Graduation

Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates

Danville Community College offers the following degrees, diplomas, and certificates for students who successfully complete approved programs:

1. An Associate of Arts and Science Degree (AA&S) is awarded to students majoring in Business Administration, Liberal Arts, and Science, who plan to transfer to fouryear colleges or universities after completing their Danville Community College program.

2. An Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) is awarded to students majoring in one of the occupational-technical programs and who plan to obtain full-time employment immediately upon graduation.

3. An Associate of Science Degree (AS) is awarded to students majoring in Engineering and who plan to transfer to a baccalaureate program at a university.

4. A Diploma is awarded to students who complete one of the two-year non-degree occupational curricula.

5. A Certificate is awarded to students who complete one of the approved non-degree curricula that are usually less than two years in length. DCC also offers Career Studies Certificates for programs that can be completed in less than one year.

See the Programs of Study section of this catalog for

more information, or contact the Admissions Office.

Catalog Year Determination All students who are initially placed in a program (including Developmental Studies) are placed in a catalog year at the same time. The catalog year to which a student is assigned determines the catalog which describes their program requirements. Keeping in mind that the catalog goes Summer, Fall, and Spring, a student who is accepted for Summer 2021, Fall 2021-2022, or Spring 2022 will be placed in the 2021-2022 catalog year. Students who have been attending in a non-curricular status will be placed in the catalog year corresponding to their program placement, not the catalog year corresponding to the year they became a non-curricular student. Students who were previously in a program and dropped out of college for at least one year or changed programs and then ask to be readmitted to the original program after one year will be placed in the program in existence at the time of their re-admittance. Students who drop out for less than one year or request re-admittance to a program within a year after dropping out of it, will be readmitted under the original catalog, unless there have been significant changes to the program requirements. The counselor, in consultation with the Division Dean, will be responsible for selecting the catalog year when there is a question about which to use.

Double Majors Students desiring to declare more than one major (outside of a pathway) must meet one of the following two criteria: 1. Entering students must be placed in college-level courses (no developmental requirements) or complete at least 12 credit hours earning a 2.5 or higher; or 2. Returning students