| Table 02-02: Associate Degrees by Gender | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-2007 | 2005-2006 | 2004-2005 | 2003-2004 | 2002-2003 | 2001-2002 | 1999-2000 | 1994-1995 | 1989-1990 | 1985-1986 | 1981-1982 | |||||||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| Independent Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2-Year Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 753 | 43.6% | 805 | 45.0% | 706 | 56.3% | 714 | 56.6% | 407 | 52.4% | 194 | 33.2% | 241 | 32.0% | 276 | 28.9% | 352 | 27.0% | 338 | 22.9% | 352 | 22.4% | |
| Female | 973 | 56.4% | 982 | 55.0% | 549 | 43.7% | 547 | 43.4% | 369 | 47.6% | 390 | 66.8% | 511 | 68.0% | 679 | 71.1% | 954 | 73.1% | 1,136 | 77.1% | 1,219 | 77.6% | |
| 4-Year Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 768 | 31.7% | 772 | 33.4% | 767 | 33.5% | 830 | 35.3% | 1,077 | 39.5% | 1,109 | 37.9% | 1,226 | 44.9% | 429 | 24.0% | 342 | 27.0% | 505 | 25.9% | 460 | 27.5% | |
| Female | 1,654 | 68.3% | 1,537 | 66.6% | 1,520 | 66.5% | 1,521 | 64.7% | 1,650 | 60.5% | 1,820 | 62.1% | 1,507 | 55.1% | 1,357 | 76.0% | 927 | 73.0% | 1,445 | 74.1% | 1,210 | 72.5% | |
| Public Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Community Colleges | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 4,009 | 34.7% | 3,924 | 35.4% | 3,759 | 34.6% | 3,575 | 35.1% | 3,331 | 35.8% | 3,107 | 35.4% | 2,937 | 33.9% | 3,529 | 35.1% | 3,035 | 36.5% | 3,286 | 38.6% | 3,220 | 40.8% | |
| Female | 7,554 | 65.3% | 7,148 | 64.6% | 7,093 | 65.4% | 6,611 | 64.9% | 5,974 | 64.2% | 5,679 | 64.6% | 5,716 | 66.1% | 6,517 | 64.9% | 5,269 | 63.5% | 5,227 | 61.4% | 4,671 | 59.2% | |
| State-Related Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,207 | 53.3% | 1,166 | 54.9% | 1,161 | 53.2% | 1,247 | 55.1% | 1,147 | 51.9% | 1,123 | 51.8% | 1,141 | 50.4% | 1,187 | 50.7% | 1,053 | 58.3% | 1,553 | 64.1% | 1,174 | 63.7% | |
| Female | 1,059 | 46.7% | 957 | 45.1% | 1,021 | 46.8% | 1,016 | 44.9% | 1,064 | 48.1% | 1,045 | 48.2% | 1,125 | 49.6% | 1,154 | 49.3% | 753 | 41.7% | 871 | 35.9% | 670 | 36.3% | |
| SSHE Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 129 | 35.1% | 103 | 30.3% | 83 | 22.6% | 89 | 28.1% | 48 | 20.3% | 45 | 23.4% | 53 | 26.4% | 103 | 35.8% | 108 | 39.3% | 115 | 42.9% | 48 | 35.3% | |
| Female | 239 | 64.9% | 237 | 69.7% | 284 | 77.4% | 228 | 71.9% | 188 | 79.7% | 147 | 76.6% | 148 | 73.6% | 185 | 64.2% | 167 | 60.7% | 153 | 57.1% | 88 | 64.7% | |
| Total For All Institutions: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 6,866 | 37.4% | 6,770 | 38.4% | 6,476 | 38.2% | 6,455 | 39.4% | 6,010 | 39.4% | 5,578 | 38.1% | 5,598 | 38.3% | 5,524 | 35.8% | 4,890 | 37.7% | 5,797 | 39.6% | 5,254 | 40.1% | |
| Female | 11,479 | 62.6% | 10,861 | 61.6% | 10,467 | 61.8% | 9,923 | 60.6% | 9,245 | 60.6% | 9,081 | 61.9% | 9,007 | 61.7% | 9,892 | 64.2% | 8,070 | 62.3% | 8,832 | 60.4% | 7,858 | 59.9% | |
| Total | 18,345 | 100.0% | 17,631 | 100.0% | 16,943 | 100.0% | 16,378 | 100.0% | 15,255 | 100.0% | 14,659 | 100.0% | 14,605 | 15,416 | 12,960 | 14,629 | 13,112 | ||||||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, national Science Foundation, National Center for Educational Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
