COMPLETERS - Number of Students Earning a Certificate or Degree
IPEDS Completers survey component: Each student is counted once regardless of the number of awards the student earned during the award year.
Awards include certificates of < 1 year, certificates of at least 1 but < 2 years, associate's, bachelor's, master's, doctor's, and post-baccalaureate and post-master's certificates.
Beginning in 2019-20, the certificates of < 1 year award level includes certificates of < 12 weeks and certificates of at least 12 weeks but < 1 year.
Award Year begins July 1st and ends June 30th of the following year.