Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions institutions in the United States
This dataset includes 49 U.S. institutions classified as Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, maintained by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, enrolling about 38,870 students in total.
Of these, 2 are public and 47 private. The largest by enrollment include Sonoran Desert Institute, CIAT, and UTIAI. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 70% and the median average net price is $27,025.
R1 vs R2 vs Doctoral/Professional
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, maintained by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation, sorts doctoral universities into these research tiers.
| Tier | Research activity | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | Very high research activity | Doctoral universities with the highest level of research activity, the top Carnegie research tier (e.g. Harvard, MIT, most flagship state universities). |
| R2 | High research activity | Doctoral universities with high research activity, the second Carnegie research tier, below R1 but above the doctoral/professional category. |
| Doctoral/Professional | Doctoral or professional-practice degrees | Universities that award research or professional-practice doctorates but fall below the research-activity thresholds for R1 or R2. |
Frequently asked questions
- What are the largest Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions in the U.S.?
- By total enrollment, the largest are Sonoran Desert Institute, CIAT, UTIAI, UTIC, and UTIFW.
- What is the typical graduation rate and net price for these institutions?
- The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 70%, and the median average net price is $27,025. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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