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CIP 15.0404 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Instrumentation Technology/Technician.

A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers engaged in developing control and measurement systems and procedures. Includes instruction in instrumentation design and maintenance, calibration, design and production testing and scheduling, automated equipment functions, applications to specific industrial tasks, and report preparation.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Instrumentation Technology/Technician award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 15.0404. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years33869
2025Associate degree561,047
2025Certificate 2–4 years268
2025Bachelor degree231
2025Certificate under 12 weeks2102
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year31951
2024Certificate 1–2 years28771
2024Associate degree551,003
2024Certificate 2–4 years264
2024Bachelor degree333
2024Certificate under 12 weeks158
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year29768
2023Certificate 1–2 years32785
2023Associate degree541,024
2023Certificate 2–4 years261
2023Bachelor degree221
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year25653
2022Certificate 1–2 years32811
2022Associate degree541,128
2022Certificate 2–4 years366
2022Bachelor degree231
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year22588
2021Certificate 1–2 years33774
2021Associate degree551,130
2021Certificate 2–4 years285
2021Bachelor degree317
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year21714
2020Certificate 1–2 years30887
2020Associate degree541,170
2020Certificate 2–4 years4188
2020Bachelor degree325
2020Certificate under 12 weeks14
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year18570

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 15.0404 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 15 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

92 institutions

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