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| February 24, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From University Wire)

Byline: Carrie Stewart

Some students dream about growing up and going away to college, but in Alabama many more students are at least making a stop in the state's two-year college system.

According to Alabama College System student headcounts, the state's two-year schools swelled from 99,711 students in fall 2003 to 103,441 students in fall 2004.

"It doesn't take four years for [Alabama high school graduates] to go into the job market, and a lot of them choose that route," said Ethel Hall, vice president emerita of the Alabama Department of Education.

Hall said the benefits of attending a two-year school are…

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