Comparable Associate Degree Institutions

Latest Update: 8/8/2025

Transfer Students from out-of-state and private institutions of higher education who receive an Associate Degree from that institution will have the degree evaluated for the same General Education exemption on a case-by-case basis by the Office of the Registrar. The criteria used in the evaluation will be the amount of college-level English, math, natural science, social science, and humanities coursework that is included in the degree’s curriculum. Curriculums that are more technical in nature or lack key features of the UNC Charlotte General Education core may not be approved for an exemption from lower division General Education requirements, but individual courses will be accepted towards the UNC Charlotte requirements.

Future students earning the degree from the institution listed will automatically receive a general education exemption. Note: Exclusion from the list below does not necessarily indicate that the institutional associate degree is not comparable. It could mean that we have not yet reviewed.

The following institutions’ associate degrees are acceptable to UNC Charlotte:

Brookdale Community College (Lincroft, NJ) – Associate in Arts
Broward College (Fort Lauderdale, FL) – Associate in Arts (reviewed 8/1/2025)
Calhoun Community College (Tanner, AL) – Associate of Science (reviewed 6/24/2025)
Chipola College (Marianna, FL) – Associate in Arts
Cleveland State Community College (Cleveland, TN) – Associate of Science
Community College of Allegheny County (Pittsburg, PA) – Associate in Science (reviewed 8/7/2025)
Community College of Rhode Island (Warwick, RI) – Associate in Arts (reviewed 8/7/2025)
El Paso Community College (El Paso, TX) – Associate in Science (reviewed 8/7/2025)
Florida Southwestern State College (Ft. Myers, FL) – Associate in Arts
Grand Rapids Community College (Grand Rapids, MI) – Associate in Arts
Greenville Technical College (Greenville, SC) – Associate in Science (reviewed 8/7/2025)
Hillsborough Community College (Tampa, FL) – Associate in Arts (reviewed 8/1/2025)
Howard Community College (Columbia, MD) – Associate in Arts (reviewed 8/8/2025)
Kalamazoo Valley Community College (Kalamazoo, MI) – Associate in Arts (reviewed 8/7/2025)
Laredo Community College (Laredo, TX) – Associate in Science (reviewed 8/7/2025)
Montgomery College (Rockville, MD) – Associate in Arts (reviewed 8/8/2025)
Patrick & Henry Community College (Martinsville, VA) – Associate in Science (reviewed 8/7/2025)
Polk State College (Winter Haven, FL) – Associate in Arts (reviewed 8/8/2025)
Prince George’s Community College (Largo, MD) – Associate in Arts (reviewed 8/8/2025)
Santa Fe College (Gainesville, FL) – Associate in Arts (reviewed 8/8/2025)
Southern Union State Community College (Wadley, AL) – Associate in Science (reviewed 8/1/2025)
Tarrant County College (Fort Worth, TX) – Associate in Arts (reviewed 8/7/2025)
Tri-County Technical College (Pendleton, SC) – Associate in Science (reviewed 8/7/2025)
Weatherford College (Weatherford, TX) – Associate of Arts

Reviewed, but not comparable:

Frederick Community College (Frederick, MD) – Associate of Arts (reviewed 12/11/2024)
Frederick Community College (Frederick, MD) – Associate of Science (reviewed 12/11/2024)
Utah Valley University (Orem, UT) – Associate in Science