Undergraduate Education

The majority of subbaccalaureate certificate–seeking students attended public two-year institutions (71.3 percent), and only 4.9 percent enrolled at public and private nonprofit four-year institutions. For-profit institutions captured 23.8 percent of enrollment—including more than half of American Indian or Alaska Native subbaccalaureate certificate–seeking students (53.8 percent) and 39.5 percent of Black or African American students.  

Associate institutions enrolled the largest share of subbaccalaureate certificate–seeking students from all racial and ethnic groups (73.5 percent). Associate institutions enrolled nearly four-fifths of Asian (80.1 percent), White (78.4 percent), and multiracial (76.7 percent) subbaccalaureate certificate–seeking students. Special focus institutions were another major provider for subbaccalaureate certificate–seeking students and enrolled 16.8 percent of the overall student population, with notable shares of Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (39.1 percent) and international (29.3 percent) students. Bachelor’s institutions enrolled 13.7 percent of international and 12.2 percent of American Indian or Alaska Native subbaccalaureate certificate–seeking students.