Which Florida colleges have the state’s highest completion rates?

One important measure of a college’s effectiveness is how well it does at getting students over the finish line to earn their degree.

Students fail to complete their degrees for a variety of reasons, some of which are outside their schools’ control. But other challenges can be managed with the right support, experts say.

Nationwide, completion rates rose substantially in the years before the pandemic, an improvement Inside Higher Ed credited to “a new commitment to student success services, such as tailored advising for underrepresented student groups and wraparound services for those who are struggling financially.”