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Table B9. Persistence and attainment of beginning postsecondary students after 3 years, by initial program level and curriculum area: 2006 and 2014
| Initial program level and curriculum area |
2003–04 students as of 2006 | 2011–12 students as of 2014 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (in thousands) |
Attained | Total attained or persisted |
No credential, not enrolled |
Number (in thousands) |
Attained | Total attained or persisted |
No credential, not enrolled |
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| Total, all beginning students | 3,701 | 15.6 | 66.9 | 33.1 | 4,266 | 15.9 | 70.0 | 30.0 | |||||||||
| All beginning credential-seeking students | 3,383 | 16.1 | 68.3 | 31.7 | 4,191 | 16.1 | 70.2 | 29.8 | |||||||||
| Subbaccalaureate students | 1,947 | 24.1 | 56.1 | 43.9 | 2,239 | 25.7 | 58.3 | 41.7 | |||||||||
| Certificate | 406 | 51.5 | 60.0 | 40.0 | 434 | 61.3 | 68.3 | 31.7 | |||||||||
| Associate's degree | 1,541 | 16.9 | 55.1 | 44.9 | 1,805 | 17.1 | 55.9 | 44.1 | |||||||||
| Occupational field of study1 | 1,245 | 25.9 | 56.6 | 43.4 | 1,610 | 29.7 | 59.2 | 40.8 | |||||||||
| Certificate | 286 | 50.0 | 57.9 | 42.1 | 415 | 63.1 | 69.6 | 30.4 | |||||||||
| Associate's degree | 959 | 18.7 | 56.3 | 43.7 | 1,195 | 18.1 | 55.6 | 44.4 | |||||||||
| Academic field of study2 | 196 | 15.4 | 54.2 | 45.8 | 555 | 15.6 | 57.3 | 42.7 | |||||||||
| Certificate | 15 | 42.4 | 59.8 | 40.2 | 10 | ‡ | 57.2 | 42.8 | |||||||||
| Associate's degree | 181 | 13.2 | 53.7 | 46.3 | 545 | 15.4 | 57.3 | 42.7 | |||||||||
| Undeclared field of study | 506 | 23.1 | 55.6 | 44.4 | 74 | 13.3 | 46.2 | 53.8 | |||||||||
| Baccalaureate students | 1,436 | 5.1 | 84.6 | 15.4 | 1,952 | 5.1 | 83.9 | 16.1 | |||||||||
| Occupational field of study | 789 | 5.6 | 83.4 | 16.6 | 1,140 | 5.5 | 82.4 | 17.6 | |||||||||
| Academic field of study | 264 | 4.6 | 88.8 | 11.2 | 696 | 4.8 | 86.1 | 13.9 | |||||||||
| Undeclared field of study | 383 | 4.4 | 84.2 | 15.8 | 116 | 3.4 | 84.8 | 15.2 | |||||||||
| Not in degree or certificate program | 317 | 11.6 | 52.4 | 47.6 | 75 | ‡ | 57.4 | 42.6 | |||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation for this estimate is 50 or greater. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 Occupational fields include 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; and public, legal, social, and protective services. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 Academic fields include foreign languages, interdisciplinary studies, letters/English, liberal/general studies, mathematics, philosophy and religion, science, and social and behavioral sciences. | |||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Estimates include students enrolled in Title IV eligible postsecondary institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003–2004 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, First Follow-up (BPS:04/06); 2011–12 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, First Follow-up (BPS:12/14). |
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