CA · Costa Mesa
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Associate degree first-major awards: 70 · year ending 2025.
CIP 45.0601 · AWARD LEVEL 3 · UNITED STATES
137 US institutions have connected positive first-major awards in this exact field and award level. Each institution appears once, with its latest connected positive award observation for this selection.
Official classification: Economics, General.
A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and macroeconomics, comparative economic systems, money and banking systems, international economics, quantitative analytical methods, and applications to specific industries and public policy issues.
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Confirm whether the institution’s actual degree meets your goal and whether a destination accepts its credits. An associate award does not prove a transfer agreement or coverage of another institution’s bachelor requirements.
Source: connected NCES IPEDS first-major completion records, exact CIP 45.0601, award level 3. This list does not rank institutions or measure admissions capacity.
CA · Costa Mesa
Associate degree first-major awards: 70 · year ending 2025.
OH · Perrysburg
Associate degree first-major awards: 2 · year ending 2022.
CA · Oxnard
Associate degree first-major awards: 72 · year ending 2025.
CA · San Marcos
Associate degree first-major awards: 15 · year ending 2025.
AZ · Phoenix
Associate degree first-major awards: 1 · year ending 2025.
CA · Pasadena
Associate degree first-major awards: 250 · year ending 2025.
AZ · Phoenix
Associate degree first-major awards: 4 · year ending 2025.
MD · Largo
Associate degree first-major awards: 2 · year ending 2025.
CO · Lakewood
Associate degree first-major awards: 4 · year ending 2025.
CA · Reedley
Associate degree first-major awards: 6 · year ending 2025.
CA · Whittier
Associate degree first-major awards: 14 · year ending 2025.
AZ · Tempe
Associate degree first-major awards: 2 · year ending 2024.
CA · Riverside
Associate degree first-major awards: 7 · year ending 2025.
CA · Sacramento
Associate degree first-major awards: 7 · year ending 2025.
CA · Mission Viejo
Associate degree first-major awards: 157 · year ending 2025.
UT · Salt Lake City
Associate degree first-major awards: 3 · year ending 2025.
CA · San Bernardino
Associate degree first-major awards: 6 · year ending 2025.
CA · San Diego
Associate degree first-major awards: 15 · year ending 2025.
CA · San Diego
Associate degree first-major awards: 21 · year ending 2025.
CA · San Diego
Associate degree first-major awards: 25 · year ending 2025.
CA · San Jose
Associate degree first-major awards: 19 · year ending 2025.
CA · Santa Ana
Associate degree first-major awards: 30 · year ending 2025.
CA · Santa Barbara
Associate degree first-major awards: 195 · year ending 2025.
CA · Santa Monica
Associate degree first-major awards: 254 · year ending 2025.
| Year ending | Reporting institutions | Positive first-major awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 119 | 5,235 |
| 2024 | 116 | 4,400 |
| 2023 | 108 | 3,383 |
| 2022 | 108 | 3,734 |
| 2021 | 103 | 3,446 |
| 2020 | 92 | 2,948 |
Each annual row is a separate observation, not a current entering class or unique-person count. The year ending 2025 covers July 2024–June 2025. Institutions can appear in several years.
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