<p>Sybbie, that used to be the case, but these days many community colleges offer [bachelor’s</a> degrees](<a href=“Community Colleges Challenge Hierarchy With 4-Year Degrees - The New York Times”>Community Colleges Challenge Hierarchy With 4-Year Degrees - The New York Times). If it’s an associate’s it all gets rolled together, as you say. If it was a bachelor’s, however, it cuts off at that point.</p>