| Table 2-2 |
| Community college attendance among recent recipients of S&E bachelor's and master's degrees, by degree level and degree year: 1999–2008 |
| |
| |
1999 |
|
2001 |
|
2003 |
|
2006 |
|
2008 |
| Degree level |
Recent
degree
recipients |
Attended
community
college (%) |
|
Recent
degree
recipients |
Attended
community
college (%) |
|
Recent
degree
recipients |
Attended
community
college (%) |
|
Recent
degree
recipients |
Attended
community
college (%) |
|
Recent
degree
recipients |
Attended
community
college (%) |
| |
| All graduates |
900,400 |
41 |
|
918,400 |
44 |
|
958,400 |
45 |
|
1,634,200 |
45 |
|
1,138,400 |
46 |
| Bachelor's |
743,400 |
43 |
|
758,300 |
46 |
|
794,400 |
47 |
|
1,343,000 |
47 |
|
934,300 |
49 |
| Master's |
157,000 |
35 |
|
160,100 |
34 |
|
164,000 |
34 |
|
291,200 |
34 |
|
204,100 |
35 |
| |
NOTES: Recent graduates are those who earned degrees in the 2 academic years preceding survey year, or, for 2006 survey year, in the 3 preceding academic years. For 2006, recent graduates are those who earned degrees between 1 July 2002 and 30 June 2005. Data rounded to the nearest 100. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, special tabulations (2010) of National Survey of Recent College Graduates, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, and 2008.
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