Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
While Colorado College has some good things going for it, such as the 86% graduation rate, the ROI is questionable at best.
The school is super picky, accepting only 16% of applicants, though those who get accepted have a $38,000 median salary to look forward to upon graduation. However, that’s after paying nearly $50,000 per year for their degree.
Lewis & Clark College
Location: Portland, Oregon
The ROI at Lewis & Clark is actually worse than Skidmore’s by just a bit.
A yearly investment of around $51,000 will get you $46,200 back annually once you’ve been out of school for ten years.
Mt. Sierra College, California
Location: Monrovia, California (Closed)
Mt. Sierra College in Monrovia shut down in June of 2019 after its president gave just a one-day notice alerting students to the goings-on. In 2013, more than 350 students left their programs due to accreditation issues when the school was placed on a warning list.
After that, everything went downhill until they completely ran out of money. The students who were left behind were transferred to the equally as troubled DeVry University. Before the closure, the graduation rate was an embarrassing 6.2%.
Jones College
Location: Ellisville, Mississippi
Tuition may be extremely affordable at this community college in Mississippi, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to attend. Jones is on FIRE’s top ten list of the worst schools for free speech in the country.
One of the lawyers for the organization even called them the “worst of the worst.” Steer very clear of this school, unless, of course, you don’t really care about your first amendment rights.
Stillman College
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Stillman College’s graduate rate is an embarrassing 11% - one of the lowest rates on the entire list.
Plus, those who do make it through the end of their programs are still looking at a -$80,000 return on their investment.