Title page
Contents
Why this study? 2
Research questions 8
Findings 8
Limitations 15
Implications 15
References 16
Appendix A. About the study 19
Appendix B. Methods 24
Appendix C. Supporting analyses 29
Appendix D. Other analyses 31
Table 1. Description of top credentials identified in the study, including whether the credential is narrowly or broadly aligned to a specific occupation or industry, categorized by Virginia Department... 5
Table 2. Percentage of Virginia's 2019 cohort graduates earning Advanced Studies and Standard diplomas 7
Table 3. Number and percentage of 2017 graduates earning the top 10 career and technical education credentials, for all graduates and by diploma type 11
Table 4. Percentage of 2017 Standard diploma graduates earning the top 10 career and technical education credentials, by federal program participation 12
Table 5. Percentage of 2017 Standard diploma graduates earning the top 10 career and technical education credentials, by race/ethnicity 13
Table 6. Percentage of 2017 Standard diploma graduates earning the top 10 career and technical education credentials, by region 14
Figure 1. Percentage of 2011-2017 Virginia high school graduates earning each of the top five career and technical education (CTE) credentials or no CTE credential, by graduation year 10
Boxes
Box 1. Key terms 3
Box 2. Data sources, sample, and methods 8
Table B1. Variables in the analysis 25
Table C1. Percentage of 2017 Advanced Studies diploma graduates earning the top 10 career and technical education credentials, by federal program participation 29
Table C2. Percentage of 2017 Advanced Studies diploma graduates earning the top 10 career and technical education credentials, by race/ethnicity 30
Table D1. Percentage of students earning each career and technical education credential type in 2017, by diploma type and federal program participation 31
Table D2. Percentage of students earning each career and technical education credential type in 2017, by diploma type and race/ethnicity 32
Figure A1. Timeline of major Virginia legislative, state board, and department of education activities related to career and technical education (CTE) credentials, 2009-2017 21
Figure D1. Percentage of graduates who earned one, two, three, four or more, or no career and technical education credential in 2017, by diploma type and federal program participation 33
Figure D2. Percentage of graduates who earned one, two, three, four or more, or no career and technical education credential in 2017, by diploma type and race/ethnicity 34
Figure D3. Percentage of 2017 Standard and Advanced Studies diploma graduates who completed a career and technical education program of study, by federal program participation 35
Figure D4. Percentage of 2017 Standard and Advanced Studies diploma graduates who completed a career and technical education program of study, by race/ethnicity 36