Associates degree suggestions - confused about Pierpont/TESU, CLEP polices, etc

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If you local CC takes CLEP and can combine that with your prior credits to give you an associates. I'd do that over an associates at Peirpont. Local CCs give you the local recognition and it would be an AA would would be arguably better than an AAS. Plus you'd have the transcript.

Take it from someone only took 15 credits at CC and teandfer the rest in it is possible to do. You might have to take a single course at CC in order to get the associates but still not bad. If you only want an associate your best bet might be the local CC. Just check their credit bye exam policy. For ex one CC near me only allows 30cr exam counted toward a degree (clep, dsst, etc) but the other CC has no limit as long as 15cr is taken with them the rest can be CBE (and I know cause I did just that).

Does Pierpont not provide transcripts?

Also, could one theoretically get an AAS at Pierpont and  then get an AA or AS at their local CC later?