—who were very critical of the modern American practice of delaying Bachelor’s degrees to age 22. This reform, with others, we have assiduously worked for over the last 25 years as part of a restoration of the authentic classical form of education.

As these prominent intellectuals pointed out, the deviation of modern American education from standards developed over 2,300 years was economically wasteful at best and morally dangerous at worst. In their view, history had proven that the formation of the intellect by circa age 18 not only inspired young men and women to pursue the good, the true and the beautiful before they encountered many corrupting influences, but also arms them to identify and resist the many errors and allurements of modern culture.

Restoring the BA degree to its proper place at c. age 18 not only eliminates the modern prolonged adolescence that comes with delaying the BA to age 22, but also avoids the heavy burden of college debt that many students and parents must bear because of the exorbitant cost of modern American education. To that end, the Angelicum Academy has long offered, and many have completed our college credit or Associate Degree Tracks that enable students to earn up to 78 college credits or an Associate Degree by 12th grade, and a now Bachelor’s degree. All of these programs are affordable, saving tens of thousands of dollars in college costs. This new program with CIU adds the ultimate option whereby serious students can receive dual credit sufficient to receive a BA degree at the completion of 12th grade.

Whether you are an Angelicum student or parent of a student currently enrolled at any level in our K-12 program it is not too early or too late to plan for college. The online AA/BA programs save tens of thousands in tuition, room and board (a 40% to 85% savings over current tuition charged by colleges).

The Angelicum has made it very simple to earn dual high-school and college credit. Simply choose from two options depending on your goals:

• The first option is the AA “bundle” that includes all the college credit needed to obtain an Associate Degree by 12th grade for an annual tuition of $3,975 (or $397 per month for 10 months). 60 credits are needed for an AA Degree, but students in this program can earn up to 75 college credits for this fixed tuition. This is the less expensive option per credit hour to an AA degree.

• The second option allows you to pay $2,999 annually to earn all the college credit for the Great Books courses (12 credits per year/48 total = $250 per credit). Students can earn additional college credit including enough for an AA or BA degree by 12th grade – at $225 per credit hour (compared to the average range of $375 to $1,385 per credit hour charged in public and private colleges).