Number of people enrolled in or completing teacher preparation programs, by degree and program type, all school years from 2008–2009 to 2015–2016
| 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | Change 2008–09 to 2015–16 | Change 2011–12 to 2015–16 | Change 2008–09 to 2016–17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completers | |||||||||||
| Total completers | 217,400 | 216,484 | 214,063 | 198,958 | 189,166 | 175,276 | 167,639 | 157,901 | -27.4% | -20.6% | – |
| Traditional | 174,858 | 174,902 | 177,300 | 170,400 | 160,971 | 146,834 | 137,611 | 126,300 | -27.8% | -25.9% | – |
| Alternative– IHE | 17,750 | 18,280 | 16,868 | 13,946 | 12,849 | 12,484 | 11,985 | 12,494 | -29.6% | -10.4% | – |
| Alternative– not IHE | 24,792 | 23,302 | 19,895 | 14,612 | 15,346 | 15,958 | 18,043 | 19,107 | -22.9% | 30.8% | – |
| Enrollees | |||||||||||
| Total enrollees | 690,552 | 703,870 | 665,804 | 605,932 | 486,690 | 440,862 | 405,813 | 429,541 | -37.8% | -29.1% | – |
| Traditional enrollees | 609,106 | 615,842 | 592,890 | 544,014 | 430,757 | 382,036 | 346,055 | 337,690 | -44.6% | -37.9% | – |
| Alternative– IHE | 42,851 | 49,047 | 39,683 | 32,213 | 24,903 | 25,511 | 24,959 | 25,678 | -40.1% | -20.3% | – |
| Alternative– not IHE | 38,595 | 38,981 | 33,231 | 29,705 | 31,030 | 33,315 | 34,799 | 66,173* | 71.5%* | 122.8%* | – |
* Almost the entire change was driven by the increase in the number of enrollees in these programs in Texas.
Note: Data include totals for 50 states and the District of Columbia. IHE stands for institution of higher education. IHEs offer traditional and alternative teacher preparation programs. Alternative–not IHE refers to an alternative teacher preparation program provided by an entity other than an IHE.
Source: Higher Education Act Title II State Report Card System (U.S. Department of Education 2017a and 2017b)