Although hospital officials say the number of boarder babies is growing, the problem is so recent that nationwide statistics aren't available. There's not even a standard definition, although Rice defines boarder babies as infants who are ready for discharge but have not had a parental visit for 30 days.
Bachelor's degree programs are usually 4-year courses of study available at colleges and universities that provide more advanced study in a particular major. While most individuals do not need both, an associate's degree can be counted toward the first half of a bachelor's degree program.
An AA degree is an Associate of Arts degree, while an AAS is an Associate of Applied Science degree. There are many types of associate degrees. The basic breakdown categories are Associate of Art (AA) and Associate of Science (AS) degrees. Within each of these two categories are subcategories, and the Associate of Applied Science is a subcategory of the AS degree. This is a fundamental difference between the two degrees, with the AA directed toward arts education and the AAS directed toward science education.