The mission of Broward Community College is to provide high quality educational
programs and services that are affordable and accessible to a diverse community of
learners. Supported by the Board of Trustees and the community, a dedicated faculty
and staff fulfill this mission through their commitment to student achievement,
lifelong learning, academic excellence and the use of current technology.
Broward Community College - Careers & Courses
Associate in Arts
The Associate of Arts degree is conferred upon satisfactory completion of a program of lower-division courses designed to prepare students to advance to upper-division baccalaureate degree courses. This program includes 36 semester hours of general education courses in addition to courses appropriate for the upper-division major selected by the student.
Associate in Applied Science
The Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree is a career/technical degree. The A.A.S. degree is a 60+ college credit hour degree consisting of both general education and technical courses. Graduates from such programs shall have the technical skills as well as the communication, problem solving, and scientific skills to compete successfully in the job market and to advance in the workforce.
Associate in Science
The Associate in Science (A.S.) degree is a career education and transfer degree. It is a 60+ credit hour degree intended to prepare students for immediate employment in a specific occupational area and/or for transfer into the state university system. The degree requires the completion of at least 15-18 semester hours of transferable general education courses that meet the Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges criteria along with technical courses that may or may not transfer.
Advanced Technical Certificate
The Advanced Technical Certificate (ATC) has been identified as a program of instruction consisting of 9 hours or more but less than 45 hours of college-level courses, which may be taken by students who have already received an Associate in Science degree and are seeking an advanced specialized planning program of study to supplement their Associate degree.
Applied Technology Diploma
The Applied Technology Diploma (A.T.D.) consists of a course of study that is a part of an Associate in Science degree or an Associate in Applied Science degree and leads to employment in a specific occupation. The diploma is less than sixty (60) college credit hours or vocational credits and is approximately fifty percent of the technical component of the degree.
Continuing Education
Broward Community College is proud to be an institution of higher education in tune with the changing demands of the workplace and the constantly shifting issues that influence lives, jobs, careers, and businesses. Continuing Education (CE) is a Department of the Institute for Economic Development.
Broward Community College
111 East Las Olas Boulevard. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.
954.201.7400
For more information, feel free to visit BCC's website at: www.broward.edu