Listed below are the primary NCES databases that are used for the analysis of career/technical education issues. The surveys are grouped by category: secondary, postsecondary and adult, and longitudinal studies.
High School Transcript Studies. Complete high school transcripts including courses taken, grades, and credits earned in addition to student characteristics. The 1987, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2000 and 2005 studies are linked to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The 1982 study is linked to High School and Beyond. The 1992 study is linked to the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988. The 2004 study is linked to the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002.
Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). Data from the 1987-88, 1990-91, 1993-94, 1999-2000, and 2003-04 Teacher Questionnaire, School Administrator Questionnaire, School Questionnaire, and School District Questionnaire.
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Annual data from the Completions, Institutional Characteristics, Fall Enrollment, and Fall Enrollments in Occupationally Specific Programs components.
National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS). Data from the 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Student Record data collections and Student Telephone Interview.
National Household Education Survey (NHES). Data from the 1991, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2005 NHES adult education surveys.
National Longitudinal Survey of 1972 (NLS-72). Data from the base-year survey and follow-up surveys in 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, and 1986.
High School and Beyond (HS&B). Data from the 1980 base-year Student, School, and Parent Questionnaires, and from follow-up surveys in 1982, 1984, 1986, and 1992.
National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). Data from the base-year questionnaires and follow-up surveys in 1990, 1992, 1994, and 2000, including transcript data in 1992.
Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS). Data from the base-year questionnaire in 2002 and follow-up surveys in 2004 and 2006, including 2004 transcript data, and additional follow-ups in future years.
Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS). Data from the 1990 base-year NPSAS and its BPS follow-up surveys in 1992 and 1994, from the 1996 base-year NPSAS and its BPS follow-up surveys in 1998 and 2001, and from the 2004 base-year NPSAS and its follow-up surveys in 2006 and (expected) 2009.
