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| Table P87. Number of Title IV postsecondary institutions and number of Title IV postsecondary institutions that offered subbaccalaureate certificates in career/technical education programs, by control and level of institution, and major field of study: United States, 2007 | ||||||||||
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| Institutions and major field of study | Total, all institutions | Public | Private not-for-profit | Private for-profit | ||||||
| 4-year | 2-year | Less than 2-year | 4-year | 2-year | Less than 2-year | 4-year | 2-year | Less than 2-year | ||
| Number of institutions, total | 6,519 | 648 | 1,132 | 218 | 1,524 | 181 | 87 | 487 | 857 | 1,385 |
| Number of institutions that offered subbaccalaureate career/technical education certificates, total | 4,348 | 181 | 1,089 | 218 | 317 | 131 | 85 | 184 | 768 | 1,375 |
| Agriculture and natural resources | 405 | 22 | 350 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences | 372 | 18 | 326 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Agricultural business and management | 88 | 3 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Applied horticulture/horticulture operations | 249 | 11 | 219 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agriculture, other | 145 | 8 | 128 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Natural resources/conservation | 74 | 5 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business management | 1,459 | 94 | 847 | 56 | 111 | 16 | 15 | 61 | 153 | 106 |
| Business/commerce | 203 | 13 | 153 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Business administration, management and operations | 733 | 51 | 502 | 10 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 60 | 18 |
| Accounting and related services | 972 | 37 | 608 | 29 | 49 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 101 | 79 |
| Entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial studies | 220 | 24 | 182 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finance | 117 | 15 | 89 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Hospitality administration/management | 219 | 12 | 158 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 8 |
| Human resources management/personnel administration | 120 | 18 | 70 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Management information systems and services | 185 | 16 | 125 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Business, other | 183 | 16 | 134 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Business support | 1,331 | 46 | 846 | 88 | 24 | 15 | 30 | 41 | 136 | 105 |
| Administrative assistant and secretarial science, general | 871 | 26 | 586 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 93 | 66 |
| Executive assistant/executive secretary | 132 | 9 | 88 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 |
| Business/office automation/technology/data entry | 240 | 6 | 154 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 29 |
| Business support, other | 428 | 15 | 265 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 36 |
| Communication and design | 661 | 39 | 437 | 36 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 38 | 25 |
| Communication and journalism | 175 | 12 | 125 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Communication and media studies | 26 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radio, television, and digital communication | 105 | 2 | 89 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Communication, journalism, and related programs, other | 92 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Communications technologies | 336 | 15 | 261 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| Audiovisual communications technology/technician | 92 | 5 | 70 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Graphic communications | 256 | 10 | 205 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Communications technology/technician and support services, other | 30 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Design | 393 | 15 | 266 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 7 |
| Design and visual communications, general | 49 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Commercial and advertising art | 165 | 7 | 116 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| Fashion/apparel design | 37 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Interior design | 105 | 1 | 69 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Graphic design | 117 | 3 | 86 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| Design and applied arts, other | 84 | 2 | 68 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Computer and information sciences | 1,305 | 54 | 765 | 62 | 70 | 16 | 20 | 59 | 156 | 103 |
| Computer and information sciences, general | 393 | 14 | 262 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 28 |
| Computer programming | 357 | 21 | 280 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 10 |
| Data processing and data processing technology/technician | 167 | 8 | 120 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 |
| Information science/studies | 86 | 7 | 59 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Computer software and media applications | 337 | 17 | 246 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 16 |
| Computer systems networking and telecommunications | 441 | 13 | 330 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 31 | 23 |
| Computer/information technology services administration and management | 340 | 16 | 242 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 25 |
| Computer and information sciences and support services, other | 469 | 20 | 278 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 37 |
| Consumer services | 2,081 | 50 | 760 | 79 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 256 | 842 |
| Personal and culinary services | 1,769 | 24 | 531 | 68 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 251 | 833 |
| Funeral service and mortuary science | 16 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Culinary arts and related services | 435 | 16 | 307 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 17 |
| Cosmetology and other personal and culinary services | 1,467 | 11 | 337 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 235 | 818 |
| Family and consumer sciences/human sciences | 603 | 28 | 510 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Child development | 199 | 7 | 180 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Child care and support services management | 203 | 12 | 173 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Family and consumer sciences/human sciences, other | 27 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Child care provider/assistant | 268 | 9 | 223 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies | 135 | 7 | 108 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Education | 547 | 39 | 364 | 2 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 83 |
| Education, general | 24 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Elementary education and teaching | 21 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kindergarten/preschool education and teaching | 18 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Early childhood education and teaching | 179 | 7 | 162 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teacher assistant/aide | 135 | 5 | 124 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Education, other | 278 | 25 | 127 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 81 |
| Engineering, architecture and science technologies | 1,102 | 65 | 789 | 58 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 64 | 58 |
| Architecture and related services | 52 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Engineering | 53 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Engineering technologies/technicians | 1,053 | 58 | 770 | 55 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 60 | 54 |
| Architectural engineering technology/technician | 53 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Civil engineering technology/technician | 46 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical/electronic engineering technology/technician | 291 | 17 | 230 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 |
| Electromechanical instrumentation/maintenance technician | 136 | 8 | 113 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Environmental control technology/technician | 220 | 7 | 168 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| Industrial production technology/technician | 202 | 14 | 177 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mechanical engineering related technology/technician | 122 | 9 | 105 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Construction engineering technology/technician | 54 | 5 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Computer engineering technology/technician | 234 | 16 | 136 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 26 |
| Drafting/design engineering technology/technician | 619 | 28 | 508 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 8 |
| Engineering technology/technician, other | 205 | 16 | 174 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Military technology | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Science technology/technician | 101 | 2 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Health sciences | 2,651 | 97 | 1,000 | 209 | 110 | 98 | 53 | 123 | 459 | 502 |
| Health services/allied health/health sciences, general | 34 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dental support services and allied professions | 516 | 22 | 246 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 84 | 113 |
| Dental assisting/assistant | 487 | 18 | 225 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 83 | 112 |
| Dental hygiene/hygienist | 29 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dental services and allied professions, other | 35 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Health and medical administrative services | 1,407 | 36 | 565 | 54 | 40 | 14 | 18 | 77 | 317 | 286 |
| Health information/medical records technology/technician | 200 | 13 | 131 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 11 |
| Medical insurance specialist/medical biller | 178 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 80 |
| Medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary | 460 | 8 | 238 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 70 | 84 |
| Health and medical administrative services, other | 938 | 27 | 370 | 33 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 54 | 212 | 185 |
| Allied health and medical assisting services | 1,256 | 21 | 427 | 54 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 310 | 331 |
| Medical/clinical assistant | 967 | 11 | 289 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 266 | 286 |
| Occupational therapist assistant | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pharmacy technician/assistant | 440 | 10 | 150 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 118 | 120 |
| Physical therapist assistant | 36 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| Veterinary/animal health technology/technician/veterinary assistant | 53 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| Allied health and medical assisting services, other | 200 | 2 | 79 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 42 | 37 |
| Allied health diagnostic/intervention/treatment professions | 895 | 46 | 562 | 46 | 32 | 44 | 7 | 8 | 95 | 55 |
| Emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) | 461 | 31 | 388 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist | 106 | 8 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Radiologic technology/science - radiographer | 89 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Allied health diagnostic/intervention/treatment professions, other | 548 | 23 | 326 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 85 | 44 |
| Clinical/medical laboratory science and allied professions | 316 | 14 | 196 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 |
| Health/medical preparatory programs | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mental and social health services and allied professions | 252 | 16 | 213 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Nursing | 1,265 | 41 | 777 | 187 | 19 | 46 | 22 | 18 | 82 | 73 |
| Nursing/registered nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | 164 | 7 | 101 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Licensed practical/vocational nurse training | 977 | 32 | 653 | 165 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 38 |
| Nursing, other | 512 | 13 | 339 | 52 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 41 |
| Ophthalmic/optometric support services and allied professions | 37 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions | 35 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dietetics and clinical nutrition services | 41 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massage therapy/therapeutic massage | 612 | 9 | 109 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 171 | 248 |
| Health, other | 266 | 13 | 155 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 18 |
| Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation | 1,301 | 57 | 871 | 120 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 81 | 103 |
| Construction trades | 699 | 28 | 510 | 82 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 28 | 20 |
| Electrician | 346 | 11 | 268 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 |
| Construction trades, other | 589 | 25 | 437 | 77 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 11 |
| Mechanic and repair technologies | 1,068 | 43 | 753 | 107 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 68 | 66 |
| Electrical/electronics maintenance and repair technology | 439 | 14 | 336 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| Heating/AC/ventilation/refrigeration maintenance technology/technician | 458 | 16 | 334 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 31 |
| Autobody/collision and repair technology/technician | 358 | 15 | 275 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician | 724 | 32 | 558 | 76 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 23 |
| Diesel mechanics technology/technician | 228 | 10 | 169 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| Aircraft power plant technology/technician | 66 | 5 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Avionics maintenance technology/technician | 25 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mechanic and repair technology/technician, other | 464 | 16 | 355 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 15 |
| Precision production | 830 | 37 | 663 | 83 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| Apparel and textiles | 181 | 10 | 154 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Precision metal working | 759 | 32 | 611 | 81 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| Precision production, other | 84 | 4 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Transportation and materials moving | 262 | 9 | 194 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| Air transportation | 43 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Transportation and materials moving, other | 223 | 6 | 163 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| Marketing | 474 | 30 | 388 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| Marketing | 125 | 17 | 100 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Real estate | 170 | 9 | 152 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| General merchandising/sales/related marketing operations | 245 | 7 | 218 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Fashion marketing | 27 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Tourism/hospitality marketing operations | 60 | 5 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Other specialized merchandising, sales, and marketing operations | 25 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Protective services | 716 | 36 | 557 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 39 | 11 |
| Corrections | 131 | 8 | 113 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Criminal justice/law enforcement administration | 84 | 6 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 2 |
| Criminal justice/safety studies | 121 | 6 | 99 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Criminal justice/police science | 350 | 19 | 302 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Corrections and criminal justice, other | 92 | 4 | 63 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Fire protection and safety technology/technician | 59 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fire science/fire-fighting | 193 | 11 | 173 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fire protection, other | 43 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Security and protective services, other | 104 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Public, legal, and social services | 752 | 33 | 371 | 10 | 148 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 86 | 57 |
| Legal professions and studies | 532 | 21 | 278 | 10 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 86 | 57 |
| Legal assistant/paralegal | 321 | 14 | 173 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 39 | 30 |
| Legal professions and studies, other | 292 | 12 | 157 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 62 | 30 |
| Library science/librarianship | 35 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theology and religious vocations | 105 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Public administration and social service professions | 190 | 15 | 158 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Human services, general | 85 | 4 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Community organization and advocacy | 20 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social work | 45 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Public administration and social service professions, other | 57 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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NOTE: This table shows, for example, that 22 Title IV public 4-year institutions offered subbaccalaureate certificate programs in agriculture and natural resources in 2006–07. An institution was counted as offering a career/technical education certificate program if it awarded a subbaccalaureate certificate in a career/technical field of study. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 2006-07 Completions and 2007-08 Institutional Characteristics (IC) data files. | ||||||||||
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