The US Government has systems in place to classify business and industry. This classification is used for publishing data related to the US business economy. CTE areas of study are reported utilizing classification codes.
- NAICS –North American Industry Classification System http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/
- SOC – Standard Occupational Classification http://www.bls.gov/soc/
- CIP – Classification of Instructional Programshttp://nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/cip2000/
- ·IPEDS – Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/Default.aspx?y=55
- OVAE – Office of Vocational and Adult Education http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/cte/index.html