DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION There was a 26.1 percent increase in enrollment in distributive education from fiscal year 1965 to 1966. The largest enrollments, 71.6 percent, were in the adult programs, with the next largest, 24.2 percent, enrolled in secondary schools. General merchandising classes accounted for 20.4 percent of the enrollments. Real estate, 18.6 percent, and management, 11.7 percent, were the next two areas having large enrollments. Occupational areas for which training was provided are listed in table 27. TABLE 27,- OCCUPATIONAL AREAS FOR DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION ENROLLMENT, FISCAL YEAR 19661 Data supphed by the Division of Vocational and Technical Education. The status in October 1966 of persons completing programs in distributive education during fiscal year 1966 was found to be as shown in table 28. TABLE 28 STATUS OF PERSONS COMPLETING PROGRAMS IN DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION, FISCAL YEAR 1966 HEALTH OCCUPATIONS Enrollment of students in programs to meet the imperative employment demands of the health field has grown rapidly in recent years. An increase of 25.3 percent for fiscal year 1966 has been cited previously. Considering the total enrollment of 83,677 for 1966, it is noted that 11.7 percent were enrolled in secondary school programs, 43.6 percent in post-secondary school programs, 44.3 percent in adult programs, and 0.4 percent in programs for youth with special needs. The range of occupations for which training was provided is shown in table 29. TABLE 29.-OCCUPATIONAL AREAS FOR HEALTH OCCUPATIONS, EDUCATION ENROLLMENT, FISCAL YEAR 1966 1 1 Data supplied by the Division of Vocational and Technical Education. 2 Not elsewhere classified. An additional 1,702 students were enrolled in health services but were reported in the area of home economics (table 31); 643 students were reported in technical education (table 35); and 7,301 students were reported in trade and industrial education. This occurs because of the characteristics of the various acts and the reporting system. The status in October 1966 of persons completing programs in health occupations during fiscal year 1966 was found to be as shown in table 30. TABLE 30.-STATUS OF PERSONS COMPLETING PROGRAMS IN HEALTH OCCUPATIONS DURING FISCAL YEAR 1966 1 Although the enrollment in the health occupations field is predominantly women, men accounted for 4.7 percent of the 1966 enrollment. HOME ECONOMICS (GAINFUL) The Vocational Education Act of 1963 provided that 10 percent of the funds allocated to home economics under the Smith-Hughes and George-Barden Acts must be used in providing instruction for gainful employment. In 1966, the total enrollment of persons attending home economics classes leading to gainful employment was 41,846. Of the total, 30.6 percent were enrolled in secondary schools, 4.4 percent in post-secondary schools, 60.3 percent in adult preparatory and supplementary programs, and 4.7 percent in secondary school programs for youth with special needs. Occupational areas for which training for gainful employment was provided are listed in table 31. TABLE 31-OCCUPATIONAL AREAS IN HOME ECONOMICS PROGRAMS FOR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT DURING FISCAL YEAR 1966 1 Nearly half of the adult education enrollment was identified as supplementary instruction, indicating that home economics was serving an employed population. Although the enrollment in home economics programs for gainful employment is predominantly female, 7.3 percent of the total were men. The status in October 1966 of persons completing programs in home economics for gainful employment during fiscal year 1966 is shown in table $2. TABLE 32-STATUS OF PERSONS COMPLETING PROGRAMS FOR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN HOME ECONOMICS DURING FISCAL YEAR 1968 4 OFFICE OCCUPATIONS Through the inclusion of office occupations in the 1963 act, significant growth in enrollment has taken place. Reported enrollments increased 69.3 percent between 1964 and 1966. Enrollments in the various programs within this category are shown in table 33. Of the 1,238,043 students enrolled, 64.5 percent were in the secondary schools, 13.4 percent were in post-secondary, 21.9 percent were in adult, and 0.2 percent in special needs programs. The range of programs and enrollments is shown in table 33. TABLE 33.-OCCUPATIONAL AREAS IN OFFICE OCCUPATIONS ENROLLMENT DURING FISCAL YEAR 1966 1 The status in October 1966 of persons completing programs in office occupations during fiscal years 1966 was found to be as follows: TABLE 34.-STATUS OF PERSONS COMPLETING PROGRAMS IN OFFICE OCCUPATIONS DURING Enrollment in technical education for 1966 consisted of 253,838 persons. Eleven and a half percent of this group were enrolled in secondary school programs, 40.5 percent in post-secondary school programs, and 48 percent in adult programs. Sixteen percent of those enrolled in the adult program were receiving instruction of a preparatory nature designed to facilitate their entrance into the world of work. The great 89-970-68-10 majority in the adult program (84 percent), however, consisted of employed persons seeking to improve or broaden their skills for their regular employment or upgrading their occupational potential. The occupational areas and total enrollments are shown in table 35. TABLE 35.-OCCUPATIONAL AREAS IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION ENROLLMENT DURING FISCAL YEAR 1966: 1 Data supplied by the Division of Vocational and Technical Education. The status in October 1966 of persons completing programs in technical education during fiscal year 1966 is shown in table 36. TABLE 36.-STATUS OF PERSONS COMPLETING PROGRAMS IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION DURING FISCAL 15, 592 6.1 12,093 4.8 20, 626 8.1 521 122 253,838 100.0 The greatest diversity of occupations for which training is given comes under the heading of trades and industry. From 1964 to 1966 there was a 16.6 percent growth in enrollments. These enrollments |