Completing College: Eight Year Completion Outcomes for the Fall 2010 Cohort

College completion rates may be rising, but students are taking longer to graduate, according to a report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.  The national total completion rate for the fall 2010 cohort increased 5.6 percentage points, from 54.8 percent at the end of six years to 60.4 percent at the end of eight years, the report says.