The report also says only 24.3 percent of part-time students finish in eight years. Of those seeking two-year associate degrees, the completion rates after four years are 26 percent for full-time students and 10 percent for part-time students.
For a one-year certificate, after two years only 22.4 percent of full-time and 10.8 percent of part-time studenst completed their programs.
To read the national report and in-depth state data (go to page 51 for IL data) visit: http://www.completecollege.org/resources_and_reports/time_is_the_enemy/ .
