| Title: | Trends in Undergraduate Career Education |
| Description: | This Issue Brief examines trends in undergraduate credentials (certificates, associate’s degrees, and bachelor’s degrees) in career-related areas of study. These trends are examined at both the subbaccalaureate and baccalaureate levels, from 1984-85 to 2000-01. The number of undergraduate credential awards increased over this period, in both academic and career areas, and at both the subbaccalaureate and baccalaureate levels. Although career education grew at a slower pace than academic education, it remained a majority proportion of undergraduate credentials in 2000-01. In addition, of the 11 career areas of study, 6 increased as a proportion of all credentials at the subbaccalaureate level, and 4 increased at the baccalaureate level. Career areas that declined as a proportion of all credential awards were largely concentrated in business/marketing and engineering/architectural sciences, at both levels of education. |
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| Cover Date: | March 2005 |
| Web Release: | March 17, 2005 |
| Print Release: | April 15, 2005 |
| Publication #: | NCES 2005012 Order Your Free Copy Now From Ed Pubs General Ordering Information |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Authors: | Lisa Hudson and Ellen Carey |
| Type of Product: | Issue Brief |
| Survey/Program Areas: |
Career/Technical Education Statistics (CTES) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) |
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For questions about the content of this Issue Brief, please contact: Lisa Hudson. |
