He May As Well Fuck With Their Heads

[Nope]

Yeah. Basically a high school refresher.

I'm guessing you're not from the US, so, to sum it up. An associates is generally the program that poor people take at their local cc (or sometimes at a cc a bit further afield) that has some affiliate agreement with a larger college. Do your time in CC, get decent enough grades to qualify for solid financial, shoot for a bach/masters at a "real" college.

It is what my son did before he entered a four year college and what my daughter is doing now. For poor and lower middle class kids, community college can be the first step to a better future. Community colleges also teach things like welding for kids that don't want to go onto a four year college