Career and Technical Education (CTE) Statistics

Findings: Postsecondary/College

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Subbaccalaureate students have a lower 3-year persistence and attainment rate than baccalaureate students, but rates are not measurably different for subbaccalaureate academic and occupational students

Figure 1. Persistence and attainment rate of 2011–12 beginning credentialseeking students after 3 years, by initial program level and curriculum area: 2014

Figure 1. Persistence and attainment rate of 2011-12 beginning credentialseeking students

NOTE: Subbaccalaureate students are those seeking a credential below the bachelor’s degree level (certificate or associate’s degree). Academic students are those seeking a credential in foreign languages, interdisciplinary studies, letters/English, liberal/general studies, mathematics, philosophy and religion, science, or social and behavioral sciences. Occupational students are those seeking a credential in agriculture and natural resources; business and marketing; communications and arts; computer and information sciences; education; engineering and architecture; health sciences; manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation; personal services; or public, legal, social, and protective services. More precise estimates and standard errors can be found at https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ctes/tables/B09.asp.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, 2004/06 and 2012/14 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Studies (BPS:04/06 and BPS:12/14).

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