<prompt> Yimuphi umbuzo othi: I-associate degree iyi-degree ye-undergraduate academic degree enikezwa amakolishi omphakathi, amakolishi amancane, amakolishi ezobuchwepheshe, kanye namakolishi kanye namayunivesithi anikeza iziqu ze-bachelor ngemuva kokuphothula izifundo ezivame ukuthatha iminyaka emibili? Isihloko siwukuthi i-Associate degree.  <response>: iyini i-associate degree kwezobuciko? 