These 2-year schools have the worst 'on time' graduation rates in the U.S.

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Trident Technical College | Roanoke-Chowan Community College | Weatherford College | Jefferson State Community College | Chesapeake College | Maccormac College | North Central Texas College | Los Angeles Southwest College | Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | North Hennepin Community College | Tulsa Community College | Joffrey Ballet School | Cleveland State Community College | Central Carolina Technical College | North Central State College | Pitt Community College | Monroe County Community College | Kenny's Academy of Barbering | South Suburban College | Joliet Junior College | University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College | Louisiana State University-Eunice | University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus | Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing | Triton College | Baton Rouge Community College | Los Angeles Mission College | Roxbury Community College | River Parishes Community College | Trinity Valley Community College | Austin Community College District | Oklahoma City Community College | St. Charles Community College | Copper Mountain Community College | Rio Salado College | Passaic County Community College | Quincy College | Central Piedmont Community College | Phoenix College | Community College of Baltimore County | Camden County College | Bishop State Community College | Berkshire Community College | Merritt College | Delgado Community College | Muskegon Community College | Chattanooga State Community College | Rogue Community College | Lansing Community College | University of South Carolina-Union | Macomb Community College | Coastal Alabama Community College - South | West Virginia Northern Community College | Prairie State College | Cuyahoga Community College District | Shorter College | Empire Beauty School-Milwaukee | Glendale Community College | Middlesex Community College | Bunker Hill Community College | Bluegrass Community And Technical College | Northeast Lakeview College | City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | Wharton County Junior College | Fort Peck Community College | Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College | White Earth Tribal And Community College | Northwestern College-Chicago Campus | Collin County Community College District | Rose State College | Little Priest Tribal College | Northwest-Shoals Community College | Houston Community College | Delta College | Southern University At Shreveport | Norwalk Community College | Coastline Community College | Linn-Benton Community College | Southwest Tennessee Community College | Dyersburg State Community College | Ivy Tech Community College | Bossier Parish Community College | Central Texas College | Mohave Community College | Capital Community College | College of the Marshall Islands | University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College | North Central Michigan College | Great Falls College Montana State University | Del Mar College | Mid Michigan Community College | American Educational College | Florence-Darlington Technical College | Sisseton Wahpeton College | Atlantic Cape Community College | New River Community And Technical College | Kauai Community College | Estrella Mountain Community College | Texas Southmost College | Baltimore City Community College | Brookhaven College | El Camino College-Compton Center | Metropolitan Community College Area | El Paso Community College - Rio Grande Campus - Epcc Rg | Kiamichi Technology Center-Stigler | Bay Mills Community College | Harrisburg Area Community College | Grand Rapids Community College | Nashville State Community College | Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Campus | Portland Community College | New Mexico State University-Carlsbad | Fresno City College | Manchester Community College | Scottsdale Community College | Barstow Community College | Quinsigamond Community College | Northland Pioneer College | College of Court Reporting Inc. | Aiken Technical College | York County Community College | Moreno Valley College | Technical College of the Lowcountry | Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus | College of the Muscogee Nation | J. F. Drake State Community And Technical College | Wayne County Community College District | City Colleges of Chicago Harold Washington College | Mesa Community College | Guam Community College | Chemeketa Community College | Howard Community College | Century College | Southern West Virginia Community And Technical College | Guilford Technical Community College | Kellogg Community College | Naugatuck Valley Community College | Midlands Technical College | Denmark Technical College | Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute | Leech Lake Tribal College | Empire Beauty School-Green Bay | Honolulu Community College | Cerro Coso Community College | New Mexico State University-Alamogordo | Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College LLC | Victoria College | Southeast Arkansas College | Jackson State Community College | Edgecombe Community College | Durham Technical Community College | Fayetteville Technical Community College | Bladen Community College | Tri-County Technical College | Arizona Western College | Community College Of Rhode Island | Williamsburg Technical College | Long Beach City College | Dallas College Pleasant Grove Center | North Shore Community College | Cedar Valley College | Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School Of Nursing | Greenville Technical College | Miller-Motte Technical College-Gulfport | College Of Western Idaho | Prince George's Community College | Bevill State Community College | Enterprise State Community College | Pima Community College | Hudson County Community College | Lehigh Carbon Community College | Chattahoochee Valley Community College | City Colleges Of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | Saint Louis Community College | Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Blackfeet Community College | Washtenaw Community College | Nebraska Indian Community College | Oakland Community College | Lenoir Community College | Lane Community College | Sandhills Community College | Essex County College | Northeastern Technical College | Coconino Community College | University Of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus | New Horizons Medical Institute | Palo Verde College | Miami Lakes Educational Center And Technical College | Minneapolis Community And Technical College | Nunez Community College | York Technical College | Mott Community College

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Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College LLC, Kenny's Academy of Barbering and Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing are among two-year schools in the U.S. with the lowest 'on time' graduation rates, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

The analysis includes the on-time graduation rates of students who began in 2013 at all two-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. 2-year schools

Rank
State
School
Enrollment
2-year graduation rate
1
Wisconsin
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
288
4%
2
Florida
Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College
971
5%
3
Louisiana
Delgado Community College
15,110
5%
4
Marshall Islands
College of the Marshall Islands
1,008
5%
5
New York
Joffrey Ballet School
207
5%
6
Connecticut
Capital Community College
3,302
6%
7
Massachusetts
Roxbury Community College
2,106
6%
8
Minnesota
White Earth Tribal and Community College
77
6%
9
South Carolina
Williamsburg Technical College
676
6%
10
Montana
Blackfeet Community College
425
7%
11
Nebraska
Nebraska Indian Community College
175
7%
12
Arkansas
Shorter College
446
8%
13
Minnesota
Leech Lake Tribal College
286
8%
14
Montana
Fort Peck Community College
385
8%
15
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Center-Stigler
21
8%
16
South Dakota
Sisseton Wahpeton College
142
8%
17
Wisconsin
Empire Beauty School-Green Bay
34
8%
18
Wisconsin
Empire Beauty School-Milwaukee
72
8%
19
Alabama
Jefferson State Community College
8,938
9%
20
Louisiana
Southern University at Shreveport
3,240
9%
21
Maryland
Prince George's Community College
12,417
9%
22
North Carolina
Bladen Community College
1,248
9%
23
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Community College
12,557
9%
24
South Carolina
Midlands Technical College
10,749
9%
25
Connecticut
Norwalk Community College
5,800
10%
26
Georgia
New Horizons Medical Institute
220
10%
27
Illinois
Northwestern College-Chicago Campus
262
10%
28
Illinois
Prairie State College
4,484
10%
29
Louisiana
Bossier Parish Community College
6,714
10%
30
New Jersey
Hudson County Community College
8,449
10%
31
Tennessee
Southwest Tennessee Community College
8,327
10%
32
Texas
Blinn College
19,096
10%
33
Texas
Mountain View College
9,652
10%
34
Indiana
Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College LLC
89
11%
35
Louisiana
Baton Rouge Community College
7,297
11%
36
Louisiana
Louisiana State University-Eunice
2,906
11%
37
Massachusetts
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing
260
11%
38
Michigan
Macomb Community College
21,734
11%
39
Michigan
Oakland Community College
18,923
11%
40
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
1,031
11%
41
Oregon
Rogue Community College
4,901
11%
42
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Area Community College
18,837
11%
43
Texas
Austin Community College District
41,543
11%
44
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Area Technical College
15,057
11%
45
California
Los Angeles Southwest College
6,655
12%
46
Idaho
College of Western Idaho
9,120
12%
47
Illinois
MacCormac College
218
12%
48
Maryland
Community College of Baltimore County
21,193
12%
49
Michigan
Mid Michigan Community College
4,122
12%
50
Michigan
Wayne County Community College District
16,822
12%
51
Missouri
Saint Louis Community College
19,052
12%
52
Nebraska
Little Priest Tribal College
132
12%
53
New Jersey
Passaic County Community College
8,148
12%
54
New Mexico
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
1,771
12%
55
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
2,115
12%
56
North Carolina
Pitt Community College
8,279
12%
57
South Carolina
Aiken Technical College
2,459
12%
58
South Carolina
Denmark Technical College
632
12%
59
South Carolina
Florence-Darlington Technical College
6,003
12%
60
South Carolina
Greenville Technical College
11,932
12%
61
Georgia
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
18,727
13%
62
Indiana
Kenny's Academy of Barbering
36
13%
63
Maryland
Baltimore City Community College
4,409
13%
64
Massachusetts
Quincy College
5,009
13%
65
New Jersey
Essex County College
9,596
13%
66
New Mexico
New Mexico State University-Carlsbad
1,790
13%
67
New Mexico
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
367
13%
68
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
2,478
13%
69
North Carolina
Edgecombe Community College
2,228
13%
70
Oregon
Lane Community College
9,042
13%
71
South Carolina
Technical College of the Lowcountry
2,231
13%
72
South Carolina
Tri-County Technical College
6,094
13%
73
South Carolina
University of South Carolina-Union
839
13%
74
South Carolina
York Technical College
4,604
13%
75
Alabama
Coastal Alabama Community College
4,781
14%
76
Alabama
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College
829
14%
77
Alabama
Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus
3,128
14%
78
Arizona
Mohave Community College
4,230
14%
79
Arizona
Rio Salado College
18,636
14%
80
Massachusetts
Bunker Hill Community College
13,253
14%
81
Michigan
Bay Mills Community College
467
14%
82
Michigan
Delta College
9,132
14%
83
Michigan
Grand Rapids Community College
14,464
14%
84
Puerto Rico
American Educational College
1,166
14%
85
Alabama
Bishop State Community College
3,028
15%
86
Arizona
Northland Pioneer College
3,044
15%
87
Hawaii
Kauai Community College
1,401
15%
88
Illinois
South Suburban College
3,703
15%
89
Indiana
Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing
166
15%
90
Louisiana
Nunez Community College
2,586
15%
91
Michigan
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
8,549
15%
92
Michigan
Kellogg Community College
4,815
15%
93
Michigan
Monroe County Community College
3,143
15%
94
Michigan
Mott Community College
8,013
15%
95
North Carolina
Durham Technical Community College
5,174
15%
96
Ohio
Cuyahoga Community College District
23,987
15%
97
Oklahoma
Tulsa Community College
17,135
15%
98
Oregon
Chemeketa Community College
10,797
15%
99
Oregon
Portland Community College
28,494
15%
100
Texas
North Central Texas College
9,610
15%
101
Alabama
Northwest-Shoals Community College
3,752
16%
102
Arizona
GateWay Community College
5,058
16%
103
Arizona
Mesa Community College
20,508
16%
104
Arizona
Pima Community College
24,956
16%
105
California
Barstow Community College
3,285
16%
106
Illinois
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College
2,979
16%
107
Illinois
Joliet Junior College
15,383
16%
108
Indiana
College of Court Reporting Inc
189
16%
109
Indiana
Ivy Tech Community College
78,910
16%
110
Michigan
Muskegon Community College
4,423
16%
111
Michigan
Washtenaw Community College
12,160
16%
112
Minnesota
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
7,982
16%
113
Mississippi
Miller-Motte Technical College-Gulfport
10
16%
114
Montana
Great Falls College Montana State University
1,674
16%
115
Nebraska
Metropolitan Community College Area
14,788
16%
116
New Jersey
Camden County College
10,997
16%
117
North Carolina
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
881
16%
118
South Carolina
Trident Technical College
13,561
16%
119
Tennessee
Chattanooga State Community College
8,628
16%
120
Tennessee
Jackson State Community College
4,689
16%
121
Texas
Brookhaven College
12,775
16%
122
Texas
Central Texas College
18,117
16%
123
Texas
Collin County Community College District
29,703
16%
124
Texas
Del Mar College
11,689
16%
125
Texas
Eastfield College
15,029
16%
126
Texas
Victoria College
4,000
16%
127
Arkansas
Southeast Arkansas College
1,391
17%
128
California
Merritt College
6,783
17%
129
California
Moreno Valley College
9,202
17%
130
Connecticut
Naugatuck Valley Community College
6,651
17%
131
Hawaii
Honolulu Community College
3,903
17%
132
North Carolina
Central Piedmont Community College
19,487
17%
133
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Carbon Community College
6,620
17%
134
Tennessee
Dyersburg State Community College
2,816
17%
135
Texas
Weatherford College
5,619
17%
136
Texas
Wharton County Junior College
7,072
17%
137
Arizona
Coconino Community College
3,608
18%
138
Arizona
Glendale Community College
19,000
18%
139
Arizona
Phoenix College
11,508
18%
140
Arkansas
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
6,576
18%
141
California
Cerro Coso Community College
5,136
18%
142
California
Copper Mountain Community College
1,630
18%
143
California
El Camino College-Compton Center
7,492
18%
144
California
Fresno City College
22,925
18%
145
California
Palo Verde College
3,997
18%
146
Connecticut
Middlesex Community College
2,733
18%
147
Guam
Guam Community College
2,142
18%
148
Illinois
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
8,486
18%
149
Illinois
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
8,998
18%
150
Illinois
Triton College
11,386
18%
151
Louisiana
River Parishes Community College
1,980
18%
152
Maine
York County Community College
1,827
18%
153
Maryland
Chesapeake College
2,123
18%
154
Massachusetts
Berkshire Community College
1,959
18%
155
Massachusetts
North Shore Community College
6,315
18%
156
Michigan
Lansing Community College
13,583
18%
157
Michigan
North Central Michigan College
2,618
18%
158
Minnesota
Century College
8,925
18%
159
New Jersey
Atlantic Cape Community College
5,905
18%
160
North Carolina
Fayetteville Technical Community College
11,380
18%
161
North Carolina
Lenoir Community College
2,674
18%
162
North Carolina
Sandhills Community College
3,782
18%
163
Oklahoma
College of the Muscogee Nation
213
18%
164
Oregon
Linn-Benton Community College
5,775
18%
165
Rhode Island
Community College of Rhode Island
15,101
18%
166
South Carolina
Spartanburg Community College
4,715
18%
167
Tennessee
Nashville State Community College
8,914
18%
168
Texas
Houston Community College
57,032
18%
169
Texas
Northeast Lakeview College
3,484
18%
170
Texas
Trinity Valley Community College
4,738
18%
171
West Virginia
New River Community and Technical College
1,447
18%
172
West Virginia
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
1,680
18%
173
Alabama
Bevill State Community College
3,806
19%
174
Alabama
Enterprise State Community College
1,755
19%
175
Arizona
Arizona Western College
7,569
19%
176
Arizona
Scottsdale Community College
9,551
19%
177
California
Coastline Community College
10,706
19%
178
California
Long Beach City College
24,704
19%
179
California
Los Angeles Mission College
10,436
19%
180
Connecticut
Manchester Community College
6,780
19%
181
Kentucky
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
9,940
19%
182
Maryland
Howard Community College
9,502
19%
183
Massachusetts
Quinsigamond Community College
7,696
19%
184
Michigan
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
141
19%
185
Minnesota
North Hennepin Community College
6,864
19%
186
Missouri
St Charles Community College
6,755
19%
187
New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Campus
635
19%
188
North Carolina
Guilford Technical Community College
11,059
19%
189
Ohio
North Central State College
3,094
19%
190
Oklahoma
Rose State College
6,940
19%
191
South Carolina
Central Carolina Technical College
3,579
19%
192
South Carolina
Northeastern Technical College
970
19%
193
South Carolina
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College
2,640
19%
194
Tennessee
Cleveland State Community College
3,315
19%
195
Texas
Cedar Valley College
7,124
19%
196
Texas
El Paso Community College
29,460
19%
197
Texas
Texas Southmost College
5,062
19%
198
West Virginia
West Virginia Northern Community College
1,774
19%
199
Alabama
Chattahoochee Valley Community College
1,528
20%
200
Arizona
Estrella Mountain Community College
9,344
20%

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F. Drake State Community And Technical CollegeWayne County Community College DistrictCity Colleges of Chicago Harold Washington CollegeMesa Community CollegeGuam Community CollegeChemeketa Community CollegeHoward Community CollegeCentury CollegeSouthern West Virginia Community And Technical CollegeGuilford Technical Community CollegeKellogg Community CollegeNaugatuck Valley Community CollegeMidlands Technical CollegeDenmark Technical CollegeSouthwestern Indian Polytechnic InstituteLeech Lake Tribal CollegeEmpire Beauty School-Green BayHonolulu Community CollegeCerro Coso Community CollegeNew Mexico State University-AlamogordoLil Lou's Beauty and Barber College LLCVictoria CollegeSoutheast Arkansas CollegeJackson State Community CollegeEdgecombe Community CollegeDurham Technical Community CollegeFayetteville Technical Community CollegeBladen Community CollegeTri-County Technical CollegeArizona Western CollegeCommunity College Of Rhode IslandWilliamsburg Technical CollegeLong Beach City CollegeDallas College Pleasant Grove CenterNorth Shore Community CollegeCedar Valley CollegeSignature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School Of NursingGreenville Technical CollegeMiller-Motte Technical College-GulfportCollege Of Western IdahoPrince George's Community CollegeBevill State Community CollegeEnterprise State Community CollegePima Community CollegeHudson County Community CollegeLehigh Carbon Community CollegeChattahoochee Valley Community CollegeCity Colleges Of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeSaint Louis Community CollegeKalamazoo Valley Community CollegeBlackfeet Community CollegeWashtenaw Community CollegeNebraska Indian Community CollegeOakland Community CollegeLenoir Community CollegeLane Community CollegeSandhills Community CollegeEssex County CollegeNortheastern Technical CollegeCoconino Community CollegeUniversity Of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusNew Horizons Medical InstitutePalo Verde CollegeMiami Lakes Educational Center And Technical CollegeMinneapolis Community And Technical CollegeNunez Community CollegeYork Technical CollegeMott Community College

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