California does not have a surplus of college students, and it will need hundreds of thousands more in coming years to sustain its economy, several researchers said. Large numbers of students leaving the state represent a threat, albeit fledgling, to California’s future, particularly if many don’t return. “These numbers are in the wrong direction for the state,” said Hans Johnson, a researcher with the Public Policy Institute of California. Johnson estimates California will have 1 million fewer college graduates by 2025 than its industries will require.

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by Phillip Reese, The Sacramento Bee.

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