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Table P175. Percentage distributions of subbaccalaureate occupational education students across selected institution types and across prior postsecondary attainment levels, by field of study and credential goal: 2015–16

Field of study and credential goal	Institution type						Prior postsecondary attainment level¹
	Public 2-year		Private for-profit		Other²		No credential	Subbaccalaureate credential						Bachelor’s or higher degree
	Public 2-year		Private for-profit		Other²		No credential	Any subbacca- laureate credential		Certificate		Associate’s degree		Bachelor’s or higher degree
All subbaccalaureate occupational education students	63.3		15.7		21.0		69.6	23.8		15.3		8.5		6.6
Agriculture and natural resources	72.7		‡		19.6		76.0	16.7		7.0		9.7		7.3	!
Business and marketing	69.7		7.4		22.9		74.1	18.7		11.8		6.9		7.3
Communication and communications technologies	66.5		12.9	!	20.6		79.0	14.3		9.1		5.2		6.7
Computer and information sciences	67.9		12.8		19.3		72.3	19.8		10.4		9.4		7.9
Consumer services³	48.1		35.8		16.1		71.0	23.6		13.3		10.3		5.4
Education	75.2		2.1		22.7		74.1	19.9		13.2		6.7		6.0
Engineering, architecture, and science technologies	70.9		8.3		20.9		75.8	20.2		11.9		8.3		4.0
Health sciences	56.3		22.3		21.5		61.5	31.2		21.1		10.0		7.3
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	59.3		19.7		21.0		72.8	20.8		12.1		8.7		6.4
Protective services	74.9		6.6		18.6		77.9	17.6		12.6		4.9		4.5
Public, legal, and social services⁴	67.5		11.5	!	20.9		68.1	25.6		17.4		8.1		6.4
Certificate	38.4		39.9		21.6		64.1	26.2		15.6		10.6		9.6
Agriculture and natural resources	47.9	!	‡		16.4		59.1	28.0	!	11.4	!	16.6	!	12.9	!
Business and marketing	47.5		9.9		42.6		48.2	27.9		10.7		17.2		23.8
Communication and communications technologies	39.3	!	50.9	!	‡		62.1	21.9		16.7	!	‡		‡
Computer and information sciences	59.0		19.0		22.0		52.7	29.2		14.7	!	14.5		18.1
Consumer services³	18.7		66.4		14.9		68.6	25.8		13.3		12.5		5.7
Education	59.8		7.8		32.3		42.7	25.9		16.6	!	9.3	!	31.4
Engineering, architecture, and science technologies	63.9		17.4		18.7		70.6	20.8		13.1		7.7	!	8.5	!
Health sciences	28.9		51.2		19.8		64.3	28.7		19.1		9.6		7.0
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	47.6		29.0		23.4		72.4	20.4		11.5		8.9		7.3
Protective services	79.8		5.1	!	15.1	!	62.1	30.2		21.3	!	8.9	!	‡
Public, legal, and social services⁴	58.7		16.1	!	25.2	!	45.1	30.3		14.8	!	‡		24.5	!
Associate’s degree	70.5		8.8		20.8		71.2	23.1		15.2		7.9		5.7
Agriculture and natural resources	78.8		‡		20.4		80.1	13.9		6.0	!	8.0		5.9	!
Business and marketing	72.1		7.1		20.8		76.8	17.7		11.9		5.7		5.5
Communication and communications technologies	72.0		5.2	!	22.8		82.4	12.8		7.5		5.2	!	4.8
Computer and information sciences	69.0		12.0		19.0		74.8	18.6		9.9		8.7		6.6
Consumer services³	72.8		10.2		17.0		73.0	21.7		13.3		8.4		5.3
Education	76.7		1.6		21.8		77.3	19.3		12.9		6.4		3.5
Engineering, architecture, and science technologies	72.0		6.7		21.2		76.6	20.1		11.8		8.4		3.3
Health sciences	66.1		11.8		22.0		60.6	32.0		21.8		10.2		7.4
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	74.5		7.5		18.0		73.3	21.3		12.9		8.4		5.4
Protective services	74.2		6.8		19.0		80.1	15.8		11.4		4.4		4.1
Public, legal, and social services⁴	68.5		11.0	!	20.5		70.6	25.0		17.7		7.3		4.4	!

! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error is between 30 and 50 percent of the estimate.

‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the standard error is greater than 50 percent of the estimate.

¹Categories are not mutually exclusive; students could have attained more than one credential.

²Includes students who attended a public less-than-2-year institution, public 4-year institution, private nonprofit institution, or more than one institution.

³Includes personal and culinary services; family, consumer, and human sciences; and parks, recreation, and fitness studies.

⁴Includes legal professions and studies; library science; theology and religious vocations; and public administration and social services.