- Surveys & Programs
- Data & Tools
- Fast Facts
- News & Events
- Publications & Products
- About Us
Findings: Secondary/High School
After enrolling in postsecondary education, about three-quarters of CTE concentrators pursued an occupational field of study, but only about one-quarter were in a field aligned with their area of study in high school.
| Figure 2. Among 2013 public high school graduates who enrolled in postsecondary education as of 2016, percentage whose postsecondary credential or most recent field of study was in an occupational field, and percentage whose credential or most recent field of study was in a field aligned with their area of career and technical education (CTE) concentration in high school: 2016 |
|---|
NOTE: The 2- and 3-credit concentrators are students who earned at least 2 or at least 3 credits, respectively, in at least 1 of the following 10 CTE
areas: agriculture and natural resources; business, finance, and marketing; communications and communication technologies; computer and
information science; construction; consumer services; engineering, design, and production; health care; mechanical repair and operation;
and public services. See https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ctes/tables/H243.asp and https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ctes/tables/H246.asp for more precise
estimates and standard errors.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study
of 2009 (HSLS:2009), Base-year, 2013 Update, Second Follow-up, and High School Transcript File.
