Academic Catalog

Career and Technical Education Programs

Associate in Science Degrees (A.S.)  are the career education and transfer degrees of Florida College System institutions. This two-year degree is intended to prepare students for immediate entry into the workforce and some programs can lead to transfer to a higher degree in that same field in the State College & University System. Each program contains at least 15 college credit hours in General Education.

Associate in Applied Science Degrees (A.A.S.)  are career education programs consisting of college level courses that prepare students to directly enter the workforce instead of transferring to a university. The programs contain college credit offerings of a specialized nature and at least 15 college credit hours in General Education.

College Credit Certificates are college credit certificates consisting of less than 60 college credits. College credit hours earned in a Technical Certificate can be applied to a related Associate in Applied Science or Associate in Science degree.

For degree and certificate completion, at least 25 percent of credit hours for the program must be earned through instruction at LSSC. All A.A.S. and A.S. degree seeking students must take a minimum of 15-18 semester hours in General Education - at least one course from each of the following areas:

  • Humanities/Fine Arts,
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences,
  • Natural Sciences and/or
  • Mathematics.

Credits earned in Gordon Rule writing courses (designated with the code GRW) or Mathematics courses covered by State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.030 (Gordon Rule) may be used to fulfill graduation requirements only if a grade of “C” or higher is attained.

Job Placement Rates

Florida Statute, 1008.42(2), requires that each college publish, in its annual catalog, the placement rate for the preceding three years for each career certificate program and for each career degree program. "NA" indicates that placement data is unavailable or there were no graduates of the specific program for the year indicated.1

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Source: Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP) Reports and local data

Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science Degrees 

Program 2020/21 2019/20 2018/19
Business Administration A.S. NA NA 63%
Computer Information Technology A.S. NA NA NA
Criminal Justice A.S. NA NA 100%
Electrical Distribution Technology A.A.S. NA NA NA
Engineering Technology Substation A.S 73% 93% 73%
Health Services Management A.S.1 NA1 NA NA
Management Technology A.S. NA NA NA
Nursing A.S. 89% 91% 91%
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Indicates a program was not begun until the respective year.

College Credit Certificates 

Program 2020/21 2019/20 2018/19
Business Management NA NA 63%
Business Operations NA NA 63%
Business Specialist NA NA 63%
Chemical Lab Specialist NA 42% NA
Criminal Justice Technology Specialist NA NA NA
Cybersecurity NA NA 50%
Electrical Distribution Basic 76% 86% 76%
Electrical Distribution Advanced NA 100% 80%
Engineering Technology Support Specialist 68% 94% 79%
Help Desk Support Technician NA NA NA
Information Technology Analyst 83% 86% 50%
Information Technology Support Specialist A NA NA NA
Internet of Things1 NA1 NA NA
Mechatronics and Manufacturing Automation1 NA1 NA NA
Medical Information Coder/Biller NA NA 86%
Medical Office Management NA NA 100%
Scientific Workplace Preparation 36% 41% NA
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Indicates a program was not begun until the respective year.