Career and Technical Education (CTE) Statistics

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Table P190. Percentage distribution of subbaccalaureate occupational education students across fields of study, by student race/ethnicity and family income: 2015–16

Field of study	All students	Race/ethnicity¹							Family income²
Field of study	All students	White, non-Hispanic	Black, non-Hispanic	Hispanic	Asian		Other		Lowest 25 percent	Middle 50 percent	Highest 25 percent
Agriculture and natural resources	1.5	2.2	0.8	0.7	1.4	!	1.6	!	1.8	1.5	1.3
Business and marketing	18.4	16.9	19.3	18.3	29.5		16.2		16.6	18.0	21.8
Communication and communications technologies	1.7	1.4	1.5	2.3	1.7	!	2.3		2.0	1.7	1.3
Computer and information sciences	6.6	6.9	5.6	5.3	11.3		8.6		6.9	6.0	8.0
Consumer services³	6.8	6.9	6.7	7.3	4.2		8.2		8.5	6.7	4.8
Education	5.5	5.6	4.8	6.0	3.6		8.2		5.6	5.5	5.5
Engineering, architecture, and science technologies	7.8	8.0	5.8	8.1	11.7		7.6		6.8	7.7	9.6
Health sciences	35.0	35.0	39.7	33.8	27.0		32.4		35.0	36.4	31.1
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	7.4	8.4	6.5	7.1	4.4		5.7		7.4	7.3	7.6
Protective services	6.5	6.0	6.4	8.2	3.2		6.8		6.7	6.6	5.8
Public, legal, and social services⁴	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.0	!	2.4		2.7	2.6	3.1

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

¹Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Other includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, and persons of Two or more races. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

²Family income is the 2014 income of parents of dependent students, or the 2014 income of independent students and (if married) their spouse.

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.

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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