Trends in Undergraduate Career Education

Title:	Trends in Undergraduate Career Education
Description:	This Issue Brief examines trends in undergraduate credentials (certificates, associate’s degrees, and bachelor’s degrees) in career-related areas of study. These trends are examined at both the subbaccalaureate and baccalaureate levels, from 1984-85 to 2000-01. The number of undergraduate credential awards increased over this period, in both academic and career areas, and at both the subbaccalaureate and baccalaureate levels. Although career education grew at a slower pace than academic education, it remained a majority proportion of undergraduate credentials in 2000-01. In addition, of the 11 career areas of study, 6 increased as a proportion of all credentials at the subbaccalaureate level, and 4 increased at the baccalaureate level. Career areas that declined as a proportion of all credential awards were largely concentrated in business/marketing and engineering/architectural sciences, at both levels of education.
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Cover Date:	March 2005
Web Release:	March 17, 2005
Print Release:	April 15, 2005
Publication #:	NCES 2005012 Order Your Free Copy Now From Ed Pubs General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Lisa Hudson and Ellen Carey
Type of Product:	Issue Brief
Survey/Program Areas:	Career/Technical Education Statistics (CTE Statistics) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Keywords:	Bachelor's Degrees Career/Technical Education Degrees Earned Occupational Programs Vocational Education
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Issue Brief, please contact: Rebecca Bielamowicz.