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Growing Number of Americans Are Skipping College: Report

Growing Number of Americans Are Skipping College: Report
Students at a graduation ceremony for the IBM-inspired P-TECH school in New York City, on June 2, 2016. Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM
Katabella Roberts
Katabella Roberts
3/10/2023|Updated: 3/10/2023
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A growing number of Americans are opting to skip college in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report.

Nationwide, transfer enrollment from two-year colleges to four-year institutions, or undergraduate college enrollment, dropped nearly 8 percent in the fall of 2022 compared to 2020, according to data from the educational nonprofit, National Student Clearinghouse (NSC).

Katabella Roberts
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Katabella Roberts is a news writer for The Epoch Times, focusing primarily on the United States, world, and business news.
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