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Career/Technical Education (CTE) Statistics


Table P64. Number of credential-seeking undergraduates with each credential goal, and percentage distribution by curriculum area: United States and selected states, 2003–04
State Total, all credential goals   Subbaccalaureate credential   Bachelor's degree
Number of
students
Career education Academic education Un-
declared
Number of
students
Career education Academic education Un-
declared
Number of
students
Career education Academic education Un-
declared
                             
Total, all states1 16,821,400 63.6 23.9 12.5   8,065,400 67.0 17.4 15.6   8,755,900 60.5 29.9 9.6
                             
California 2,108,400 54.7 29.3 16.0   1,300,000 58.4 22.2 19.5   808,300 48.9 40.7 10.4
Connecticut 166,300 56.4 30.3 13.3   66,900 68.9 18.6 12.5   99,400 47.9 38.2 13.8
Delaware 52,500 73.8 20.2 6.0   22,200 86.0 6.3 7.7   30,200 64.9 30.4 4.8
Georgia 479,200 72.5 18.1 9.4   243,400 83.1 7.4 9.5   235,700 61.6 29.2 9.3
Illinois 694,800 59.7 26.3 14.0   366,700 58.4 23.1 18.5   328,000 61.1 29.8 9.1
Indiana 370,900 69.8 20.4 9.8   136,600 75.0 9.9 15.1   234,200 66.8 26.4 6.7
Minnesota 289,000 62.4 21.1 16.5   134,200 72.5 7.5 20.0   154,800 53.5 33.0 13.5
Nebraska 94,700 72.1 20.0 7.9   27,300 74.7 15.3 10.0   67,300 71.0 21.9 7.1
New York 1,056,300 61.4 29.0 9.6   442,900 66.8 24.1 9.0   613,300 57.4 32.5 10.0
Oregon 211,500 57.9 29.2 12.9   118,900 61.8 22.1 16.2   92,500 53.0 38.4 8.6
Tennessee 344,400 70.8 19.1 10.1   194,300 78.2 9.3 12.5   150,100 61.2 31.7 7.0
Texas 1,296,400 61.2 25.8 13.0   751,000 60.4 23.0 16.6   545,300 62.4 29.5 8.1
1 Includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
NOTE: This table shows, for example, that 54.7 percent of all credential-seeking undergraduates in California were seeking career education credentials in 2003–04. This table lists all states for which NPSAS:2003–04 included a state representative sample.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003–04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04).