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Best NJCAA Region 4 Men's Basketball Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 18 NJCAA Region 4 men's Basketball programs by academic score — a composite of retention rate, graduation rate, and long-term earnings that reflects the strength of the underlying school.
The average retention rate across NJCAA Region 4 men's Basketball programs is 64%, with an average graduation rate of 31%, and median earnings around $38,451.
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Programs
18
Avg. Retention
64%
Avg. Grad Rate
31%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$38,451
Top programs
Showing 10 of 18 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL
Retention
77%
Grad Rate
34%
Earnings (10YR)
$48,071
2
2. Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon, IL
Retention
72%
Grad Rate
46%
Earnings (10YR)
$40,458
3
3. Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg, IL
Retention
67%
Grad Rate
49%
Earnings (10YR)
$35,274
4
4. Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, IL
Retention
67%
Grad Rate
36%
Earnings (10YR)
$40,810
5
5. College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
Retention
66%
Grad Rate
24%
Earnings (10YR)
$46,909
Retention
71%
Grad Rate
26%
Earnings (10YR)
$41,625
7
7. Black Hawk College
Moline, IL
Retention
68%
Grad Rate
26%
Earnings (10YR)
$37,253
8
8. Kankakee Community College
Kankakee, IL
Retention
67%
Grad Rate
29%
Earnings (10YR)
$38,767
9
9. Rock Valley College
Rockford, IL
Retention
64%
Grad Rate
31%
Earnings (10YR)
$39,158
10
10. Kishwaukee College
Malta, IL
Retention
65%
Grad Rate
35%
Earnings (10YR)
$39,657
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