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Prepared for Olivia B. | Delivered March 25, 2020
Vocational Education in the US
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Goals
To determine the number of
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trade or vocational schools in the US, the number of students enrolled in them, their present occupancy rates, and the percentage of students who find jobs immediately after graduation.
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Early Findings
Students in the US are gradually tending towards vocational or trade education. Below are some of our findings:
There are
16 million students
enrolled in trade schools as of 2016, according to an article by the Atlantic.
As of 2015,
5,454 institutions
offer sub-baccalaureate occupational education programs in the US.
1,614
were public,
794
were private nonprofit, and
3,046
were private for-profit institutions.
According to a report by NPR, trade and vocational professionals are
short in supply
. The U.S. Department of Education also reports that there will be
68 percent
more job openings in infrastructure-related fields in the next five years.
The average tuition for private trade schools for the 2016-2017 academic calender was
$15,135
.
About
62 percent
of US firms are struggling to fill important skilled trade positions, according to a report by
Adecco.
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