Postsecondary Career/Technical Education: Changes in the Number of Offering Institutions and Awarded Credentials from 1997 to 2006 (NCES 2008-001)

This Issue Brief examines trends from 1997 to 2006 in the number of subbaccalaureate postsecondary institutions that offer programs in career/technical education (CTE), and the number of subbaccalaureate CTE credentials awarded by postsecondary institutions. Trends were examined by institutional sector, focusing on the three sectors most commonly offering CTE: public 2-year institutions, for-profit less-than-2-year institutions, and for-profit 2-year institutions.