Career and Technical Education (CTE) Statistics

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Table B02. Percentage of 1995–96 and 2003–04 beginning postsecondary students who persisted or attained a credential after 6 years, by initial degree or certificate program and field of study: 2001 and 2009
Initial degree or certificate program and field of study	Persisted or attained				Attained any credential
	2001		2009		2001		2009

Total, all beginning students¹	66.0		64.5		51.6		49.5

Total, all beginning subbaccalaureate students	56.7		55.9		42.5		39.4
Occupational field of study	56.6		55.8		45.8		40.7
Agriculture and natural resources	‡		67.8		‡		62.9
Business and marketing	54.1		52.4		42.4		34.7
Communications and arts	44.4		60.7		36.5		40.8
Computer and information sciences	49.3		48.4		39.9		30.9
Consumer services²	66.3		56.8		65.6		45.8
Education	62.3		54.7		49.9		41.0
Engineering and architecture	62.5		60.3		45.5		44.2
Health sciences	58.3		57.8		46.5		42.6
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	50.5		59.7		45.4		52.4
Personal services	66.3		56.8		65.6		45.8
Public, legal, social, and protective services	58.8		51.6		41.0		37.3
Academic field of study	60.9		57.8		39.9		38.4
General studies and liberal arts and sciences	61.6		54.6		43.9		42.2
Humanities³	‡		47.5		‡		35.7
Natural sciences and mathematics	57.5		66.6		31.6		44.7
Psychology	63.3		56.6		42.6	!	28.4
Social sciences and history	‡		69.4		‡		38.8
Multi and interdisciplinary studies	‡		‡		‡		‡
Undeclared field of study	54.4		55.3		36.4		36.6

Certificate	57.1		64.4		52.1		55.1
Occupational field of study	57.8		60.5		53.8		52.7
Agriculture and natural resources	‡		‡		‡		‡
Business and marketing	57.7		55.5		55.3		47.3
Communications and arts	‡		‡		‡		‡
Computer and information sciences	69.1		25.6	!	64.6		21.8	!
Education	‡		46.9		‡		41.5
Engineering and architecture	47.6		69.2		42.8	!	60.0
Health sciences	59.2		63.3		53.7		55.0
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	49.7		64.9		46.0		59.6
Personal services	66.4		60.5		65.8		53.2
Public, legal, social, and protective services	63.2		63.8		47.8		54.5
Academic field of study⁴	62.0		75.5		40.6	!	54.4
Undeclared field of study	51.5		74.0		44.8		62.1

Associate’s degree	56.6		53.6		38.4		35.1
Occupational field of study	55.8		54.3		40.4		36.9
Agriculture and natural resources	‡		66.9		‡		63.2
Business and marketing	52.4		52.0		36.4		33.1
Communications and arts	45.5		61.4		35.8		41.7
Computer and information sciences	41.0		51.3		29.4	!	32.1
Education	60.6		55.5		47.5		41.0
Engineering and architecture	67.6		59.0		46.4		41.8
Health sciences	57.8		55.0		42.3		36.3
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	53.4	!	52.3		43.2		42.3
Personal services	‡		50.8		‡		33.7
Public, legal, social, and protective services	57.7		50.5		39.3		35.8
Academic field of study³	60.9		56.3		39.9		37.0
General studies and liberal arts and sciences	62.4		52.0		45.4		40.0
Humanities	‡		45.9		‡		34.0	!
Natural sciences and mathematics	53.5		65.8		26.6	!	42.3
Psychology	63.2		55.9		42.4	!	28.3
Social sciences and history	‡		67.0		‡		38.7
Multi and interdisciplinary studies	‡		‡		‡		‡
Undeclared field of study	55.0		50.6		34.7		30.1

Total, all beginning baccalaureate students	81.0		79.0		66.3		67.3
Occupational field of study²	81.1		77.5		67.1		64.4
Agriculture and natural resources	64.8		83.6		53.9		76.9
Business and marketing	80.0		71.8		67.5		59.0
Communications and arts	77.6		83.4		65.2		69.7
Computer and information sciences	78.6		70.6		62.2		57.5
Education	82.7		80.0		67.5		67.1
Engineering and architecture	84.0		80.1		68.6		65.6
Health sciences	86.3		79.9		71.0		68.1
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	‡		80.0		‡		72.7
Personal services	‡		69.0		‡		59.3
Public, legal, social, and protective services	79.2		74.7		65.8		58.9
Academic field of study³	81.1		83.6		67.3		73.5
General studies and liberal arts and sciences	72.6		80.3		58.9		67.4
Humanities	76.1		83.1		67.7		72.6
Natural sciences and mathematics	86.2		84.6		69.7		74.3
Psychology	84.1		84.6		67.6		74.2
Social sciences and history	78.2		82.8		68.4		74.7
Multi and interdisciplinary studies	82.6		‡		61.6		‡
Undeclared field of study	80.7		79.0		64.5		68.8
! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error represents more than 30 percent of the estimate. ‡ Reporting standards not met. ¹ Students who were not initially enrolled in a degree or certificate program are included in the totals but not shown separately. ² Consumer services includes parks, recreation and leisure and fitness studies; and personal and culinary services. ³ Humanities includes area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies; English/letters; foreign languages; and philosophy, theology, and religious studies. ⁴ Due to the limited number of cases, estimates for certificates in academic fields by major field of study are not shown. NOTE: Estimates include students enrolled in Title IV eligible postsecondary institutions in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. These estimates were previously published in NCES report #2012-256, "Occupational and Academic Majors in Postsecondary Education: 6-Year Education and Employment Outcomes, 2001 and 2009." SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1995–96 and 2003–04 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Studies, Second Follow-ups (BPS:96/01 and BPS:04/09).

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