According to the recently released 2016 edition of “NCARB by the Numbers”, looking at "key insights into architectural education, the path to licensure, and diversity in the profession", the time it takes to get an architecture license has continued to gradually decrease, as the average age of licensure also keeps steadily dropping.
The report states that in 2015, on average it took 13.3 years to become an architect, a timeline defined by: “from the time a student enrolls in school to the moment they receive a license.” That timeframe has gradually been decreasing each year since 2008, when it took approximately 15.5 years. So naturally, it follows that architects are also getting licensed at a younger age, on average.
Other key points from the report include the all-time (recorded) high of over 41,500 “professionals working toward licensure” in 2015. The percentage of ARE completions by women also reached its highest since 2006, increasing by over 10% to 37%.
For more information and infographics from NCARB, check out the complete report here.
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1.7 years shorter in a span of 9 years is a "shorter path" - guess it is, for this asinine profession.
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