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Career/Technical Education (CTE) Statistics


Table P42. Percentage distribution of credential-seeking undergraduates, by curriculum area and credential goal: 2003–04
Credential goal Total, all curriculum areas Career education Academic education Undeclared.
         
Percentage distribution by curriculum area
         
All credential-seeking undergraduates 100.0 63.6 23.9 12.5
         
Certificate 100.0 81.1 5.7 13.2
Associate's degree 100.0 64.5 19.4 16.1
Bachelor's degree 100.0 60.5 29.9 9.6
         
Percentage distribution by credential goal
         
Total, all credential-seeking undergraduates 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
         
Certificate 7.3 9.3 1.8 7.7
Associate's degree 40.6 41.2 33.1 52.3
Bachelor's degree 52.1 49.5 65.2 39.9
NOTE: This table shows, for example, that 81.1 percent of credential-seeking undergraduates seeking a certificate in 2003–04 were in career education. Also, 9.3 percent of credential-seeking career education undergraduates were seeking certificates. There were approximately 16,820,000 credential-seeking undergraduates in 2003-04. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003–04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04) Data Analysis System (DAS).