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Arrangements between two- and four-year colleges and universities have shown promise in helping more community college students go on to earn bachelor’s degrees, according to data released Thursday by U.S. Education Department.
New education data has revealed that only 13% of federal financial aid recipients who enrolled in community college in 2014 have obtained a bachelor's degree within eight years.
After delaying college for two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jaden Todd wasn’t sure a four-year school was the right place to start. “I was extremely concerned that I forgot how to learn,” he said. Community college appealed as a stepping stone, but he also had heard stories of students who had to start over when they transferred because their credits didn’t count at the new school. Todd, 21, was relieved to wind up at Northern Virgin…