Table 3.Percentage distribution of postsecondary degree attainment of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Concentrators compared to Non-Concentrators among 2003-04 public high school graduates, by degree or credential type (2012)

Education Longitudinal
Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)

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Table 3. Percentage distribution of postsecondary degree attainment of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Concentrators compared to Non-Concentrators among 2003-04 public high school graduates, by degree or credential type (2012)Percentage distribution of postsecondary degree attainment of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Concentrators compared to Non-Concentrators among 2003-04 public high school graduates, by degree or credential type (2012)

Characteristics	Undergraduate certificate	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Professional degree or certificate¹
	Postsecondary degree or credential type
Total		17.0	51.1	14.4

CTE Concentrator²		21.3	43.0	10.7
Non-CTE Concentrator		16.3	52.5	15.0
¹ Professional degree or certificate includes the categories Master's degree, Post-master's certificate, and Doctoral degree from variable F3A13B. For more information, see the sample member questionnaire, available on the ELS website: http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/els2002/questionnaires.asp
² A "CTE concentrator" is defined as a high school student who earned three or more credits in CTE courses in one specific topic area while in high school, as indicated on the student's high school transcript.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002), Third Follow-up Restricted-use File.

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