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A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows each state’s outcomes for students who started postsecondary education at four‐year public institutions, two‐year public institutions, and four‐year private nonprofit institutions. Among the report’s key findings: Nationally, the college completion rate for students who started in four-year public institutions declined from 2008 to 2009 by 1.7 percentage points, dropping to 61.2 percent from 62.9 percent. In 15 states, the college completion rate was positive, including four states (California, Connecticut, Iowa, and South Carolina) where the college completion rate for students who started in four-year public institutions increased by one to two percentage points.