State's students taking fewer college-prep courses

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12% had taken Advanced Placement tests

48% had taken four years of math

77% had taken a year or more of chemistry

93% had taken a year or more of biology

According to the Tech Alliance Study of Washington Higher Education, Washington state rated lowest in all four categories when compared with eight other states deemed similar by the researchers: California, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Maryland, Texas and Virginia.

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