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.)