CIP 15.0612 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Industrial Technology/Technician.

A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of industrial engineers and managers. Includes instruction in optimization theory, human factors, organizational behavior, industrial processes, industrial planning procedures, computer applications, and report and presentation 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 Industrial Technology/Technician award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 15.0612. 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 ending	Award level	Reporting institutions	Positive awards
2025	Certificate 1–2 years	24	616
2025	Associate degree	74	1,022
2025	Certificate 2–4 years	1	1
2025	Bachelor degree	53	1,007
2025	Postbaccalaureate certificate	2	40
2025	Master degree	12	613
2025	Doctorate — research	1	5
2025	Certificate under 12 weeks	7	91
2025	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	37	806
2024	Certificate 1–2 years	20	457
2024	Associate degree	72	867
2024	Bachelor degree	57	1,069
2024	Postbaccalaureate certificate	2	24
2024	Master degree	12	625
2024	Doctorate — research	1	7
2024	Certificate under 12 weeks	7	80
2024	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	37	744
2023	Certificate 1–2 years	24	482
2023	Associate degree	69	896
2023	Bachelor degree	54	1,152
2023	Postbaccalaureate certificate	2	13
2023	Master degree	11	568
2023	Doctorate — research	1	4
2023	Doctorate — other	1	1
2023	Certificate under 12 weeks	4	90
2023	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	34	691
2022	Certificate 1–2 years	25	491
2022	Associate degree	72	969
2022	Bachelor degree	58	1,343
2022	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	9
2022	Master degree	13	282
2022	Doctorate — research	1	5
2022	Doctorate — other	1	1
2022	Certificate under 12 weeks	7	110
2022	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	36	896
2021	Certificate 1–2 years	25	503
2021	Associate degree	72	1,106
2021	Bachelor degree	61	1,568
2021	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	23
2021	Master degree	12	265
2021	Doctorate — research	1	7
2021	Doctorate — other	1	3
2021	Certificate under 12 weeks	4	31
2021	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	30	1,019
2020	Certificate 1–2 years	26	536
2020	Associate degree	75	1,147
2020	Bachelor degree	64	1,654
2020	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	17
2020	Master degree	13	262
2020	Doctorate — research	1	9
2020	Doctorate — other	1	2
2020	Certificate under 12 weeks	4	52
2020	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	35	982

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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