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On the recordMay 10, 2016
But, one statistic that I saw that is--then I want to raise a question as to why this is the case--there's a study that showed that 40 percent of students who begin college as STEM majors actually complete the degree.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters points out a concerning statistic about STEM degree completion rates.

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