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Texas colleges pitch quick credentials as a first step toward higher wages. But students often fall off the path.

Short-term certificates can only take a few weeks to get but don’t always lead to better earnings or higher degrees.

Angela Ramirez poses for a portrait in Austin on Nov. 13, 2024.

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Arden Kling poses for a portrait in the Advanced Manufacturing Lab at the ACC Highland campus in Austin, TX, on Oct. 30, 2024.

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