Career and Technical Education (CTE) Statistics

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Table P176. Percentage distribution of subbaccalaureate occupational education students across fields of study, by selected institution type and credential goal: 2015–16

Credential goal and field of study	All students		Public 2-year		Private for-profit		Other¹
All subbaccalaureate occupational education students
Agriculture and natural resources	1.5		1.8		‡		1.4
Business and marketing	18.4		20.2		8.6		20.1
Communication and communications technologies	1.7		1.8		1.4	!	1.7
Computer and information sciences	6.6		7.1		5.4		6.1
Consumer services²	6.8		5.2		15.6		5.2
Education	5.5		6.6		0.7		6.0
Engineering, architecture, and science technologies	7.8		8.8		4.1		7.8
Health sciences	35.0		31.1		49.5		35.8
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	7.4		6.9		9.2		7.4
Protective services	6.5		7.6		2.7		5.7
Public, legal, and social services³	2.7		2.9		2.0	!	2.7
Certificate in occupational education
Agriculture and natural resources	1.4	!	1.7		‡		1.0	!
Business and marketing	7.9		9.8		2.0		15.6	!
Communication and communications technologies	1.3	!	1.3	!	‡		0.6	!
Computer and information sciences	3.4		5.2		1.6	!	3.4
Consumer services²	14.0		6.8		23.2		9.7
Education	2.2		3.5		0.4		3.4
Engineering, architecture, and science technologies	5.0		8.2		2.2		4.3
Health sciences	41.5		31.2		53.2		38.0
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	18.7		23.1		13.6		20.2
Protective services	3.5		7.3		0.4	!	2.4	!
Public, legal, and social services³	1.2		1.9		0.5	!	1.4	!
Associate’s degree in occupational education
Agriculture and natural resources	1.6		1.8		‡		1.6
Business and marketing	21.4		21.9		17.3		21.4
Communication and communications technologies	1.8		1.9		1.1	!	2.0
Computer and information sciences	7.6		7.4		10.4		6.9
Consumer services²	4.8		5.0		5.6		3.9
Education	6.5		7.1		1.1		6.8
Engineering, architecture, and science technologies	8.6		8.8		6.6		8.8
Health sciences	33.1		31.1		44.5		35.1
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	4.2		4.4		3.6		3.6
Protective services	7.3		7.7		5.7		6.7
Public, legal, and social services³	3.1		3.1		3.9	!	3.1

! 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.
¹Includes students who attended a public less-than-2-year institution, public 4-year institution, private nonprofit institution, or more than one institution.
²Includes personal and culinary services; family, consumer, and human sciences; and parks, recreation, and fitness studies.
³Includes legal professions and studies; library science; theology and religious vocations; and public administration and social services.
NOTE: Data include students enrolled in Title IV eligible postsecondary institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The estimated number of subbaccalaureate occupational students is approximately 6,705,000. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2015–16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:16).

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