Table 9. Postsecondary attainment of CTE concentrators: Percentage of 2004 high school graduates in 2012, by career and technical education (CTE) program participation and race/ethnicity (ELS:2002)

Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)

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Table 9. Postsecondary attainment of CTE concentrators: Percentage of 2004 high school graduates in 2012, by career and technical education (CTE) program participation and race/ethnicity (ELS:2002)

Student Characteristic		No postsecondary enrollment		Some college, no credential		Undergraduate certificate		Associate's degree		Bachelor's degree		Master's degree or higher²			No postsecondary enrollment		Some college, no credential		Undergraduate certificate		Associate's degree		Bachelor's degree		Master's degree or higher²
	CTE Concentrator¹														Not a CTE Concentrator¹
Total		13.7		33.2		11.2		11.5		24.6		5.9			9.1		32.0		9.3		8.8		31.4		9.3

Race/ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native		‡		36.5	!	‡		‡		‡		‡			23.5	!	39.6		‡		10.6	!	15.6	!	‡
Asian		4.5	!	24.3		9.3		7.9		39.8		14.1			4.6		24.1		7.3		5.9		44.2		13.9
Black or African American		10.5		44.5		16.1		8.9		15.9		4.2			8.3		39.4		14.1		9.1		23.8		5.4
Hispanic or Latino		11.8		38.4		14.8		15.7		16.1		3.2	!		13.4		41.6		12.1		8.3		20.5		4.1
More than one race		22.3		39.4		4.7	!	10.1	!	20.0		‡			12.2		27.8		11.5		9.8		31.1		7.7	!
White		14.6		29.8		9.9		11.4		27.7		6.5			8.2		28.8		7.8		9.0		34.9		11.3
¹ A "CTE concentrator" is defined as a high school student who earned two or more credits in CTE courses in one specific topic area while in high school, as indicated on the student's high school transcript.
² 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.
! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error represents more than 30 percent of the estimate.
‡ Reporting standards are not met.
NOTE: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander estimates are excluded due to unstable estimates. All race categories exclude Hispanic or Latino origin, unless specified.
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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