Tables: Postsecondary/College

This section provides tabulated statistics on occupational education at the postsecondary level, including data from public, nonprofit, and for-profit institutions that participate in Title IV, the federal student financial aid program. Federal legislation defines CTE as education leading to a postsecondary credential below the bachelor's degree level; however, some tables in this section include both sub-baccalaureate and baccalaureate education. Tables that use the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) differ from other NCES IPEDS tables because these tables exclude institutions that offer only graduate or first-professional credentials, institutions for which the highest level of the institution is unspecified, and administrative units. See the postsecondary taxonomy for more information on how occupational education is defined.

This page organizes the postsecondary tables by topic. In addition, all NCES tables can be searched with words or phrases, using the Tables and Figures Search. See the CTE Statistics Table Archive for tables from previous data collections.

• Student Enrollment and Background Characteristics (2015–16)
  • Institutions in which students enroll
    • Table P173. Types of institutions in which occupational and academic students enroll
    • Table P175. Types of institutions in which subbaccalaureate students enroll, by occupational field of study
    • Table P177. Types of institutions in which subbaccalaureate occupational students enroll, by sex, race/ethnicity, age, family income, and parents’ education level
    • Table P174. Within each type of institution, distribution of students across occupational and academic education
    • Table P176. Within each type of institution, subbaccalaureate occupational students’ field of study
    • Table P178. Within each type of institution, distribution of subbaccalaureate occupational students by credential level, sex, race/ethnicity, age, family income, and parents’ education level
  • Students' area and level of study
    • Table P179. Curriculum area (occupational and academic) in which students enroll, by credential goal
    • Table P180. Credential level of academic and occupational students, overall and by occupational field of study
    • Table P193. Credential level of subbaccalaureate occupational and academic students
    • Table P181. Occupational field of study for subbaccalaureate occupational students, overall and by credential level
    • Table P182. Credential level of subbaccalaureate occupational students, by field of study, sex, race/ethnicity, age, family income, and parents’ education level
  • Students' background characteristics
    • Table P173. Prior educational attainment of occupational and academic students
    • Table P175. Prior educational attainment of subbaccalaureate students in each occupational field of study
    • Table P185. Percent of students who are subbaccalaureate occupational students, by sex, age, and parents’ education level
    • Table P191. Percent of students who are subbaccalaureate occupational students in each field of study, by sex, age, and parents’ education level
    • Table P183. Sex, age, and parents’ education level of subbaccalaureate occupational and academic students
    • Table P187. Sex, age, and parents’ education level of subbaccalaureate occupational students in each field of study
    • Table P189. Distribution of subbaccalaureate occupational students across fields of study, by sex, age, and parents’ education level
    • Table P186. Percent of students who are subbaccalaureate occupational students, by race/ethnicity and family income
    • Table P192. Percent of students who are subbaccalaureate occupational students in each field of study, by race/ethnicity and family income
    • Table P184. Race/ethnicity and family income of subbaccalaureate occupational and academic students
    • Table P188. Race/ethnicity and family income of subbaccalaureate occupational students in each field of study
    • Table P190. Distribution of subbaccalaureate occupational students across fields of study, by race/ethnicity and family income
  • Beginning Students' Enrollment and Background Characteristics (2003-04 and 2011-12)
    • Table B8. Enrollment and background characteristics of beginning students
• Persistence and Attainment
  • 3-year Persistence and Attainment (2003-04 to 2006 and 2011-12 to 2014)
    • Table B9. Persistence and attainment
  • 6-Year Persistence and Attainment (2003-04 to 2009)
    • Table B1. Persistence and attainment
    • Table B2. Persistence and attainment by fields of study (2001 and 2009)
    • Table B7. Attainment level of completers
• Labor market outcomes
  • Table B3. Labor force status (2009 only)
  • Table B4. Employment rate
  • Table B5. Full-time employment
  • Table B6. Employment in "career" jobs
• Trends in Institutions and Offerings (2006-07 to 2016-17)
  • Table P195. Number of institutions, by control and level
  • Table P196. Institutions offering subbaccalaureate occupational education programs
  • Table P197. Institutions offering subbaccalaureate occupational programs in each subject area
• Trends in Credential Awards (2006-07 to 2016-17)
  • Table P198. Number of credentials awarded, by credential level and control and level of institution
  • Table P200. Credentials awarded, by credential level, level of institution, and control of institution
  • Table P199. Subbaccalaureate occupational education credentials awarded, by credential level and control and level of institution
  • Table P201. Subbaccalaureate occupational education credentials awarded, by credential level, level of institution, and control of institution
  • Table P202. Distribution of occupational education credentials across types of institutions
  • Table P203. Number and percent of credentials awarded in each broad subject area
  • Table P204. Number and percent of subbaccalaureate credentials awarded in each broad subject area
  • Table P205. Number and percent of subbaccalaureate certificates awarded in each broad subject area
  • Table P206. Number and percent of associate’s degrees awarded in each broad subject area
  • Table P207. Number and percent of bachelor’s degrees awarded in each broad subject area
• Credential Awards by State (2016-17)
  • Table P209. Number and percentage distribution of credentials awarded, by credential level
  • Table P210. Number and percentage distribution of subbaccalaureate credentials awarded, by credential level
  • Table P211. Number of subbaccalaureate occupational education credentials awarded, by field of study
  • Table P212. Percent of credentials awarded that are occupational education credentials in each field of study