Table 10. Number of Institutions Offering
Postsecondary Programs and Enrollments in These
Programs, by Type of Institution: 1984

Type of Institution

Number

Enrollment

Universities
  National
  Local Public
  Private
 
Junior Colleges
  National
  Local Public
  Private
 
Technical Colleges
  National
  Local Public
  Private
 
Special Training, Colleges a
  National
  Local Public
  Private
 
Miscellaneous Schools b
  National
  Local Public
  Private
 
Total Enrollment in Postsecondary Education

460
95
34
331
 
536
37
51
448
 
62
54
4
4
 
2,386
161
154
2,071

1,843,153
442,503
54,117
1,346,533
 
381,873
17,213
20,661
343,999
 
17,530
14,892
1,499
1,139
 
404,153
16,821
21,458
365,874
 

220,430
22
5,662
214,746

2,867,139

 

a Special training schools offering advanced courses for which upper secondary school completion is required for admission.
b There were 4,474 miscellaneous schools in 1984. Of this total, 9,120 and 4,345 were national, local public, and private institutions, respectively. Some of the miscellaneous schools offer courses for which upper secondary school completion is required for admission. The total number of such institutions and information concerning the breakdown of this total into the national, local, and private categories are not available. However, enrollments in such postsecondary courses in each of the three categories are available and are shown in the table. These figures and the distribution of all miscellaneous schools among the three categories, indicated above in this note, make it clear that most of the miscellaneous schools offering postsecondary courses were private institutions.

Source: Ministry of Education, Science and Culture Japan. Statistical Abstract of Education, Science and Culture, 1985 edition. pp. 6, 8, 10, 12, 58, 61, 62, 90, 92.

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