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| Table P51. Average selected costs and financial aid amounts for credential-seeking undergraduates in career education, by credential goal and career field of study: 2007–08 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Credential goal and career field of study | Number of career education students | Tuition and fees | Student budget1 | Net price2 | Unmet need3 | Total student aid amount awarded to recipients | Loan amount awarded to recipients | Grant amount awarded to recipients | Work-study amount awarded to recipients | |||||||||
| All credential-seeking undergraduates in career education |
12,083,000 | $6,000 | $14,400 | $12,000 | $6,400 | $8,500 | $7,200 | $4,500 | $2,500 | |||||||||
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 6,383,000 | 2,700 | 9,300 | 8,900 | 5,500 | 5,300 | 6,100 | 2,500 | 3,000 | |||||||||
| Agriculture and natural resources | 58,000 | 1,900 | 9,300 | 8,200 | 3,300 | 5,100 | 4,800 | 2,600 | ‡ | |||||||||
| Business and marketing4 | 1,392,000 | 2,700 | 9,800 | 8,600 | 5,100 | 5,300 | 6,100 | 2,500 | 2,900 | |||||||||
| Communications and design | 78,000 | 1,900 | 8,200 | 7,400 | 3,300 | 4,100 | 4,500 | 2,200 | ‡ | |||||||||
| Computer and information sciences | 377,000 | 3,700 | 10,300 | 9,100 | 5,600 | 6,300 | 6,800 | 2,600 | 3,300 | |||||||||
| Consumer services | 407,000 | 7,400 | 14,600 | 13,100 | 9,500 | 7,400 | 7,300 | 2,800 | 3,700 | |||||||||
| Education | 454,000 | 1,600 | 8,100 | 6,900 | 3,600 | 3,900 | 4,400 | 2,500 | 2,800 | |||||||||
| Engineering and architecture | 467,000 | 3,000 | 9,600 | 8,500 | 4,500 | 5,600 | 6,800 | 2,500 | 3,900 | |||||||||
| Health sciences | 2,192,000 | 3,800 | 10,800 | 9,200 | 6,200 | 6,300 | 6,400 | 2,600 | 2,700 | |||||||||
| Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation | 376,000 | 2,700 | 9,000 | 7,900 | 4,300 | 5,700 | 6,800 | 2,500 | 3,500 | |||||||||
| Protective services | 402,000 | 2,600 | 9,000 | 7,900 | 4,300 | 5,000 | 5,600 | 2,400 | 3,300 | |||||||||
| Public, legal, and social services | 181,000 | 2,300 | 8,300 | 7,100 | 4,300 | 5,200 | 5,900 | 2,500 | ‡ | |||||||||
| Certificate in career education | 1,253,000 | 5,300 | 11,900 | 10,900 | 7,800 | 6,900 | 6,900 | 2,500 | 3,000 | |||||||||
| Agriculture and natural resources | 8,000 | 1,700 | 9,200 | 8,800 | 2,200 | 2,900 | ‡ | 1,200 | ‡ | |||||||||
| Business and marketing4 | 81,000 | 2,600 | 8,700 | 7,700 | 4,700 | 3,500 | 4,900 | 2,000 | ‡ | |||||||||
| Communications and design | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | |||||||||
| Computer and information sciences | 41,000 | 3,500 | 9,400 | 8,200 | 5,800 | 5,600 | 7,100 | 2,300 | ‡ | |||||||||
| Consumer services | 206,000 | 8,700 | 15,700 | 14,200 | 10,400 | 7,200 | 6,600 | 2,800 | ‡ | |||||||||
| Education | 32,000 | 3,000 | ! | 9,400 | 8,200 | 5,400 | ! | 5,600 | 7,100 | 3,100 | ‡ | |||||||
| Engineering and architecture | 71,000 | 4,100 | 10,600 | 9,500 | 6,000 | 7,300 | 7,500 | 2,300 | ‡ | |||||||||
| Health sciences | 565,000 | 6,600 | 13,700 | 12,000 | 9,300 | 7,700 | 7,000 | 2,700 | 2,100 | |||||||||
| Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation | 173,000 | 3,800 | 10,100 | 8,900 | 5,300 | 6,600 | 7,800 | 2,600 | ‡ | |||||||||
| Protective services | 59,000 | 1,500 | 7,500 | 6,800 | 3,400 | 4,100 | 6,500 | 2,200 | ‡ | |||||||||
| Public, legal, and social services | 14,000 | 2,800 | 8,200 | 7,000 | 4,200 | 5,500 | 6,300 | 2,800 | ‡ | |||||||||
| Associate's degree in career education | 5,130,000 | 2,300 | 8,800 | 8,400 | 4,900 | 5,000 | 5,800 | 2,500 | 3,000 | |||||||||
| Agriculture and natural resources | 50,000 | 1,900 | 9,300 | 8,100 | 3,500 | 5,300 | 4,700 | 2,800 | ‡ | |||||||||
| Business and marketing4 | 1,310,000 | 2,800 | 9,900 | 8,700 | 5,100 | 5,400 | 6,100 | 2,600 | 3,000 | |||||||||
| Communications and design | 73,000 | 1,900 | 8,200 | 7,400 | 3,300 | 4,000 | 4,400 | 2,200 | ‡ | |||||||||
| Computer and information sciences | 336,000 | 3,700 | 10,500 | 9,300 | 5,600 | 6,400 | 6,800 | 2,600 | 3,300 | |||||||||
| Consumer services | 201,000 | 6,100 | 13,500 | 11,900 | 8,700 | 7,700 | 8,600 | 2,800 | 3,400 | |||||||||
| Education | 422,000 | 1,500 | 8,000 | 6,800 | 3,400 | 3,800 | 4,200 | 2,500 | 2,800 | |||||||||
| Engineering and architecture | 396,000 | 2,700 | 9,400 | 8,300 | 4,200 | 5,300 | 6,600 | 2,500 | 3,900 | |||||||||
| Health sciences | 1,627,000 | 2,800 | 9,700 | 8,300 | 5,100 | 5,700 | 6,100 | 2,600 | 2,800 | |||||||||
| Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation | 203,000 | 1,800 | 8,000 | 7,000 | 3,400 | 4,800 | 5,300 | 2,400 | 3,400 | |||||||||
| Protective services | 344,000 | 2,700 | 9,200 | 8,100 | 4,500 | 5,100 | 5,600 | 2,500 | 3,300 | |||||||||
| Public, legal, and social services | 167,000 | 2,300 | 8,300 | 7,100 | 4,300 | 5,200 | 5,900 | 2,500 | ‡ | |||||||||
| Bachelor's degree in career education | 5,700,000 | 9,600 | 20,000 | 15,500 | 7,400 | 11,400 | 7,700 | 7,000 | 2,200 | |||||||||
| Agriculture and natural resources | 114,000 | 7,700 | 18,000 | 14,000 | 5,900 | 10,400 | 6,700 | 6,400 | 2,300 | |||||||||
| Business and marketing4 | 1,958,000 | 9,200 | 19,800 | 16,200 | 7,800 | 10,800 | 8,000 | 6,200 | 2,400 | |||||||||
| Communications and design | 381,000 | 10,400 | 20,900 | 16,800 | 7,000 | 11,800 | 7,900 | 7,200 | 2,300 | |||||||||
| Computer and information sciences | 317,000 | 8,500 | 18,900 | 15,500 | 8,400 | 10,100 | 7,400 | 5,500 | 2,400 | |||||||||
| Consumer services | 251,000 | 8,500 | 18,900 | 15,100 | 7,100 | 10,800 | 7,400 | 6,500 | 2,200 | |||||||||
| Education | 743,000 | 8,300 | 18,300 | 14,300 | 6,400 | 10,600 | 7,300 | 6,200 | 2,000 | |||||||||
| Engineering and architecture | 656,000 | 10,500 | 21,100 | 16,600 | 6,800 | 11,500 | 7,900 | 7,400 | 2,500 | |||||||||
| Health sciences | 778,000 | 8,300 | 18,400 | 14,400 | 7,300 | 11,200 | 8,200 | 6,300 | 2,100 | |||||||||
| Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation | 47,000 | 5,800 | 14,100 | 11,800 | 4,900 | 9,000 | 7,800 | 4,700 | 2,800 | |||||||||
| Protective services | 267,000 | 7,500 | 17,900 | 14,500 | 8,500 | 10,500 | 7,600 | 5,500 | 2,100 | |||||||||
| Public, legal, and social services | 188,000 | 8,500 | 19,000 | 14,600 | 7,600 | 11,400 | 7,900 | 6,500 | 2,200 | |||||||||
| ! Interpret data with caution. Standard error is more than one-third the estimate. | ||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met; too few cases to report. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Student budget includes tuition and fees, room and board, and books and supplies. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Net price is equal to student budget minus all grants. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Unmet need is equal to net price minus expected family contribution. Negative values were recoded to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Business and marketing includes business management, business support, and marketing. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data include the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007–08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:08). |