Hebrew Theological College and University of Phoenix-Illinois 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%
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Roxbury Community College• Rabbinical College Beth Shraga• University of Phoenix-Georgia• Austin Community College District• Oklahoma City Community College• Argosy University-Phoenix Online Division• Bellevue University• Langston University• Rio Salado College• Paul Quinn College• South University-Columbia• Passaic County Community College• University of Phoenix-Indiana• University of Phoenix-Idaho• Quincy College• Le Moyne-Owen College• Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit• Phoenix College• Community College of Baltimore County• University of the District of Columbia• Bacone College• Bishop State Community College• Delgado Community College• Chattanooga State Community College• Rogue Community College• University of South Carolina-Union• Macomb Community College• Caribbean University-Carolina• University of Phoenix-Oklahoma• Bainbridge State College• University of Phoenix-Michigan• Prairie State College• Antioch University-Seattle• Cuyahoga Community College District• Columbia Academy of Cosmetology• Shorter College• University of Phoenix-Illinois• Hebrew Theological College• Bunker Hill Community College• Northeast Lakeview College• Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute• Cisco College• Fort Peck Community College• Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College• Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City• Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni• Atlanta Metropolitan State College• Bais Medrash Toras Chesed• College of Coastal Georgia• Collin County Community College District• Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah• Northwest-Shoals Community College• Southern University At Shreveport• Norwalk Community College• Walden University• Southwest Tennessee Community College• Ivy Tech Community College• Bossier Parish Community College• Central Texas College• Community College of Vermont• Capital Community College• Crossroads Bible College• College of the Marshall Islands• Del Mar College• Mid Michigan Community College• Florence-Darlington Technical College• Oglala Lakota College• Caribbean University-Vega Baja• University of Phoenix-Washington DC• Sisseton Wahpeton College• Baltimore City Community College• Brookhaven College• Metropolitan Community College Area• City College-Altamonte Springs• Kiamichi Technology Center-Stigler• Harrisburg Area Community College• Chattahoochee Technical College• Sh'Or Yoshuv Rabbinical College• Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah• Devry University-North Carolina• New Mexico State University-Carlsbad• Yeshivat Mikdash Melech• Barstow Community College• Northland Pioneer College• Aiken Technical College• Cankdeska Cikana Community College• University of Phoenix-Louisiana• Ecclesia College• Technical College of the Lowcountry• Broadview Entertainment Arts University• Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus• Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College• Wayne County Community College District• Georgia Highlands College• Mesa Community College• Cuny Medgar Evers College• Alaska Christian College• Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College• Century College• Mountwest Community And Technical College• The Salon Professional Academy• Kellogg Community College• Midlands Technical College• Yeshiva Sholom Shachna• Denmark Technical College• South University-Savannah Online• Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute• Yeshiva Toras Chaim• New Mexico State University-Alamogordo• Victoria College• University of Phoenix Tennessee• Southeast Arkansas College• Jackson State Community College• Edgecombe Community College• University of Phoenix North Carolina• Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo• Bladen Community College• Concordia College Alabama• University of Phoenix Massachusetts• East-West University• South University-Montgomery• Strayer University-South Carolina• University Of Phoenix-Missouri• Sitting Bull College• Harris-Stowe State University• Argosy University-Salt Lake City• Dallas College Pleasant Grove Center• University Of New Mexico-Taos Campus• Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School Of Nursing• Greenville Technical College• Jackson College• College Of Western Idaho• Prince George's Community College• Enterprise State Community College• Pima Community College• Louisiana Delta Community College• Hudson County Community College• Nashville Barber And Style Academy• The King's University• Chattahoochee Valley Community College• City Colleges Of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College• Sinte Gleska University• Rabbi Jacob Joseph School• Martin University• Donnelly College• Saint Louis Community College• Kalamazoo Valley Community College• Isothermal Community College• University Of Phoenix-Alabama• Nebraska Indian Community College• Oakland Community College• Los Angeles Pacific University• Lane Community College• Essex County College• University Of Phoenix-South Carolina• University Of Maine At Augusta• University Of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus• Minneapolis Community And Technical College• Gordon State College• York Technical College• South University-Tampa• Sebring Career Schools-Huntsville
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