Metric Definition Dictionary
438S (W): Third Party Credentials from CTEOS
The number of students who responded that they obtained an industry certification or license in the same field of study
Value Type
Percentage and unduplicated count of survey respondents
Data Source(s)
Chancellor's Office Management Information System
CTE Outcomes Survey
National Student Clearinghouse
CSU/UC Match
CTE Outcomes Survey
National Student Clearinghouse
CSU/UC Match
Responses to two survey questions are recorded for this metric. For both, students fill in a check box to indicate that they attained an industry certification/license or journey-level certification in the same field of study. Percentages for this metric are not displayed since nearly all students who responded to these questions would have had a positive response.
Metric only applies to students who were in credit career education programs
Data will not be displayed until three years after a student exits the system.
Transfer bucket contains data reported by CSU, UC, and the National Student Clearinghouse
Student Enrollment File
CTEOS “Certification” and “Journey”: After completing your coursework, did you do any of the following?
203S Students who met all of the following criteria:
Responded that they had attained an industry certification or license or journey-level certification in the same field of study
Sum response 1 OR 2 as well as both
AND report as “Obtained a third party industry certification or license” or "'Obtained journey-level certification in same field of study'"
203SW Students Who Exited Higher Education and Who Responded to This Survey Question