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| Table P90. Number of awards conferred and number of career/technical education associate's degrees conferred by Title IV postsecondary institutions, 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 awards conferred, total | 3,770,781 | 1,445,907 | 835,070 | 31,651 | 886,753 | 14,593 | 9,604 | 197,995 | 165,657 | 183,551 |
| Number of associate's career/technical education degrees awarded, total | 437,935 | 37,387 | 253,417 | 3 | 29,075 | 4,847 | 0 | 54,269 | 58,937 | 0 |
| Agriculture and natural resources | 5,838 | 1,039 | 4,580 | 0 | 203 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences | 4,638 | 833 | 3,639 | 0 | 157 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Agricultural business and management | 890 | 117 | 755 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Applied horticulture/horticulture operations | 1,685 | 341 | 1,325 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agriculture, other | 2,063 | 375 | 1,559 | 0 | 122 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural resources/conservation | 1,200 | 206 | 941 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business management | 83,761 | 5,301 | 46,846 | 1 | 7,391 | 543 | 0 | 16,589 | 7,090 | 0 |
| Business/commerce | 12,725 | 1,576 | 9,039 | 0 | 1,878 | 69 | 0 | 49 | 114 | 0 |
| Business administration, management and operations | 47,684 | 2,123 | 23,406 | 0 | 3,711 | 283 | 0 | 13,737 | 4,424 | 0 |
| Accounting and related services | 14,233 | 615 | 8,696 | 1 | 794 | 149 | 0 | 2,189 | 1,789 | 0 |
| Entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial studies | 468 | 7 | 326 | 0 | 70 | 18 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Finance | 685 | 48 | 511 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Hospitality administration/management | 3,191 | 250 | 1,762 | 0 | 461 | 12 | 0 | 172 | 534 | 0 |
| Human resources management/personnel administration | 1,190 | 348 | 397 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 64 | 0 |
| Management information systems and services | 2,007 | 172 | 1,614 | 0 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 87 | 0 |
| Business, other | 1,578 | 162 | 1,095 | 0 | 142 | 6 | 0 | 95 | 78 | 0 |
| Business support | 8,867 | 480 | 6,316 | 2 | 220 | 127 | 0 | 567 | 1,155 | 0 |
| Administrative assistant and secretarial science, general | 5,968 | 295 | 4,399 | 2 | 88 | 95 | 0 | 393 | 696 | 0 |
| Executive assistant/executive secretary | 1,592 | 115 | 1,188 | 0 | 111 | 8 | 0 | 60 | 110 | 0 |
| Business/office automation/technology/data entry | 774 | 30 | 412 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 216 | 0 |
| Business support, other | 533 | 40 | 317 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 0 |
| Communication and design | 18,823 | 1,777 | 8,578 | 0 | 1,092 | 78 | 0 | 4,491 | 2,807 | 0 |
| Communication and journalism | 2,609 | 263 | 1,789 | 0 | 163 | 13 | 0 | 234 | 147 | 0 |
| Communication and media studies | 922 | 55 | 816 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Radio, television, and digital communication | 807 | 6 | 472 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 147 | 0 |
| Communication, journalism, and related programs, other | 880 | 202 | 501 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| Communications technologies | 3,095 | 229 | 2,159 | 0 | 146 | 10 | 0 | 335 | 216 | 0 |
| Audiovisual communications technology/technician | 1,349 | 148 | 926 | 0 | 130 | 4 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
| Graphic communications | 1,546 | 73 | 1,084 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 171 | 196 | 0 |
| Communications technology/technician and support services, other | 200 | 8 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 0 |
| Design | 13,119 | 1,285 | 4,630 | 0 | 783 | 55 | 0 | 3,922 | 2,444 | 0 |
| Design and visual communications, general | 1,562 | 64 | 325 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 566 | 596 | 0 |
| Commercial and advertising art | 3,470 | 420 | 1,755 | 0 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 502 | 556 | 0 |
| Fashion/apparel design | 2,041 | 367 | 165 | 0 | 153 | 4 | 0 | 891 | 461 | 0 |
| Interior design | 2,661 | 197 | 1,058 | 0 | 292 | 38 | 0 | 704 | 372 | 0 |
| Graphic design | 2,263 | 56 | 890 | 0 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 797 | 434 | 0 |
| Design and applied arts, other | 1,122 | 181 | 437 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 462 | 25 | 0 |
| Computer and information sciences | 27,712 | 1,379 | 11,800 | 0 | 1,431 | 79 | 0 | 7,722 | 5,301 | 0 |
| Computer and information sciences, general | 5,939 | 223 | 2,956 | 0 | 455 | 19 | 0 | 1,942 | 344 | 0 |
| Computer programming | 2,407 | 158 | 1,772 | 0 | 131 | 17 | 0 | 133 | 196 | 0 |
| Data processing and data processing technology/technician | 962 | 69 | 782 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 39 | 0 |
| Information science/studies | 1,235 | 230 | 732 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 111 | 0 |
| Computer software and media applications | 3,588 | 159 | 746 | 0 | 89 | 12 | 0 | 1,506 | 1,076 | 0 |
| Computer systems networking and telecommunications | 7,272 | 170 | 2,345 | 0 | 366 | 17 | 0 | 2,455 | 1,919 | 0 |
| Computer/information technology services administration and management | 2,769 | 183 | 1,148 | 0 | 142 | 3 | 0 | 685 | 608 | 0 |
| Computer and information sciences and support services, other | 3,540 | 187 | 1,319 | 0 | 170 | 10 | 0 | 846 | 1,008 | 0 |
| Consumer services | 25,482 | 1,037 | 11,456 | 0 | 3,632 | 403 | 0 | 2,741 | 6,213 | 0 |
| Personal and culinary services | 16,103 | 407 | 3,445 | 0 | 3,164 | 366 | 0 | 2,629 | 6,092 | 0 |
| Funeral service and mortuary science | 1,225 | 69 | 588 | 0 | 100 | 337 | 0 | 23 | 108 | 0 |
| Culinary arts and related services | 14,263 | 325 | 2,454 | 0 | 3,062 | 29 | 0 | 2,524 | 5,869 | 0 |
| Cosmetology and other personal and culinary services | 615 | 13 | 403 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 115 | 0 |
| Family and consumer sciences/human sciences | 8,128 | 524 | 7,141 | 0 | 327 | 32 | 0 | 57 | 47 | 0 |
| Child development | 3,115 | 109 | 2,861 | 0 | 130 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Child care and support services management | 2,627 | 179 | 2,357 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 37 | 0 |
| Family and consumer sciences/human sciences, other | 284 | 5 | 109 | 0 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Child care provider/assistant | 2,102 | 231 | 1,814 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies | 1,251 | 106 | 870 | 0 | 141 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 74 | 0 |
| Education | 13,021 | 792 | 11,153 | 0 | 815 | 165 | 0 | 44 | 52 | 0 |
| Education, general | 2,269 | 30 | 1,959 | 0 | 211 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 0 |
| Elementary education and teaching | 2,311 | 106 | 2,157 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kindergarten/preschool education and teaching | 994 | 118 | 823 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Early childhood education and teaching | 3,279 | 166 | 2,724 | 0 | 278 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Teacher assistant/aide | 1,259 | 82 | 1,124 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Education, other | 2,909 | 290 | 2,366 | 0 | 216 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| Engineering, architecture and science technologies | 34,022 | 4,717 | 19,106 | 0 | 1,068 | 246 | 0 | 4,623 | 4,262 | 0 |
| Architecture and related services | 517 | 71 | 384 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Engineering | 2,136 | 84 | 1,666 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 198 | 148 | 0 |
| Engineering technologies/technicians | 29,199 | 4,298 | 15,204 | 0 | 1,003 | 224 | 0 | 4,425 | 4,045 | 0 |
| Architectural engineering technology/technician | 1,069 | 275 | 636 | 0 | 136 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Civil engineering technology/technician | 1,004 | 223 | 778 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical/electronic engineering technology/technician | 8,008 | 799 | 3,158 | 0 | 142 | 12 | 0 | 2,241 | 1,656 | 0 |
| Electromechanical instrumentation/maintenance technician | 1,307 | 182 | 1,012 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 39 | 0 |
| Environmental control technology/technician | 1,459 | 110 | 772 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 431 | 0 |
| Industrial production technology/technician | 2,506 | 517 | 1,784 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 51 | 0 |
| Mechanical engineering related technology/technician | 2,389 | 856 | 1,354 | 0 | 68 | 61 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Construction engineering technology/technician | 801 | 228 | 436 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| Computer engineering technology/technician | 2,497 | 237 | 1,109 | 0 | 79 | 49 | 0 | 554 | 469 | 0 |
| Drafting/design engineering technology/technician | 6,364 | 464 | 2,930 | 0 | 212 | 31 | 0 | 1,401 | 1,326 | 0 |
| Engineering technology/technician, other | 1,795 | 407 | 1,235 | 0 | 58 | 45 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Military technology | 781 | 15 | 766 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Science technology/technician | 1,389 | 249 | 1,086 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Health sciences | 145,436 | 14,610 | 89,727 | 0 | 8,515 | 2,808 | 0 | 9,814 | 19,962 | 0 |
| Health services/allied health/health sciences, general | 966 | 15 | 178 | 0 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 382 | 311 | 0 |
| Dental support services and allied professions | 6,313 | 1,009 | 4,237 | 0 | 219 | 64 | 0 | 117 | 667 | 0 |
| Dental assisting/assistant | 1,036 | 16 | 449 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 543 | 0 |
| Dental hygiene/hygienist | 5,094 | 917 | 3,690 | 0 | 217 | 38 | 0 | 110 | 122 | 0 |
| Dental services and allied professions, other | 183 | 76 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Health and medical administrative services | 10,937 | 374 | 3,799 | 0 | 567 | 51 | 0 | 2,386 | 3,760 | 0 |
| Health information/medical records technology/technician | 2,673 | 260 | 1,653 | 0 | 149 | 7 | 0 | 289 | 315 | 0 |
| Medical insurance specialist/medical biller | 1,356 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 623 | 592 | 0 |
| Medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary | 2,585 | 47 | 1,097 | 0 | 66 | 16 | 0 | 78 | 1,281 | 0 |
| Health and medical administrative services, other | 4,323 | 67 | 1,006 | 0 | 254 | 28 | 0 | 1,396 | 1,572 | 0 |
| Allied health and medical assisting services | 23,491 | 1,256 | 7,316 | 0 | 1,332 | 169 | 0 | 4,181 | 9,237 | 0 |
| Medical/clinical assistant | 12,071 | 147 | 1,763 | 0 | 556 | 64 | 0 | 3,122 | 6,419 | 0 |
| Occupational therapist assistant | 1,812 | 218 | 1,252 | 0 | 158 | 13 | 0 | 131 | 40 | 0 |
| Pharmacy technician/assistant | 1,244 | 8 | 218 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 894 | 0 |
| Physical therapist assistant | 3,438 | 367 | 2,526 | 0 | 328 | 6 | 0 | 191 | 20 | 0 |
| Veterinary/animal health technology/technician/veterinary assistant | 2,964 | 406 | 1,288 | 0 | 164 | 84 | 0 | 314 | 708 | 0 |
| Allied health and medical assisting services, other | 1,962 | 110 | 269 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 350 | 1,156 | 0 |
| Allied health diagnostic/intervention/treatment professions | 23,046 | 2,487 | 14,935 | 0 | 1,321 | 198 | 0 | 1,125 | 2,980 | 0 |
| Emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) | 2,008 | 251 | 1,650 | 0 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist | 6,139 | 884 | 3,624 | 0 | 467 | 35 | 0 | 503 | 626 | 0 |
| Radiologic technology/science - radiographer | 3,965 | 324 | 3,178 | 0 | 152 | 109 | 0 | 83 | 119 | 0 |
| Allied health diagnostic/intervention/treatment professions, other | 10,934 | 1,028 | 6,483 | 0 | 600 | 53 | 0 | 535 | 2,235 | 0 |
| Clinical/medical laboratory science and allied professions | 2,306 | 224 | 1,618 | 0 | 215 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 180 | 0 |
| Health/medical preparatory programs | 1,115 | 32 | 969 | 0 | 47 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mental and social health services and allied professions | 3,286 | 257 | 2,927 | 0 | 28 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Nursing | 68,183 | 8,645 | 51,782 | 0 | 4,401 | 2,019 | 0 | 575 | 761 | 0 |
| Nursing/registered nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | 65,814 | 8,321 | 50,414 | 0 | 4,127 | 1,964 | 0 | 409 | 579 | 0 |
| Licensed practical/vocational nurse training | 1,509 | 295 | 1,013 | 0 | 74 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 105 | 0 |
| Nursing, other | 860 | 29 | 355 | 0 | 200 | 42 | 0 | 157 | 77 | 0 |
| Ophthalmic/optometric support services and allied professions | 464 | 96 | 277 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 0 |
| Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions | 550 | 64 | 450 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dietetics and clinical nutrition services | 298 | 37 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Massage therapy/therapeutic massage | 3,432 | 2 | 353 | 0 | 247 | 120 | 0 | 791 | 1,919 | 0 |
| Health, other | 1,049 | 112 | 628 | 0 | 35 | 52 | 0 | 182 | 40 | 0 |
| Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation | 23,970 | 2,336 | 13,286 | 0 | 1,892 | 171 | 0 | 551 | 5,734 | 0 |
| Construction trades | 3,895 | 420 | 2,606 | 0 | 183 | 42 | 0 | 89 | 555 | 0 |
| Electrician | 1,657 | 78 | 991 | 0 | 101 | 8 | 0 | 88 | 391 | 0 |
| Construction trades, other | 2,238 | 342 | 1,615 | 0 | 82 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 0 |
| Mechanic and repair technologies | 15,433 | 1,125 | 7,961 | 0 | 1,023 | 102 | 0 | 153 | 5,069 | 0 |
| Electrical/electronics maintenance and repair technology | 1,696 | 57 | 1,256 | 0 | 177 | 3 | 0 | 131 | 72 | 0 |
| Heating/AC/ventilation/refrigeration maintenance technology/technician | 1,133 | 55 | 786 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 217 | 0 |
| Autobody/collision and repair technology/technician | 1,085 | 125 | 477 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 0 |
| Automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician | 7,473 | 402 | 3,264 | 0 | 362 | 62 | 0 | 19 | 3,364 | 0 |
| Diesel mechanics technology/technician | 1,464 | 160 | 694 | 0 | 102 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 484 | 0 |
| Aircraft power plant technology/technician | 217 | 59 | 116 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Avionics maintenance technology/technician | 283 | 1 | 126 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| Mechanic and repair technology/technician, other | 2,082 | 266 | 1,242 | 0 | 213 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 0 |
| Precision production | 2,968 | 427 | 2,116 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 263 | 110 | 0 |
| Apparel and textiles | 996 | 200 | 527 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 6 | 0 |
| Precision metal working | 1,801 | 221 | 1,428 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 104 | 0 |
| Precision production, other | 171 | 6 | 161 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transportation and materials moving | 1,674 | 364 | 603 | 0 | 639 | 22 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| Air transportation | 1,564 | 351 | 532 | 0 | 631 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| Transportation and materials moving, other | 110 | 13 | 71 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marketing | 7,374 | 911 | 3,531 | 0 | 866 | 3 | 0 | 1,105 | 958 | 0 |
| Marketing | 2,003 | 101 | 1,357 | 0 | 330 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 158 | 0 |
| Real estate | 426 | 23 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| General merchandising/sales/related marketing operations | 1,521 | 29 | 1,325 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 108 | 0 |
| Fashion marketing | 2,849 | 719 | 220 | 0 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 1,008 | 582 | 0 |
| Tourism/hospitality marketing operations | 386 | 37 | 179 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 68 | 0 |
| Other specialized merchandising, sales, and marketing operations | 189 | 2 | 87 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Protective services | 28,208 | 2,052 | 18,572 | 0 | 577 | 84 | 0 | 3,983 | 2,940 | 0 |
| Corrections | 859 | 10 | 722 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| Criminal justice/law enforcement administration | 5,645 | 245 | 2,573 | 0 | 241 | 18 | 0 | 1,178 | 1,390 | 0 |
| Criminal justice/safety studies | 6,636 | 396 | 3,332 | 0 | 232 | 48 | 0 | 1,682 | 946 | 0 |
| Criminal justice/police science | 9,173 | 969 | 7,555 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 472 | 135 | 0 |
| Corrections and criminal justice, other | 1,314 | 17 | 351 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 564 | 357 | 0 |
| Fire protection and safety technology/technician | 1,123 | 150 | 971 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fire science/fire-fighting | 2,387 | 185 | 2,111 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 |
| Fire protection, other | 301 | 27 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Security and protective services, other | 770 | 53 | 683 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Public, legal, and social services | 15,421 | 956 | 8,466 | 0 | 1,373 | 126 | 0 | 2,037 | 2,463 | 0 |
| Legal professions and studies | 10,391 | 556 | 4,852 | 0 | 421 | 72 | 0 | 2,028 | 2,462 | 0 |
| Legal assistant/paralegal | 9,324 | 504 | 4,378 | 0 | 341 | 39 | 0 | 1,965 | 2,097 | 0 |
| Legal professions and studies, other | 1,067 | 52 | 474 | 0 | 80 | 33 | 0 | 63 | 365 | 0 |
| Library science/librarianship | 84 | 10 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theology and religious vocations | 608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 588 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Public administration and social service professions | 4,338 | 390 | 3,540 | 0 | 364 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Human services, general | 1,336 | 95 | 1,183 | 0 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Community organization and advocacy | 1,279 | 138 | 851 | 0 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social work | 1,505 | 126 | 1,345 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Public administration and social service professions, other | 218 | 31 | 161 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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NOTE: This table shows, for example, that 1,039 associate's degrees in agriculture and natural resources were awarded by Title IV public 4-year institutions in 2006–07. 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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