South Suburban College and Prairie State College have some of the lowest ‘on time’ graduation rates in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.
The analysis includes the on-time graduation rates of students who began in 2010 at all four-year schools and fall 2013 at two-year schools reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Worst ‘on time’ graduation rates at U.S. schools
Rank
State
School
Enrollment
“On time” graduation rate
1
Georgia
South University-Savannah Online
8,954
2%
2
District of Columbia
University of Phoenix-Washington DC
119
3%
3
New Jersey
Yeshiva Toras Chaim
202
3%
4
New York
Yeshivat Mikdash Melech
37
3%
5
North Dakota
Cankdeska Cikana Community College
178
3%
6
North Dakota
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
268
4%
7
South Dakota
Sisseton Wahpeton College
142
4%
8
Arizona
Argosy University-Phoenix Online Division
7,117
5%
9
Arizona
Rio Salado College
18,636
5%
10
Illinois
Hebrew Theological College
339
5%
11
Indiana
Martin University
352
5%
12
Indiana
University of Phoenix-Indiana
53
5%
13
Michigan
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
104
5%
14
New Jersey
Talmudical Academy-New Jersey
58
5%
15
New York
Rabbinical College Beth Shraga
48
5%
16
New York
Yeshiva Sholom Shachna
68
5%
17
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City
6,131
5%
18
Connecticut
Capital Community College
3,302
6%
19
Georgia
Bainbridge State College
2,468
6%
20
Idaho
University of Phoenix-Idaho
39
6%
21
Massachusetts
University of Phoenix-Massachusetts
66
6%
22
Missouri
Harris-Stowe State University
1,464
6%
23
Nebraska
Nebraska Indian Community College
175
6%
24
New York
Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah
69
6%
25
Illinois
South Suburban College
3,703
7%
26
Marshall Islands
College of the Marshall Islands
1,008
7%
27
Montana
Fort Peck Community College
385
7%
28
New York
Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni
116
7%
29
Texas
Northeast Lakeview College
3,484
7%
30
Alabama
South University-Montgomery
517
8%
31
Georgia
Georgia Highlands College
6,013
8%
32
Illinois
University of Phoenix-Illinois
323
8%
33
Louisiana
Baton Rouge Community College
7,297
8%
34
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
1,031
8%
35
New York
Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute
185
8%
36
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Center-Stigler
21
8%
37
South Carolina
Columbia Academy of Cosmetology
32
8%
38
Texas
Blinn College
19,096
8%
39
Texas
Paul Quinn College
436
8%
40
Alabama
Jefferson State Community College
8,938
9%
41
Alabama
University of Phoenix-Alabama
44
9%
42
Arizona
Northland Pioneer College
3,044
9%
43
Arkansas
Shorter College
446
9%
44
California
Argosy University-San Diego
297
9%
45
Georgia
Gordon State College
3,901
9%
46
Maryland
Prince George’s Community College
12,417
9%
47
Massachusetts
Roxbury Community College
2,106
9%
48
Michigan
Wayne County Community College District
16,822
9%
49
New Mexico
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
1,771
9%
50
North Carolina
Edgecombe Community College
2,228
9%
51
Oklahoma
Bacone College
990
9%
52
Oklahoma
Langston University
2,420
9%
53
South Carolina
Midlands Technical College
10,749
9%
54
Texas
Austin Community College District
41,543
9%
55
Wisconsin
Bryant & Stratton College-Bayshore
315
9%
56
Georgia
Atlanta Metropolitan State College
2,783
10%
57
Indiana
Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing
166
10%
58
Kansas
Donnelly College
389
10%
59
Maryland
Community College of Baltimore County
21,193
10%
60
Maryland
University of Maryland-University College
57,529
10%
61
Michigan
Macomb Community College
21,734
10%
62
Michigan
Oakland Community College
18,923
10%
63
Michigan
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
141
10%
64
Michigan
University of Phoenix-Michigan
353
10%
65
Minnesota
North Hennepin Community College
6,864
10%
66
New Jersey
Hudson County Community College
8,449
10%
67
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
2,478
10%
68
New York
Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid
124
10%
69
North Carolina
Isothermal Community College
1,921
10%
70
South Carolina
South University-Columbia
1,270
10%
71
South Carolina
Trident Technical College
13,561
10%
72
Tennessee
Jackson State Community College
4,689
10%
73
Tennessee
Southwest Tennessee Community College
8,327
10%
74
Texas
Sebring Career Schools-Huntsville
48
10%
75
Alabama
Chattahoochee Valley Community College
1,528
11%
76
Alabama
Concordia College Alabama
340
11%
77
Arizona
Western International University
1,658
11%
78
Arkansas
Southeast Arkansas College
1,391
11%
79
California
Azusa Pacific University College
1,610
11%
80
Georgia
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
18,727
11%
81
Illinois
East-West University
514
11%
82
Louisiana
Delgado Community College
15,110
11%
83
Louisiana
Southern University at Shreveport
3,240
11%
84
Massachusetts
Bunker Hill Community College
13,253
11%
85
Massachusetts
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing
260
11%
86
Minnesota
Walden University
52,565
11%
87
Missouri
University of Phoenix-Missouri
196
11%
88
New Jersey
Bais Medrash Toras Chesed
97
11%
89
New Jersey
Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah
59
11%
90
New Mexico
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
367
11%
91
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
2,115
11%
92
New York
Sh’or Yoshuv Rabbinical College
104
11%
93
North Carolina
Bladen Community College
1,248
11%
94
Oregon
Lane Community College
9,042
11%
95
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Area Community College
18,837
11%
96
South Carolina
Denmark Technical College
632
11%
97
South Carolina
Greenville Technical College
11,932
11%
98
Texas
Del Mar College
11,689
11%
99
Texas
The King’s University
697
11%
100
Wisconsin
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
288
11%
101
Alabama
Northwest-Shoals Community College
3,752
12%
102
Alabama
Virginia College-Birmingham
1,995
12%
103
Arkansas
Ecclesia College
271
12%
104
Connecticut
Norwalk Community College
5,800
12%
105
Florida
City College-Altamonte Springs
285
12%
106
Florida
South University-Tampa
918
12%
107
Illinois
Prairie State College
4,484
12%
108
Louisiana
Bossier Parish Community College
6,714
12%
109
Louisiana
Louisiana Delta Community College
3,242
12%
110
Maine
University of Maine at Augusta
4,416
12%
111
Maryland
Baltimore City Community College
4,409
12%
112
Minnesota
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
7,982
12%
113
New Jersey
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School
94
12%
114
New York
Joffrey Ballet School
207
12%
115
Oklahoma
University of Phoenix-Oklahoma
67
12%
116
South Carolina
Aiken Technical College
2,459
12%
117
South Carolina
Florence-Darlington Technical College
6,003
12%
118
South Carolina
Technical College of the Lowcountry
2,231
12%
119
South Carolina
University of Phoenix-South Carolina
107
12%
120
South Dakota
Oglala Lakota College
1,301
12%
121
South Dakota
Sinte Gleska University
568
12%
122
Tennessee
Nashville Barber and Style Academy
11
12%
123
Texas
Cisco College
3,244
12%
124
Texas
North Central Texas College
9,610
12%
125
Wisconsin
Bryant & Stratton College-Milwaukee
382
12%
126
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Area Technical College
15,057
12%
127
Alabama
Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus
3,128
13%
128
Arizona
GateWay Community College
5,058
13%
129
Arizona
Pima Community College
24,956
13%
130
Delaware
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry
14,479
13%
131
District of Columbia
University of the District of Columbia
4,318
13%
132
Georgia
Chattahoochee Technical College
9,999
13%
133
Georgia
College of Coastal Georgia
3,529
13%
134
Idaho
College of Western Idaho
9,120
13%
135
Illinois
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College
2,979
13%
136
Massachusetts
Quincy College
5,009
13%
137
Michigan
Jackson College
5,413
13%
138
Michigan
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
8,549
13%
139
Missouri
Saint Louis Community College
19,052
13%
140
Nebraska
Bellevue University
8,896
13%
141
Nebraska
Metropolitan Community College Area
14,788
13%
142
New Jersey
Essex County College
9,596
13%
143
New Mexico
New Mexico State University-Carlsbad
1,790
13%
144
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
1,624
13%
145
New York
CUNY Medgar Evers College
6,819
13%
146
North Carolina
Pitt Community College
8,279
13%
147
North Carolina
University of Phoenix-North Carolina
271
13%
148
Ohio
Cuyahoga Community College District
23,987
13%
149
Ohio
North Central State College
3,094
13%
150
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Community College
12,557
13%
151
Oregon
Rogue Community College
4,901
13%
152
South Carolina
Central Carolina Technical College
3,579
13%
153
South Carolina
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College
2,640
13%
154
South Carolina
York Technical College
4,604
13%
155
Tennessee
Chattanooga State Community College
8,628
13%
156
Texas
Central Texas College
18,117
13%
157
Texas
Collin County Community College District
29,703
13%
158
Texas
Mountain View College
9,652
13%
159
Texas
Victoria College
4,000
13%
160
Utah
Broadview Entertainment Arts University
132
13%
161
Virginia
Bryant & Stratton College-Hampton
340
13%
162
Washington
Antioch University-Seattle
568
13%
163
Alaska
Alaska Christian College
79
14%
164
California
Barstow Community College
3,285
14%
165
California
Los Angeles Southwest College
6,655
14%
166
Georgia
University of Phoenix-Georgia
894
14%
167
Illinois
Joliet Junior College
15,383
14%
168
Indiana
Crossroads Bible College
270
14%
169
Indiana
Ivy Tech Community College
78,910
14%
170
Louisiana
University of Phoenix-Louisiana
171
14%
171
Maryland
Chesapeake College
2,123
14%
172
Michigan
Kellogg Community College
4,815
14%
173
Michigan
Mid Michigan Community College
4,122
14%
174
Michigan
Monroe County Community College
3,143
14%
175
Michigan
Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit
67
14%
176
Minnesota
Century College
8,925
14%
177
Minnesota
The Salon Professional Academy
15
14%
178
New Jersey
Passaic County Community College
8,148
14%
179
New York
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo
477
14%
180
North Carolina
DeVry University-North Carolina
332
14%
181
North Dakota
Sitting Bull College
282
14%
182
Puerto Rico
Caribbean University-Carolina
438
14%
183
Puerto Rico
Caribbean University-Vega Baja
384
14%
184
South Carolina
Strayer University-South Carolina
2,298
14%
185
South Carolina
University of South Carolina-Union
839
14%
186
Tennessee
Le Moyne-Owen College
959
14%
187
Tennessee
University of Phoenix-Tennessee
604
14%
188
Texas
Brookhaven College
12,775
14%
189
Texas
Eastfield College
15,029
14%
190
Utah
Argosy University-Salt Lake City
175
14%
191
Vermont
Community College of Vermont
5,863
14%
192
West Virginia
Mountwest Community and Technical College
2,081
14%
193
Alabama
Bishop State Community College
3,028
15%
194
Alabama
Enterprise State Community College
1,755
15%
195
Arizona
Mesa Community College
20,508
15%
196
Arizona
Phoenix College
11,508
15%
197
Georgia
Dalton State College
5,188
15%
198
Georgia
South University-Savannah
1,392
15%
199
Illinois
Triton College
11,386
15%
200
Indiana
Brown Mackie College-Indianapolis
303
15%
