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| Table P91. Number of awards conferred and number of subbaccalaureate career/technical education certificates 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 subbaccalaureate career/technical education certificates awarded, total | 706,854 | 19,314 | 324,791 | 31,635 | 12,141 | 7,194 | 9,194 | 14,839 | 106,008 | 181,738 |
| Agriculture and natural resources | 5,498 | 172 | 4,849 | 255 | 59 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 63 |
| Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences | 4,362 | 161 | 3,727 | 252 | 59 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 63 |
| Agricultural business and management | 760 | 9 | 671 | 51 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Applied horticulture/horticulture operations | 2,465 | 93 | 2,175 | 166 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agriculture, other | 1,137 | 59 | 881 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 63 |
| Natural resources/conservation | 1,136 | 11 | 1,122 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business management | 30,475 | 2,177 | 21,080 | 1,074 | 1,784 | 184 | 240 | 455 | 921 | 2,560 |
| Business/commerce | 2,469 | 246 | 1,852 | 65 | 201 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 68 |
| Business administration, management and operations | 10,448 | 799 | 7,925 | 87 | 899 | 2 | 11 | 212 | 250 | 263 |
| Accounting and related services | 9,569 | 375 | 6,353 | 465 | 170 | 171 | 213 | 203 | 418 | 1,201 |
| Entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial studies | 1,375 | 130 | 1,118 | 87 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finance | 875 | 97 | 516 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 |
| Hospitality administration/management | 1,890 | 89 | 1,067 | 194 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 163 | 265 |
| Human resources management/personnel administration | 884 | 176 | 403 | 2 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 30 |
| Management information systems and services | 1,358 | 146 | 650 | 155 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 352 |
| Business, other | 1,607 | 119 | 1,196 | 19 | 108 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 140 |
| Business support | 19,658 | 534 | 13,136 | 1,291 | 94 | 55 | 659 | 192 | 1,196 | 2,501 |
| Administrative assistant and secretarial science, general | 8,218 | 153 | 5,103 | 553 | 8 | 24 | 305 | 136 | 694 | 1,242 |
| Executive assistant/executive secretary | 2,432 | 254 | 1,944 | 39 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 39 | 121 |
| Business/office automation/technology/data entry | 2,869 | 23 | 1,855 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 3 | 152 | 564 |
| Business support, other | 6,139 | 104 | 4,234 | 638 | 86 | 21 | 120 | 51 | 311 | 574 |
| Communication and design | 9,377 | 170 | 4,393 | 395 | 317 | 102 | 31 | 988 | 566 | 2,415 |
| Communication and journalism | 1,586 | 62 | 686 | 22 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 78 | 547 |
| Communication and media studies | 188 | 17 | 153 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radio, television, and digital communication | 1,023 | 8 | 395 | 22 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 538 |
| Communication, journalism, and related programs, other | 375 | 37 | 138 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 76 | 9 |
| Communications technologies | 3,598 | 26 | 1,524 | 141 | 46 | 42 | 3 | 28 | 88 | 1,700 |
| Audiovisual communications technology/technician | 1,480 | 9 | 416 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 936 |
| Graphic communications | 1,099 | 17 | 863 | 118 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 13 |
| Communications technology/technician and support services, other | 1,019 | 0 | 245 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 751 |
| Design | 4,193 | 82 | 2,183 | 232 | 188 | 60 | 28 | 852 | 400 | 168 |
| Design and visual communications, general | 153 | 4 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 35 |
| Commercial and advertising art | 1,469 | 38 | 660 | 162 | 109 | 28 | 28 | 136 | 231 | 77 |
| Fashion/apparel design | 202 | 27 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| Interior design | 1,420 | 1 | 651 | 29 | 52 | 20 | 0 | 666 | 1 | 0 |
| Graphic design | 500 | 8 | 323 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 77 | 38 |
| Design and applied arts, other | 449 | 4 | 351 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 53 | 0 |
| Computer and information sciences | 18,442 | 889 | 10,321 | 972 | 314 | 187 | 257 | 505 | 1,660 | 3,337 |
| Computer and information sciences, general | 3,356 | 128 | 1,780 | 264 | 37 | 0 | 80 | 125 | 360 | 582 |
| Computer programming | 1,405 | 114 | 1,143 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 53 | 35 |
| Data processing and data processing technology/technician | 1,067 | 10 | 848 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 104 | 44 |
| Information science/studies | 437 | 78 | 266 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 3 |
| Computer software and media applications | 1,717 | 85 | 978 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 131 | 103 | 346 |
| Computer systems networking and telecommunications | 3,301 | 77 | 2,185 | 216 | 147 | 12 | 0 | 44 | 212 | 408 |
| Computer/information technology services administration and management | 2,335 | 138 | 836 | 73 | 46 | 77 | 30 | 6 | 171 | 958 |
| Computer and information sciences and support services, other | 4,824 | 259 | 2,285 | 311 | 45 | 85 | 84 | 142 | 652 | 961 |
| Consumer services | 101,409 | 892 | 26,561 | 2,219 | 361 | 274 | 306 | 976 | 13,052 | 56,768 |
| Personal and culinary services | 88,209 | 447 | 14,803 | 1,592 | 307 | 269 | 252 | 901 | 13,049 | 56,589 |
| Funeral service and mortuary science | 273 | 2 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Culinary arts and related services | 9,494 | 195 | 4,592 | 387 | 211 | 144 | 127 | 503 | 1,133 | 2,202 |
| Cosmetology and other personal and culinary services | 78,442 | 250 | 10,038 | 1,205 | 96 | 61 | 125 | 398 | 11,882 | 54,387 |
| Family and consumer sciences/human sciences | 12,620 | 431 | 11,260 | 626 | 42 | 5 | 54 | 70 | 3 | 129 |
| Child development | 6,831 | 134 | 6,637 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Child care and support services management | 1,483 | 99 | 1,189 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 3 | 0 |
| Family and consumer sciences/human sciences, other | 486 | 39 | 413 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Child care provider/assistant | 3,820 | 159 | 3,021 | 467 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 107 |
| Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies | 580 | 14 | 498 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50 |
| Education | 6,406 | 283 | 3,720 | 5 | 275 | 57 | 665 | 20 | 523 | 858 |
| Education, general | 155 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| Elementary education and teaching | 92 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kindergarten/preschool education and teaching | 35 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Early childhood education and teaching | 2,392 | 59 | 2,196 | 5 | 77 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teacher assistant/aide | 559 | 21 | 538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Education, other | 3,173 | 192 | 797 | 0 | 189 | 2 | 665 | 20 | 523 | 785 |
| Engineering, architecture and science technologies | 19,683 | 1,565 | 12,516 | 661 | 259 | 63 | 57 | 659 | 1,474 | 2,429 |
| Architecture and related services | 363 | 0 | 197 | 21 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| Engineering | 329 | 140 | 66 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 34 | 9 | 26 |
| Engineering technologies/technicians | 18,353 | 1,423 | 11,666 | 632 | 214 | 63 | 21 | 468 | 1,463 | 2,403 |
| Architectural engineering technology/technician | 343 | 74 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Civil engineering technology/technician | 94 | 2 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical/electronic engineering technology/technician | 2,132 | 147 | 1,252 | 38 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 146 | 444 |
| Electromechanical instrumentation/maintenance technician | 919 | 70 | 522 | 83 | 17 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 168 | 9 |
| Environmental control technology/technician | 3,710 | 44 | 1,476 | 134 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 773 | 1,221 |
| Industrial production technology/technician | 875 | 16 | 816 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Mechanical engineering related technology/technician | 1,008 | 14 | 707 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 99 | 92 |
| Construction engineering technology/technician | 306 | 12 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Computer engineering technology/technician | 2,088 | 423 | 1,006 | 40 | 60 | 0 | 5 | 179 | 55 | 320 |
| Drafting/design engineering technology/technician | 5,001 | 514 | 3,712 | 317 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 82 | 171 | 165 |
| Engineering technology/technician, other | 1,877 | 107 | 1,532 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 152 |
| Military technology | 79 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Science technology/technician | 559 | 2 | 555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Health sciences | 315,582 | 7,022 | 117,603 | 16,167 | 3,243 | 4,278 | 4,357 | 10,163 | 60,176 | 92,573 |
| Health services/allied health/health sciences, general | 732 | 0 | 201 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 496 |
| Dental support services and allied professions | 16,021 | 340 | 4,186 | 683 | 75 | 5 | 6 | 367 | 4,028 | 6,331 |
| Dental assisting/assistant | 15,360 | 263 | 3,801 | 659 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 367 | 3,936 | 6,286 |
| Dental hygiene/hygienist | 275 | 75 | 162 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dental services and allied professions, other | 386 | 2 | 223 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 45 |
| Health and medical administrative services | 43,512 | 350 | 10,248 | 856 | 571 | 150 | 345 | 2,779 | 10,519 | 17,694 |
| Health information/medical records technology/technician | 2,773 | 111 | 1,215 | 45 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 120 | 704 | 549 |
| Medical insurance specialist/medical biller | 6,782 | 0 | 467 | 0 | 184 | 0 | 29 | 456 | 1,254 | 4,392 |
| Medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary | 7,309 | 30 | 2,249 | 160 | 17 | 10 | 133 | 357 | 1,307 | 3,046 |
| Health and medical administrative services, other | 26,648 | 209 | 6,317 | 651 | 354 | 127 | 183 | 1,846 | 7,254 | 9,707 |
| Allied health and medical assisting services | 84,386 | 283 | 8,868 | 1,485 | 427 | 209 | 995 | 3,770 | 27,646 | 40,703 |
| Medical/clinical assistant | 61,757 | 205 | 5,002 | 927 | 359 | 59 | 760 | 2,034 | 20,802 | 31,609 |
| Occupational therapist assistant | 51 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pharmacy technician/assistant | 11,396 | 62 | 2,055 | 155 | 27 | 48 | 61 | 562 | 3,522 | 4,904 |
| Physical therapist assistant | 816 | 0 | 172 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 299 | 181 |
| Veterinary/animal health technology/technician/veterinary assistant | 1,331 | 10 | 372 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 725 | 205 |
| Allied health and medical assisting services, other | 9,035 | 6 | 1,224 | 388 | 41 | 94 | 11 | 1,169 | 2,298 | 3,804 |
| Allied health diagnostic/intervention/treatment professions | 33,487 | 2,201 | 19,958 | 1,861 | 647 | 610 | 574 | 48 | 5,015 | 2,573 |
| Emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) | 18,271 | 1,808 | 14,378 | 1,535 | 156 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 60 | 308 |
| Medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist | 2,171 | 132 | 377 | 23 | 29 | 250 | 400 | 0 | 827 | 133 |
| Radiologic technology/science - radiographer | 1,466 | 36 | 607 | 0 | 117 | 258 | 28 | 0 | 317 | 103 |
| Allied health diagnostic/intervention/treatment professions, other | 11,579 | 225 | 4,596 | 303 | 345 | 98 | 146 | 26 | 3,811 | 2,029 |
| Clinical/medical laboratory science and allied professions | 6,865 | 248 | 3,963 | 127 | 401 | 37 | 27 | 38 | 1,232 | 792 |
| Health/medical preparatory programs | 110 | 8 | 63 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mental and social health services and allied professions | 5,060 | 99 | 4,599 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 298 |
| Nursing | 93,155 | 3,115 | 60,059 | 10,506 | 689 | 2,920 | 2,106 | 1,264 | 5,516 | 6,980 |
| Nursing/registered nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | 7,399 | 48 | 3,871 | 0 | 239 | 2,402 | 367 | 0 | 472 | 0 |
| Licensed practical/vocational nurse training | 49,800 | 2,593 | 30,846 | 7,617 | 280 | 370 | 1,011 | 927 | 2,956 | 3,200 |
| Nursing, other | 35,956 | 474 | 25,342 | 2,889 | 170 | 148 | 728 | 337 | 2,088 | 3,780 |
| Ophthalmic/optometric support services and allied professions | 444 | 19 | 216 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 |
| Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions | 385 | 43 | 125 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 102 |
| Dietetics and clinical nutrition services | 258 | 5 | 239 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massage therapy/therapeutic massage | 26,011 | 173 | 1,543 | 65 | 252 | 328 | 84 | 1,855 | 5,498 | 16,213 |
| Health, other | 5,156 | 138 | 3,335 | 504 | 80 | 19 | 220 | 42 | 610 | 208 |
| Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation | 133,289 | 1,683 | 77,442 | 7,184 | 617 | 1,280 | 2,483 | 502 | 25,177 | 16,921 |
| Construction trades | 22,335 | 362 | 13,634 | 2,809 | 89 | 406 | 536 | 198 | 2,773 | 1,528 |
| Electrician | 8,847 | 123 | 5,092 | 236 | 10 | 131 | 9 | 154 | 2,220 | 872 |
| Construction trades, other | 13,488 | 239 | 8,542 | 2,573 | 79 | 275 | 527 | 44 | 553 | 656 |
| Mechanic and repair technologies | 64,811 | 797 | 30,514 | 2,497 | 427 | 266 | 235 | 275 | 21,455 | 8,345 |
| Electrical/electronics maintenance and repair technology | 5,560 | 52 | 3,632 | 312 | 55 | 3 | 54 | 11 | 357 | 1,084 |
| Heating/AC/ventilation/refrigeration maintenance technology/technician | 10,304 | 120 | 5,650 | 477 | 12 | 136 | 74 | 227 | 1,358 | 2,250 |
| Autobody/collision and repair technology/technician | 5,956 | 87 | 2,878 | 297 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,227 | 448 |
| Automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician | 24,860 | 310 | 9,947 | 655 | 158 | 43 | 33 | 37 | 10,629 | 3,048 |
| Diesel mechanics technology/technician | 3,840 | 53 | 1,858 | 212 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,247 | 380 |
| Aircraft power plant technology/technician | 1,115 | 38 | 776 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 0 |
| Avionics maintenance technology/technician | 255 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| Mechanic and repair technology/technician, other | 12,921 | 137 | 5,581 | 512 | 93 | 84 | 74 | 0 | 5,305 | 1,135 |
| Precision production | 18,665 | 404 | 14,129 | 1,138 | 72 | 54 | 1,471 | 27 | 593 | 777 |
| Apparel and textiles | 3,333 | 57 | 3,130 | 100 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Precision metal working | 14,745 | 337 | 10,515 | 1,017 | 71 | 18 | 1,440 | 27 | 593 | 727 |
| Precision production, other | 587 | 10 | 484 | 21 | 0 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Transportation and materials moving | 27,478 | 120 | 19,165 | 740 | 29 | 554 | 241 | 2 | 356 | 6,271 |
| Air transportation | 1,560 | 43 | 1,236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 279 |
| Transportation and materials moving, other | 25,918 | 77 | 17,929 | 740 | 29 | 554 | 241 | 0 | 356 | 5,992 |
| Marketing | 9,777 | 1,515 | 4,195 | 113 | 3,735 | 26 | 97 | 8 | 77 | 11 |
| Marketing | 557 | 87 | 465 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real estate | 2,609 | 313 | 2,247 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| General merchandising/sales/related marketing operations | 4,894 | 43 | 932 | 71 | 3,724 | 26 | 92 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Fashion marketing | 69 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 |
| Tourism/hospitality marketing operations | 372 | 3 | 299 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 0 |
| Other specialized merchandising, sales, and marketing operations | 1,276 | 1,067 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Protective services | 29,244 | 2,175 | 24,996 | 1,243 | 172 | 115 | 0 | 184 | 153 | 206 |
| Corrections | 4,465 | 712 | 3,592 | 134 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Criminal justice/law enforcement administration | 635 | 41 | 427 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 57 |
| Criminal justice/safety studies | 1,371 | 99 | 1,177 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 21 |
| Criminal justice/police science | 12,557 | 768 | 11,253 | 359 | 54 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Corrections and criminal justice, other | 1,201 | 22 | 853 | 87 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 9 | 53 |
| Fire protection and safety technology/technician | 816 | 1 | 542 | 267 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fire science/fire-fighting | 7,064 | 406 | 6,322 | 336 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fire protection, other | 295 | 2 | 289 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Security and protective services, other | 840 | 124 | 541 | 0 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 54 |
| Public, legal, and social services | 8,014 | 237 | 3,979 | 56 | 911 | 542 | 42 | 187 | 964 | 1,096 |
| Legal professions and studies | 5,303 | 167 | 2,530 | 56 | 283 | 20 | 0 | 187 | 964 | 1,096 |
| Legal assistant/paralegal | 3,709 | 142 | 1,982 | 12 | 272 | 20 | 0 | 160 | 368 | 753 |
| Legal professions and studies, other | 1,594 | 25 | 548 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 596 | 343 |
| Library science/librarianship | 215 | 0 | 206 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theology and religious vocations | 1,084 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 563 | 493 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Public administration and social service professions | 1,412 | 70 | 1,239 | 0 | 56 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Human services, general | 752 | 17 | 706 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Community organization and advocacy | 217 | 3 | 154 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social work | 206 | 3 | 198 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Public administration and social service professions, other | 237 | 47 | 181 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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NOTE: This table shows, for example, that 172 subbaccalaureate certificates 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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