Four types of postsecondary institutions offer vocational-technical programs: proprietary, private not-for-profit less-than-2-year, public less-than-2-year, and public 2-year colleges. A study compared the students enrolled in each of these types of institutions and examined the rate at which students enrolled at each type of institution obtain licenses, certificates, and degrees. Students enrolled in proprietary and private not-for-profit institutions were more likely to be females than were those students in public less-than-2-year or public 2-year institutions. About 15 percent of proprietary school students were black versus about 9 percent of public 2-year college students. Nearly half of proprietary school students were in vocational programs in high school. About one-third of proprietary school students paid $3,000 or more in tuition, whereas over one-fifth of public 2-year students paid less than $250. Ninety percent of public 2-year students had no loans, whereas about one-fourth of proprietary school students had loans of $2,500 or more. Over one-third of proprietary school students attained a license or certificate versus only one-eighth of those attending private not-for profit schools or public 2-year schools. Students enrolled in private not-for-profit schools were most likely to attain associate degrees (28 percent). (MN)