Figure H
Nontraditional paths to teaching have not made up for the decline in traditional teacher preparation: Traditional and alternative teacher preparation program completers, academic years 2008–2019
Traditional program completers | Alternative program enrollment, IHE and non-IHE based combined | Alternative program completers, IHE and non-IHE based combined | All completers, traditional and alternative | |
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2008 | 174,858 | 81,446 | 42,542 | 217,400 |
2009 | 174,902 | 88,028 | 41,582 | 216,484 |
2010 | 177,300 | 72,914 | 36,763 | 214,063 |
2011 | 170,400 | 61,918 | 28,558 | 198,958 |
2012 | 160,971 | 55,933 | 28,195 | 189,166 |
2013 | 146,834 | 58,826 | 28,442 | 175,276 |
2014 | 138,851 | 59,758 | 29,984 | 168,835 |
2015 | 127,529 | 91,851 | 31,208 | 158,737 |
2016 | 122,149 | 99,782 | 34,136 | 156,285 |
2017 | 116,343 | 116,511 | 32,136 | 148,479 |
2018 | 114,106 | 139,634 | 33,113 | 147,219 |
2019 | 116,077 | 177,809 | 35,061 | 151,138 |
Note: IHE refers to institutions of higher education that conduct teacher preparation programs, while non-IHE programs are state-approved teacher preparation programs operating outside of IHEs.
Source: EPI analysis of U.S. Department of Education, Higher Education Act Title II State Report Card System data (Department of Education, “National Teacher Preparation Data,” 2021 Title II Reports, October 2021).
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