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More students are choosing college, with an eye on workforce readiness

New data shows college enrollment in the U.S. continued to rise last fall, fueled by a rise in community college enrollment. However, fewer people are getting master’s degrees or studying computer and information sciences.

NPR’s Elissa Nadworny joins us with more details from the report.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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