Career and Technical Education (CTE) Statistics

Tables: Postsecondary/College

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Table B03. Number of 2003–04 beginning postsecondary students who were not enrolled after 6 years and percentage distribution of their labor force status, by field of study when last enrolled, completion status, and highest credential attained: 2009
Field of study and highest credential attained	Number (in thousands)	Labor force status					Of those employed, percent in job related to major
		In labor force			Not in labor force²
		Employed	Unem- ployed¹		Not in labor force²

All fields of study
All levels
Completers	1,259	84.5	12.0		3.5		68.9
Noncompleters	1,398	75.1	15.1		9.8		39.0
Certificate
Completers	287	76.7	17.1		6.2		67.9
Noncompleters	155	61.9	25.1		13.0		54.4
Associate's degree
Completers	218	84.4	11.3		4.4		65.9
Noncompleters	756	76.4	14.2		9.4		37.3
Bachelor's degree
Completers	754	87.5	10.3		2.2		69.6
Noncompleters	319	79.1	12.8		8.2		40.4

Occupational fields of study³
All levels
Completers	889	86.0	11.0		3.0		74.5
Noncompleters	685	77.4	13.8		8.8		42.3
Certificate
Completers	207	77.7	16.6		5.8		68.5
Noncompleters	74	63.5	25.9		10.6		58.5
Associate's degree
Completers	168	85.9	9.7		4.4		71.1
Noncompleters	392	78.1	12.5		9.4		39.8
Bachelor's degree
Completers	515	89.4	9.3		1.4		76.2
Noncompleters	171	82.3	10.2		7.5		44.7

Academic fields of study⁴
All levels
Completers	282	82.0	13.5		4.5		52.8
Noncompleters	225	76.1	14.8		9.1		29.4
Certificate
Completers	16	66.6	19.1	!	14.3		‡
Noncompleters	30	56.0	28.6		15.4	!	‡
Associate's degree
Completers	29	78.6	18.4		‡		36.6
Noncompleters	111	78.6	14.5		7.0		29.3
Bachelor's degree
Completers	238	83.4	12.5		4.0		54.2
Noncompleters	74	79.0	10.6		10.3		30.3
! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error represents more than 30 percent of the estimate. ‡ Reporting standards not met. ¹ Not employed and looking for work. ² Not employed and not looking for work. ³ Occupational fields of study include agriculture and natural resources; business management and support; communications and communication technologies; computer and information sciences; construction; consumer services; education; engineering and architecture; health sciences; manufacturing; marketing; protective services; public, legal, and social services; repair and transportation; and visual and performing arts. ⁴ Academic fields of study include natural sciences and science technologies; English/letters; foreign languages; general studies and liberal arts; interdisciplinary studies; mathematics; philosophy, theology, and religious studies; and social sciences and history. NOTE: "Completers" include all students who earned a given credential, regardless of their initial credential goal. "Noncompleters" includes all students who were initially seeking a given credential but left school without earning any credential. For noncompleters, the number of students at each degree level will not equal the numbers for "All levels" because the latter estimate includes students who did not initially enroll in a degree program. Estimates for "All fields of study" also include students whose major was undeclared. 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, 2003–04 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, Second Follow-up (BPS:04/09).

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