Tables: Adult
Table A9. Percentage of adults in the labor force with a nondegree credential who have each type of nondegree credential, by whether adult has a postsecondary degree: 2016
Type of nondegree credential |
|
All levels of educational attainment |
|
Does not have a postsecondary degree |
|
Has a postsecondary degree |
Postsecondary certificate |
27.3 |
|
42.8 |
|
16.6 |
Certification |
23.8 |
|
21.4 |
|
25.5 |
License |
67.6 |
|
56.1 |
|
75.5 |
NOTE: As defined in the survey, adults are ages 16 to 65 and not enrolled in high school. A nondegree credential is a certification, license, or postsecondary certificate. A postsecondary certificate is defined in the survey as a certificate obtained from a community or technical college or other school after high school, and that included at least 40 hours of instruction and did not require being enrolled in or having completed a bachelor's or higher degree program. Adults can have more than one credential. |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Adult Training and Education Survey (ATES) of the National Household Education Surveys Program, 2016. |