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Ohio Pushes Forward With Program To Allow 2-Year Bachelor's Degrees

More than 20 states allow community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees, because forecasts show gaps between available jobs in the U.S. and the number of educated workers available to fill them.

StateImpact Ohio’s Ashton Marra ( @AshtonMarra) looks at Ohio’s program, and how the state’s four-year institutions are responding.

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