Flexible education that grows with your goals.
Whether you’re starting your first career, changing professions, or looking to move into leadership, you don’t have to earn every degree at once.
American National University’s stackable programs let you earn a credential, begin working in your field, and continue building your education as your career grows.
Think of it as climbing a ladder—one step at a time.
How Stackable Degrees Work
American National University is designed to allow students the best opportunity for educational growth and career-development. With our stackable degrees, students can seamlessly pursue successive levels of education, from a certificate or diploma to associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees. As you progress in your career, you can enhance your education “stacking” your credentials to build toward your future.
The U.S. Department of Labor sees a program as stackable when it is part of “a sequence of credentials that can be accumulated over time to build up an individual’s qualifications. Typically, stackable credentials help individuals move up a career ladder or along a career pathway to different and potentially higher-paying jobs.”
ANU’s stackable degrees allow students to quickly enter the workforce without dedicating four or five years to a university education. As graduates develop practical experience, they can return to ANU to add the formal education that will help them further their careers.
Pick the program for you and build onto it with ANU’s stackable degrees to grow your career opportunities.