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ii National data for two-year STEM programs are from the 2017–18 National Center for Education Statistics Digest of Education Statistics Table 321.40 and Table 321.50, the most current available data on associate degrees conferred by gender. (Retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/current_tables.asp.) Selected fields of study include agriculture and natural resources, biological and biomedical sciences, communications technologies, computer and information sciences, construction, engineering and engineering technologies, mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, physical sciences and science technologies, precision production, and transportation and materials moving. While these are not exact comparison groups, they are as close as available data allow.
iii Comparison data for student demographics are from the National Center for Education Statistics. The referenced NCES tables were retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/current_tables.asp. The national percentage of underrepresented minority students at the two-year level reflects STEM degrees conferred in the 2019-20 school year, derived from Table 321.30. Selected fields of study are the same as those listed in note ii. National rates for certificate programs are not presented because they are not reported by race and STEM field.
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Publication Version 1.3 (June 2026) — This version incorporates the following updates from Version 1.2: substantially revamped Section 2.3, Course Development; added visualization of incumbent workers in the report; added a new visualization showing the number of students who completed courses by audience type; updated the Technical Notes to clarify national comparison data sources, add related acknowledgments, and document the most current available NCES data used for gender comparisons; and revised the publication version log to document iterative revisions to this report.
Publication Version 1.2 (May 2026) — This version incorporates the following updates from Version 1.1: added calculation and visualization of video educational materials in Chapter 3 (Educational Material Development), reflecting the introduction of this category in the 2025 survey instrument; and added a publication version log to the Technical Notes to document iterative revisions to this report.