Centenary College in Hackettstown, New Jersey, offers an online associate of arts degree in liberal arts with a concentration in business. Centenary not only offers the degree online, but also in an accelerated format so that students can quickly finish their degree. Each course lasts eight weeks rather than the traditional 16, allowing students to finish in half the time. The degree program requires the student to complete 64 credit hours in order to graduate. The curriculum of the program consists primarily of the core liberal arts courses needed to complete many of the school's bachelor's degree programs. Students take courses in history, math and science as just a few of the requirements of the degree.
Centenary College
400 Jefferson St.
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
908-852-1400
centenarycollege.edu
Regent University, a highly recognized name in both Christian higher education and online distance education, offers a number of associate of arts degrees across a variety of fields, including psychology, accounting, production/quality, business, marketing, Christian studies, leadership, criminal justice, international business, general studies, history, information systems and human resource management. Degree requirements vary by program, but generally require 64 credit hours in a number of core fields of study. In keeping with the school's Christian identity, students must take courses in New Testament, Old Testament, spiritual formation, worldviews and contemporary problems for Christian leaders. Aside from these, the basic liberal arts core courses include areas such as math, communication, English composition, history, philosophy, natural science, social science, the arts and humanities.
Regent University
1000 Regent University Dr.
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
800-373-5504
regent.edu
Pennsylvania State University, one of the nation's top institutions of higher learning (a top 50 college, according to U.S. News & World Report), offers various online associate's degrees as part of its World Campus online degree offerings. Of these, the associate of arts degree program is in the field of letters, arts and sciences. This program is a two-year, 60-credit-hour program that provides students with a strong foundation for later bachelor's degree studies. Areas covered by the program include writing and speaking, quantification, natural science, art, humanities and social and behavioral science. Students also must take a foreign language course and one in international cultures.
Penn State World Campus
Pennsylvania State University
128 Outreach Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-5403
worldcampus.psu.edu/