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Upward Trend in Md. College Graduation Rates May Be Ending

The rate of students returning for their second year at Maryland colleges has been declining since 2001. (Newsline photo by Tamra Tomlinson)

The percentage of freshmen returning for their second year at Maryland's four-year colleges is at an 11-year low, according to the Maryland Higher Education Commission.

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