TABLE 2-11Community College Student Completion and 6-Year Retention Rates (in percentage)

OutcomeAll STEMScience and EngineeringTechnician
Attained Credential or Still Enrolled in STEM303330
Attained Credential or Still Enrolled in Non-STEM333929
Dropped Out without Credential372741

SOURCE: Van Noy and Zeidenberg (2014, Table 7).

From: 2, Multiple STEM Pathways

Cover of Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees
Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees: Systemic Change to Support Students' Diverse Pathways.
Committee on Barriers and Opportunities in Completing 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees; Board on Science Education; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Board on Higher Education and Workforce; Policy and Global Affairs; National Academy of Engineering; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Malcom S, Feder M, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2016 May 18.
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