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Can we do minor in any subject after graduating high school?
I want to learn programing but I don't want to do 4 year becholar degree in computer please suggest me #computer-software #majors-and-minors #minor #20 #college-minors
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Stephanie Murnen
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Stephanie’s Answer
Minors cannot be completed independently without a major. Similarly, you can't get a minor after you've already graduated from a bachelor's degree program. What I would recommend is to go to a 1-2 trade school/vocational program, get a 2 year associates degree, or attend a coding academy or bootcamps, locally or online (see links below for some options!).
https://www.switchup.org/research/best-coding-bootcamps
https://generalassemb.ly/
https://www.thinkful.com/bootcamps/all/
What are associate degrees? Is these are available in every universities ?
By the way thank you for guiding me :)
Kiran
Hi Kiran F., Good recommendation from Stephanie in this way you become familiar with the type of professional environment and you can define what you really want for your professional future.
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Denise’s Answer
Hello Kiran, you can do a minor in anything that you like that is available in the college of your choice, however you need to have a major.
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Jayme’s Answer
Associates Degrees are a great alternative to Minors (since minors need to be tied to a bachelor's degree). Good news about Associates Degrees is that they are achievable through community college as well and thus much less expensive to obtain. These credits that you get while at the community college are also transferable to most universities if you decide to go for a full bachelor's degree as well (try to go to a community college in the area or at least state of the university that you might want to transfer into). Depending on your level in school already, associate's degrees are also possible to achieve while in High School through concurrent enrollment (free) - ask your counselor at school for details.
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Frank’s Answer
You can minor in any subject area you have an interest in. However keep in mind that some degrees actually require a minor. For example, I received a bachelor's of science degree in computer science but as part of that degree program, I also had to have a minor in math.