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Table 209.05. Number and percentage distribution of persons who were enrolled in and who completed a teacher preparation program, by program type and state or jurisdiction: Academic year 2019-20
State or jurisdiction Enrolled in a teacher preparation program Percentage distribution of enrollment by program type Completed a teacher preparation program Percentage distribution of completion by program type
Number Percent of U.S. total Traditional1  Alternative (IHE-based)2  Alternative (not IHE-based)3  Number Percent of U.S. total Traditional1  Alternative (IHE-based)2  Alternative (not IHE-based)3 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
United States 590,046 100.0 69.9 8.3 21.9 151,138 100.0 76.8 11.4 11.8
Alabama 5,784 1.0 78.8 21.2 0 1,862 1.2 78.6 21.4 0
Alaska 730 0.1 100.0 0 0 148 0.1 100.0 0 0
Arizona 38,262 6.5 93.4 4.2 2.4 5,908 3.9 91.2 7.9 0.8
Arkansas 5,914 1.0 60.1 22.2 17.7 1,787 1.2 69.1 19.9 11.0
California 36,083 6.1 77.0 18.3 4.8 14,300 9.5 69.8 26.0 4.2

Colorado
7,686 1.3 83.7 9.4 6.9 2,583 1.7 64.2 19.2 16.7
Connecticut 3,993 0.7 88.1 0.7 11.2 1,441 1.0 84.1 0.7 15.2
Delaware 2,726 0.5 82.9 16.1 1.0 425 0.3 85.2 12.7 2.1
District of Columbia 3,205 0.5 18.4 65.5 16.0 1,361 0.9 13.3 73.0 13.7
Florida 13,464 2.3 62.6 14.8 22.6 4,555 3.0 60.6 23.2 16.2

Georgia
16,886 2.9 83.5 0 16.5 4,341 2.9 83.4 0 16.6
Hawaii 1,706 0.3 59.0 25.6 15.4 607 0.4 45.0 33.4 21.6
Idaho 4,142 0.7 80.4 6.5 13.1 1,174 0.8 70.3 6.0 23.8
Illinois 18,333 3.1 96.1 3.9 0 4,452 2.9 96.1 3.9 0
Indiana 10,623 1.8 69.3 23.5 7.2 3,223 2.1 74.3 24.5 1.1

Iowa
7,286 1.2 98.9 1.1 0 1,908 1.3 98.1 1.9 0
Kansas 7,111 1.2 78.7 21.3 0 2,134 1.4 79.8 20.2 0
Kentucky 7,398 1.3 73.9 25.5 0.6 2,231 1.5 78.0 21.5 0.5
Louisiana 5,432 0.9 50.1 17.5 32.4 1,759 1.2 47.1 20.8 32.1
Maine 2,203 0.4 100.0 0 0 444 0.3 100.0 0 0

Maryland
6,037 1.0 84.5 0 15.5 1,902 1.3 83.6 0 16.4
Massachusetts 12,571 2.1 95.0 0 5.0 4,291 2.8 93.5 0 6.5
Michigan 12,018 2.0 83.5 2.6 13.9 2,258 1.5 98.1 1.9 0
Minnesota 10,066 1.7 94.5 5.5 0 2,785 1.8 94.1 5.9 0
Mississippi 5,851 1.0 51.0 45.4 3.6 1,639 1.1 63.8 28.2 8.0

Missouri
10,034 1.7 82.3 8.7 9.0 3,520 2.3 81.3 8.4 10.3
Montana 2,283 0.4 99.6 0.4 0 557 0.4 98.6 1.4 0
Nebraska 4,000 0.7 97.1 2.9 0 1,310 0.9 96.3 3.7 0
Nevada 5,243 0.9 59.8 14.8 25.4 1,226 0.8 59.4 22.8 17.9
New Hampshire 2,767 0.5 72.6 0 27.4 698 0.5 83.1 0 16.9

New Jersey
10,051 1.7 78.5 17.5 4.0 3,017 2.0 77.0 21.4 1.6
New Mexico 2,791 0.5 42.8 53.1 4.2 775 0.5 49.8 42.8 7.4
New York 51,165 8.7 88.1 11.9 0 14,313 9.5 85.4 14.6 0
North Carolina 18,579 3.1 53.0 14.9 32.2 4,228 2.8 64.7 16.1 19.2
North Dakota 1,992 0.3 99.8 0 0.2 715 0.5 100.0 0 0

Ohio
16,982 2.9 100.0 0 0 4,570 3.0 100.0 0 0
Oklahoma 4,100 0.7 100.0 0 0 1,178 0.8 100.0 0 0
Oregon 3,581 0.6 100.0 0 0 1,424 0.9 100.0 0 0
Pennsylvania 18,900 3.2 96.1 2.2 1.7 5,553 3.7 94.5 3.4 2.1
Rhode Island 1,605 0.3 99.0 0 1.0 481 0.3 96.7 0 3.3

South Carolina
7,916 1.3 72.1 0.3 27.6 2,089 1.4 83.8 0.7 15.6
South Dakota 2,530 0.4 100.0 0 0 652 0.4 100.0 0 0
Tennessee 7,939 1.3 76.7 19.8 3.5 2,409 1.6 77.1 17.3 5.6
Texas 128,156 21.7 21.9 2.7 75.4 19,968 13.2 45.9 4.2 50.0
Utah 7,311 1.2 86.6 0.4 13.0 2,403 1.6 92.7 0 7.3

Vermont
1,444 0.2 72.7 8.0 19.3 381 0.3 68.5 13.6 17.8
Virginia 8,777 1.5 93.5 5.4 1.0 2,995 2.0 90.3 6.7 3.0
Washington 11,275 1.9 90.5 8.4 1.1 3,057 2.0 84.6 12.4 3.0
West Virginia 2,932 0.5 96.3 0 3.7 775 0.5 95.0 0 5.0
Wisconsin 11,392 1.9 94.3 0 5.7 3,079 2.0 91.2 0 8.8
Wyoming 791 0.1 100.0 0 0 247 0.2 100.0 0 0

Other jurisdictions
11,774 71.5 28.5 0 1,715 81.9 18.1 0
American Samoa 247 100.0 0 0 63 100.0 0 0
Guam 588 97.8 2.2 0 66 81.8 18.2 0
Marshall Islands 60 100.0 0 0 37 100.0 0 0
Micronesia 381 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 371 100.0 0 0 18 100.0 0 0
Palau --- --- --- --- 0
Puerto Rico 10,002 66.6 33.4 0 1,508 80.2 19.8 0
Virgin Islands 125 100.0 0 0 23 100.0 0 0
---Not available.
†Not applicable.
1 Traditional teacher preparation providers typically offer undergraduate programs and often attract individuals who enter college with the goal of becoming a teacher.
2 IHE refers to institutions of higher education. Alternative teacher preparation providers often serve candidates who are the teacher of record in a classroom while participating in the program, frequently attracting candidates who already hold a bachelor’s degree in a specific content area and may have prior work experience but are seeking to switch careers. Alternative routes to a teaching credential are defined as such by the state and vary by state.
3 Alternative teacher preparation providers often serve candidates who are the teacher of record in a classroom while participating in the program, frequently attracting candidates who already hold a bachelor’s degree in a specific content area and may have prior work experience but are seeking to switch careers. Alternative routes to a teaching credential are defined as such by the state and vary by state. Alternative, not IHE-based, programs are offered by a variety of organizations, including states, nonprofits, for-profit entities, districts, and various partnerships.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Title II, Higher Education Act, National Teacher Preparation Data, retrieved August 11, 2022, from https://title2.ed.gov/Public/DataTools/Tables.aspx. (This table was prepared August 2022.)

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