The Making of a Teacher

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Information

Table 24.

Average age of students enrolled in initial Teacher Preparation Programs

By age group, in years

Average age

Less than 20

21-25

26-30

31-35

36-40

More than 40

Total

%

%

%

%

%

%

Undergraduate

22.2

36.2

51.1

11.1

1.3

0.1

0.3

Post-baccalaureate

30.3

0.6

14.8

42.1

34.8

7.2

0.5

Contol of IHE

Public

Undergraduate

23.1

21.5

60.3

16.3

2.1

0.0

0.3

Post-baccalaureate

29.8

0.7

17.2

43.1

29.4

9.3

0.5

Private

Undergraduate

21.8

43.0

47.4

8.1

0.9

0.3

0.3

Post-baccalaureate

30.9

0.5

11.7

39.6

41.3

6.1

0.5

Profit-making

Undergraduate

20.7

64.2

28.5

7.1

0.0

0.0

0.5

Post-baccalaureate

27.8

0.0

20.0

70.0

10.0

0.0

0.0

Size of IHE

Less than 1,000

Undergraduate

22.1

34.0

55.6

9.2

1.0

0.0

0.0

Post-baccalaureate

29.4

0.0

3.0

33.3

48.4

15.1

0.0

1,000 - 4,999

Undergraduate

22.5

41.9

44.6

11.1

1.5

0.3

0.0

Post-baccalaureate

30.7

1.2

10.8

41.0

39.1

7.0

0.6

5,000 - 9,999

Undergraduate

22.5

30.7

56.4

11.5

1.2

0.0

0.0

Post-baccalaureate

29.9

0.0

18.5

42.5

31.4

7.4

0.0

10,000 or more

Undergraduate

22.2

26.3

60.4

12.0

1.0

0.0

0.0

Post-baccalaureate

28.7

1.1

24.4

45.5

23.3

5.5

0.1