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Table P76. Percentage distribution of subbaccalaureate career education credentials awarded by Title IV postsecondary institutions, by control and level of institution and credential level: United States, 1997 to 2006 | ||||||||||
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Control and level of institution and credential level | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
Total, all subbaccalaureate career | ||||||||||
education credentials | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Certificates | 57.1 | 56.9 | 56.5 | 58.1 | 56.4 | 58.7 | 59.6 | 59.9 | 59.9 | 59.2 |
Associate's degrees | 42.9 | 43.1 | 43.5 | 41.9 | 43.6 | 41.3 | 40.4 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 40.8 |
Control and level of institution | ||||||||||
Public 4-year | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Certificates | 26.0 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 26.0 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 23.6 | 23.3 | 26.3 |
Associate's degrees | 74.0 | 77.6 | 77.1 | 76.9 | 74.0 | 75.3 | 75.3 | 76.4 | 76.7 | 73.7 |
Public 2-year | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Certificates | 46.8 | 45.9 | 45.6 | 46.8 | 49.2 | 50.5 | 53.9 | 54.3 | 54.2 | 53.5 |
Associate's degrees | 53.2 | 54.1 | 54.4 | 53.2 | 50.8 | 49.5 | 46.1 | 45.7 | 45.8 | 46.5 |
Public less-than-2-year | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Certificates | 100.0 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.7 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 |
Associate's degrees | # | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Private not-for-profit 4-year | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Certificates | 18.5 | 21.8 | 18.2 | 21.7 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 23.4 | 24.6 | 22.7 | 22.8 |
Associate's degrees | 81.5 | 78.2 | 81.8 | 78.3 | 77.6 | 77.2 | 76.6 | 75.4 | 77.3 | 77.2 |
Private not-for-profit 2-year | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Certificates | 23.0 | 20.7 | 27.6 | 28.3 | 29.1 | 29.3 | 35.2 | 35.2 | 35.8 | 37.4 |
Associate's degrees | 77.0 | 79.3 | 72.4 | 71.7 | 70.9 | 70.7 | 64.8 | 64.8 | 64.2 | 62.6 |
Private not-for-profit less-than-2-year | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Certificates | 100.0 | 100.0 | 94.5 | 97.2 | 100.0 | 97.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Associate's degrees | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 | # | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Private for-profit 4-year | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Certificates | 15.8 | 13.9 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 18.6 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 18.3 | 20.4 | 22.0 |
Associate's degrees | 84.2 | 86.1 | 83.6 | 83.9 | 81.4 | 83.9 | 85.5 | 81.7 | 79.6 | 78.0 |
Private for-profit 2-year | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Certificates | 53.1 | 53.3 | 53.1 | 52.2 | 45.2 | 48.7 | 49.9 | 56.6 | 57.0 | 57.1 |
Associate's degrees | 46.9 | 46.7 | 46.9 | 47.8 | 54.8 | 51.3 | 50.1 | 43.4 | 43.0 | 42.9 |
Private for-profit less-than-2-year | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Certificates | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.7 | 99.9 | 99.5 | 99.7 | 100.0 | 99.9 | 100.0 | 99.9 |
Associate's degrees | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | # | 0.1 | # | 0.1 |
# Rounds to zero. NOTE: This table shows, for example, that 57.1 percent of the subbaccalaureate career education credentials awarded in 1997 were certificates. There are no standard errors for this table because it is based on population counts. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions and Institutional Characteristics (IC) data files, various years (e.g., report year 2006 uses IC 2006–07 and Completions 2005–06). |
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