<p>In many states, the community colleges have articulation agreements with the 4-yr colleges that give students with Associates degrees preferred enrollment, or acknowledgment that those students have completed their distribution requirements for a Bachelors degree.</p>
<p>Also, earning an Associates degree with good grades tells admission personnel that the student has demonstrated that he/she succeeds at taking college-level coursework. Just because a student performed well in High School does not necessarily guarantee that they will do well in college.</p>