| Table P68. Number of credential-seeking undergraduates in career education, and percentage distribution by career field of study and credential goal: United States and selected states, 2003–04 | |||||||||||||
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| Credential goal and state | Number of career education students | Total | Career field of study | ||||||||||
| Agriculture and natural resources | Business manage- ment, support and mar- keting | Communi- cations | Com- puter and infor- mation sciences | Con- sumer services | Edu- cation | Engi- neering, architec- tural, and science tech- nologies | Health sciences | Manufac- turing, construc- tion, repair, and transpor- tation | Pro- tective services | Public, legal, and social services | |||
| Total, all states1 | |||||||||||||
| Any credential goal | 10,701,700 | 100.0 | 1.2 | 27.5 | 4.8 | 8.6 | 4.5 | 11.8 | 8.5 | 21.7 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 3.4 |
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 5,404,900 | 100.0 | 0.9 | 22.1 | 2.2 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 31.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 2.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 5,296,800 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 33.1 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 14.7 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| California | |||||||||||||
| Any credential goal | 1,153,800 | 100.0 | 1.4 | 28.2 | 4.9 | 8.7 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 7.2 | 21.6 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 758,900 | 100.0 | 1.3 | 24.1 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 6.7 | 27.7 | 4.0 ! | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 394,800 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 36.1 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 11.2 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| Connecticut | |||||||||||||
| Any credential goal | 93,700 | 100.0 | 1.1 ! | 26.0 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 10.8 | 6.1 | 24.5 | 8.3 ! | 3.6 | 4.0 |
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 46,100 | 100.0 | 0.4 ! | 20.8 | 2.0 ! | 7.1 | 1.4 ! | 8.8 | 2.8 ! | 33.0 | 15.6 ! | 4.1 | 3.9 ! |
| Bachelor's degree | 47,600 | 100.0 | 1.8 ! | 31.0 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 12.7 | 9.3 | 16.3 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 ! |
| Delaware | |||||||||||||
| Any credential goal | 38,700 | 100.0 | 0.9 | 27.9 | 1.3 | 7.6 | 2.5 ! | 17.6 | 10.2 | 21.2 | 0.4 ! | 6.5 | 3.8 |
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 19,100 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 24.3 | 1.1 ! | 4.5 | 1.1 ! | 9.2 ! | 9.4 | 35.0 | 0.6 ! | 8.4 | 5.8 |
| Bachelor's degree | 19,600 | 100.0 | 1.4 | 31.4 | 1.5 | 10.7 ! | 3.8 | 25.8 | 10.9 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 1.8 |
| Georgia | |||||||||||||
| Any credential goal | 347,500 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 27.2 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 5.1 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 22.2 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 |
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 202,300 | 100.0 | 0.5 ! | 23.0 | 1.9 | 9.4 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 29.9 | 10.2 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
| Bachelor's degree | 145,200 | 100.0 | 0.9 | 33.2 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 17.1 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 0.1 ! | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| Illinois | |||||||||||||
| Any credential goal | 414,800 | 100.0 | 1.0 ! | 27.4 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 12.8 | 8.5 | 20.5 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 2.8 |
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 214,300 | 100.0 | 0.9 ! | 22.0 | 1.6 ! | 7.8 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 30.2 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 1.9 ! |
| Bachelor's degree | 200,500 | 100.0 | 1.0 ! | 33.2 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 17.2 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 ! |
| Indiana | |||||||||||||
| Any credential goal | 259,000 | 100.0 | 0.8 ! | 28.7 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 19.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 102,400 | 100.0 | 0.1 ! | 25.4 | 1.1 ! | 8.7 | 9.3 | 3.9 ! | 8.9 ! | 30.5 | 6.5 ! | 2.2 ! | 3.4 ! |
| Bachelor's degree | 156,500 | 100.0 | 1.3 ! | 30.8 | 8.0 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 18.6 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 2.8 |
| Minnesota | |||||||||||||
| Any credential goal | 180,200 | 100.0 | 2.3 | 23.0 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 11.3 | 7.9 | 26.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 97,300 | 100.0 | 1.8 ! | 18.8 | 2.4 ! | 7.8 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 37.5 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 2.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 82,800 | 100.0 | 2.8 ! | 28.0 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 18.2 | 8.8 | 14.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 6.5 |
| Nebraska | |||||||||||||
| Any credential goal | 68,200 | 100.0 | 2.4 | 28.6 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 14.5 | 5.6 | 21.3 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 3.9 |
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 20,400 | 100.0 | 2.7 ! | 19.4 | 1.0 ! | 9.2 | 3.1 ! | 9.3 | 4.9 ! | 32.7 | 10.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 47,800 | 100.0 | 2.2 | 32.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 16.7 | 5.9 | 16.5 | 2.2 ! | 6.1 ! | 4.2 ! |
| New York | |||||||||||||
| Any credential goal | 648,200 | 100.0 | 0.6 ! | 31.8 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 18.6 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 6.0 |
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 295,900 | 100.0 | 0.5 ! | 27.5 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 11.7 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 28.5 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 352,200 | 100.0 | 0.7 ! | 35.4 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 2.8 ! | 15.4 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 0.7 ! | 4.3 | 6.6 ! |
| Oregon | |||||||||||||
| Any credential goal | 122,500 | 100.0 | 2.8 | 26.9 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.6 ! | 12.5 | 9.4 | 20.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.9 |
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 73,400 | 100.0 | 1.2 ! | 26.2 | 3.2 ! | 4.2 | 8.3 ! | 10.4 | 7.8 | 26.4 | 5.8 | 5.1 ! | 1.4 ! |
| Bachelor's degree | 49,000 | 100.0 | 5.3 | 27.9 | 11.0 | 7.9 | 4.0 ! | 15.6 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 0.1 ! | 2.8 ! | 2.6 |
| Tennessee | |||||||||||||
| Any credential goal | 243,700 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 23.1 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 11.0 | 7.8 | 29.8 | 4.4 ! | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 151,800 | 100.0 | 0.6 ! | 19.1 | 2.3 ! | 7.4 | 3.7 | 8.1 ! | 5.8 | 39.2 | 6.0 ! | 5.0 | 2.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 91,900 | 100.0 | 1.8 ! | 29.5 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 2.2 ! | 15.7 | 11.1 | 14.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 ! |
| Texas | |||||||||||||
| Any credential goal | 793,800 | 100.0 | 1.2 | 27.1 | 4.6 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 11.5 | 9.6 | 23.5 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 2.3 |
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 453,500 | 100.0 | 0.9 ! | 20.9 | 1.9 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 10.6 | 8.1 | 31.6 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 2.0 |
| Bachelor's degree | 340,300 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 35.3 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 0.1 ! | 6.1 | 2.8 |
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1 Includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia. ! Interpret data with caution. Standard error is more than one-third the estimate. NOTE: This table shows, for example, that 1.4 percent of all credential-seeking undergraduates in California were seeking credentials in agriculture and natural resources 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). | |||||||||||||
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