Finding another job (29.1%) and low apprenticeship pay (13.9%) are the largest barriers to completing the LC101 apprenticeship phase¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Finding another job was the most cited reason for apprenticeship non-completion (29.1%), followed by low pay (13.9%). → Huang 2025

Evidence¶

Huang 2025¶

Huang, Wenrui, Dajanae Palmer, Ekaete Udoh, Yung Chun, and Jason Jabbari. (2025). Pinpointing Persistence in Alternative STEM Pipelines: Evidence from a Novel Coding and Apprenticeship Program. EdWorkingPaper No. 25-1122. https://edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1122

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Descriptive analysis of survey-reported reasons for non-persistence in the apprenticeship phase (524 participants). The article reports "finding another job with 29.1% of participants" and low pay at 13.9% as the leading reasons.

"The most significant barrier to persistence was finding another job with 29.1% of participants citing it as a reason for non-completion. Low pay was also a notable barrier to persistence with 13.9% of participants."

Discussion¶

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