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Bersudskaya, Vera; Chen, Xianglei – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Career and technical education (CTE) is a significant component of high school education. For the last several decades, more than 90 percent of public high school graduates have earned at least some credits in CTE, with graduates from the class of 2005 earning an average of 4.0 CTE credits (Hudson and Laird 2009; Levesque 2003; Levesque et al.…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Secondary Education, Skilled Workers, Employment Opportunities
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Bersudskaya, Vera; Wei, Christina Chang – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
From 1995-96 to 2007-08, the number of undergraduates in the United States grew from about 16.7 million to 21 million (Horn and Berktold 1998; Wei et al. 2009). In 2007-08, two-thirds of all undergraduates received some type of financial aid, including grants, loans, work-study, or some combination of these types of aid. These Web Tables provide…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Undergraduate Students, Student Financial Aid, Student Loan Programs
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Klein, Steven; Sheil, Amanda Richards; White, Robin; Staklis, Sandra; Alfeld, Corinne; Dailey, Caitlin Rose; Charner, Ivan; Poliakoff, Anne – RTI International, 2014
The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV), signed into law on August 12, 2006, lays out the statutory requirements governing federal support for career and technical education (CTE) services offered within secondary schools and postsecondary institutions throughout the United States. Aimed at more fully developing…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Program Evaluation