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Table 320.10. Certificates below the associate's degree level conferred by postsecondary institutions, by length of curriculum, sex of student, institution level and control, and discipline division: 2014-15
Discipline division Less-than-1-year certificates 1- to less-than-4-year certificates
Total Sex Institution level Institution control Total Sex Institution level Institution control
Males Females Non-degree-granting (less-than-2-year)1 Degree-granting (2-year and 4-year) Public Non- profit For- profit Males Females Non-degree-granting (less-than-2-year)1 Degree-granting (2-year and 4-year) Public Non- profit For- profit
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Total 485,304 221,688 263,616 105,215 380,089 363,055 17,334 104,915 475,863 172,978 302,885 175,907 299,956 239,840 28,748 207,275
Agriculture and natural resources 3,534 2,295 1,239 76 3,458 3,417 11 106 2,457 1,588 869 167 2,290 2,251 126 80
Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
       related sciences
2,736 1,742 994 76 2,660 2,676 0 60 2,308 1,477 831 167 2,141 2,102 126 80
Natural resources and conservation 798 553 245 0 798 741 11 46 149 111 38 0 149 149 0 0
Architecture and related services 199 119 80 0 199 154 42 3 95 71 24 1 94 72 23 0
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 435 106 329 0 435 411 24 0 164 43 121 0 164 136 28 0
                                 
Biological and biomedical sciences 565 136 429 16 549 511 38 16 239 89 150 126 113 144 63 32
Business, management, marketing, and support services 57,684 20,194 37,490 2,309 55,375 53,445 952 3,287 24,799 7,182 17,617 3,803 20,996 20,380 1,107 3,312
Accounting and related services 11,419 3,588 7,831 551 10,868 10,442 86 891 5,692 1,415 4,277 647 5,045 4,824 442 426
Business/commerce, general 2,283 926 1,357 0 2,283 2,252 1 30 1,629 823 806 0 1,629 1,575 8 46
Business administration, management, and operations 14,600 5,806 8,794 43 14,557 14,232 137 231 4,049 1,418 2,631 78 3,971 3,929 23 97
Management information systems and services 575 380 195 36 539 414 109 52 256 156 100 59 197 195 0 61
Business operations support and assistant services 10,898 2,734 8,164 1,138 9,760 9,551 38 1,309 7,440 1,263 6,177 2,321 5,119 5,204 356 1,880
Business and management, other 17,909 6,760 11,149 541 17,368 16,554 581 774 5,733 2,107 3,626 698 5,035 4,653 278 802
                                 
Communication, journalism, and related programs 1,856 902 954 264 1,592 1,292 74 490 1,936 1,070 866 1,336 600 523 139 1,274
Communications technologies 2,553 1,596 957 498 2,055 2,086 21 446 3,263 2,498 765 1,756 1,507 1,404 19 1,840
Computer and information sciences and support services 24,348 17,303 7,045 2,088 22,260 21,749 253 2,346 10,297 7,831 2,466 2,127 8,170 7,856 325 2,116
Construction trades 12,692 12,016 676 2,665 10,027 11,246 472 974 11,663 11,161 502 3,760 7,903 8,167 884 2,612
                                 
Education 6,605 621 5,984 39 6,566 6,017 166 422 3,821 440 3,381 295 3,526 2,720 728 373
Engineering 718 620 98 240 478 518 0 200 346 292 54 73 273 319 26 1
Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields2 18,746 16,231 2,515 2,367 16,379 16,567 198 1,981 13,411 12,029 1,382 2,402 11,009 9,572 837 3,002
English language and literature/letters 1,060 351 709 169 891 706 353 1 975 340 635 432 543 103 59 813
                                 
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 15,875 1,193 14,682 769 15,106 15,730 64 81 3,641 297 3,344 299 3,342 3,569 68 4
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 1,285 237 1,048 0 1,285 1,134 151 0 676 117 559 1 675 673 3 0
                                 
Health professions and related programs 161,193 31,240 129,953 43,312 117,881 101,454 9,843 49,896 177,386 24,256 153,130 60,877 116,509 69,294 16,698 91,394
Dental assisting 7,567 610 6,957 2,570 4,997 1,575 497 5,495 14,097 1,232 12,865 4,734 9,363 4,554 1,084 8,459
Emergency medical technician (EMT paramedic)
      paramedic)
16,483 10,751 5,732 995 15,488 15,876 57 550 5,318 3,981 1,337 432 4,886 4,986 190 142
Clinical/medical lab science 9,536 1,328 8,208 2,373 7,163 6,681 193 2,662 2,545 717 1,828 653 1,892 676 777 1,092
Medical assisting 14,806 1,309 13,497 6,235 8,571 3,032 994 10,780 53,128 4,570 48,558 21,088 32,040 6,576 5,882 40,670
Pharmacy assisting 4,798 1,108 3,690 1,900 2,898 2,042 614 2,142 6,897 1,386 5,511 1,881 5,016 1,958 839 4,100
Other allied health assisting 7,046 2,334 4,712 1,637 5,409 4,702 239 2,105 2,508 378 2,130 812 1,696 1,042 164 1,302
Nursing and patient care assistant 43,980 5,543 38,437 10,792 33,188 37,226 745 6,009 1,502 210 1,292 521 981 454 254 794
Practical nursing 5,853 681 5,172 1,201 4,652 4,782 81 990 46,256 4,996 41,260 15,119 31,137 31,301 1,368 13,587
Nursing, registered nurse and other 1,441 165 1,276 0 1,441 1,392 49 0 3,229 451 2,778 1,892 1,337 1,128 1,855 246
Health sciences, other 49,683 7,411 42,272 15,609 34,074 24,146 6,374 19,163 41,906 6,335 35,571 13,745 28,161 16,619 4,285 21,002
Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting 28,880 21,314 7,566 2,761 26,119 28,070 452 358 7,910 5,145 2,765 535 7,375 7,050 259 601
Criminal justice and corrections 20,555 13,947 6,608 1,195 19,360 20,023 407 125 6,539 3,964 2,575 530 6,009 5,872 66 601
Fire control and safety 7,606 6,911 695 1,394 6,212 7,594 3 9 1,086 1,013 73 5 1,081 1,086 0 0
Homeland security and related protective services, other 719 456 263 172 547 453 42 224 285 168 117 0 285 92 193 0
                                 
Legal professions and studies 1,868 319 1,549 41 1,827 1,216 283 369 3,272 553 2,719 511 2,761 2,533 213 526
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities
      and humanities
3,604 1,360 2,244 0 3,604 3,602 1 1 41,335 16,418 24,917 0 41,335 41,278 57 0
Library science 217 40 177 0 217 217 0 0 54 6 48 0 54 54 0 0
                                 
Mathematics and statistics 135 108 27 0 135 122 13 0 16 7 9 0 16 15 1 0
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 35,672 33,526 2,146 4,484 31,188 32,792 570 2,310 47,386 45,413 1,973 21,395 25,991 21,716 3,110 22,560
Military technologies and applied sciences 28 24 4 0 28 4 0 24 29 23 6 0 29 29 0 0
Multi/interdisciplinary studies 1,832 741 1,091 1 1,831 1,481 54 297 1,216 652 564 0 1,216 1,172 44 0
                                 
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies
      studies
1,632 818 814 567 1,065 895 42 695 900 553 347 294 606 457 4 439
Personal and culinary services 38,955 5,328 33,627 27,842 11,113 10,728 311 27,916 86,852 12,249 74,603 69,610 17,242 14,419 1,125 71,308
Philosophy and religious studies 87 35 52 0 87 62 25 0 11 4 7 0 11 8 3 0
Physical sciences and science technologies 1,249 618 631 58 1,191 1,248 1 0 1,096 731 365 0 1,096 1,096 0 0
Physical sciences 140 88 52 0 140 139 1 0 21 17 4 0 21 21 0 0
Science technologies/technicians 1,109 530 579 58 1,051 1,109 0 0 1,075 714 361 0 1,075 1,075 0 0
Precision production 25,542 24,072 1,470 3,873 21,669 22,891 704 1,947 17,269 16,269 1,000 4,387 12,882 12,964 929 3,376
Psychology 77 22 55 0 77 74 3 0 82 14 68 0 82 76 6 0
Public administration and social services 1,459 288 1,171 12 1,447 1,276 67 116 1,012 179 833 0 1,012 868 95 49
                                 
Social sciences and history 1,126 638 488 2 1,124 1,035 91 0 316 176 140 0 316 307 9 0
Social sciences 1,088 626 462 2 1,086 997 91 0 307 171 136 0 307 298 9 0
History 38 12 26 0 38 38 0 0 9 5 4 0 9 9 0 0
                                 
Theology and religious vocations 313 154 159 0 313 1 312 0 948 407 541 467 481 0 948 0
Transportation and materials moving 26,391 24,061 2,330 9,619 16,772 15,541 869 9,981 1,072 994 78 286 786 703 21 348
                                 
Visual and performing arts 6,889 3,062 3,827 1,143 5,746 5,363 874 652 9,918 3,881 6,037 967 8,951 7,912 791 1,215
Fine and studio arts 960 365 595 809 151 119 682 159 5,455 1,923 3,532 9 5,446 5,419 34 2
Music and dance 290 183 107 0 290 236 0 54 447 299 148 71 376 124 179 144
Visual and performing arts, other3 5,639 2,514 3,125 334 5,305 5,008 192 439 4,016 1,659 2,357 887 3,129 2,369 578 1,069
1 Non-degree-granting institutions do not offer accredited 4-year or 2-year programs for degrees at the associate’s or higher level, but they may include institutions offering programs 2 years or longer in duration for lower level awards.
2 Excludes "Construction trades" and "Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians," which are listed separately.
3 Includes design and applied arts, drama and theatre arts, film and photographic arts, and all other arts not included under "Fine and studio arts" or "Music and dance."
NOTE: Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Degree-granting institutions grant degrees at the associate's or higher level, while non-degree-granting institutions grant only awards below that level.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2015, Completions component. (This table was prepared March 2017.)

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