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More than one-third of Sacramento County hold degrees - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

More than one-third of Sacramento County hold degrees - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

More than one-third of Sacramento County hold degrees

Published: Tuesday, Sep. 21, 2010 - 8:00 am

Sacramento County is typical of California in the portion of the population that is college-educated, according to a report being released today by a foundation advocating that more people go to college.

The report from the Lumina Foundation says that in Sacramento County and across California, 38 percent of working-age adults (age 25-64) hold at least a two-year college degree.

Other counties in the region have a more highly educated population. In El Dorado County, 43 percent of adults have at least a two-year degree; the number was 47 percent in Placer County and 49 percent in Yolo County, home to the



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