Time for Completion Act
Sponsored By: Representative Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
Introduced
Summary
Transparency on how long students actually take to finish degrees. This bill would require the Education Department to publish program-level completion rates broken out by first-time vs non-first-time students and by full-time vs part-time status, using timing benchmarks from the program's normal completion time up to 300 percent of that time.
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- Students and families: Would see graduation rates for each program split by student type and enrollment status, reported at the program's normal time and at extended timeframes up to 300 percent, making it easier to compare likely time-to-degree.
- Colleges and institutions: Must add these detailed breakdowns to institutional and financial aid disclosures and align their public reporting with the bill's new timing standards.
- Policymakers and researchers: Get standardized, equally visible data across programs and schools to better compare completion outcomes and spot trends.
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More college graduation rate transparency
If enacted, the Education Department would publish the share of undergraduates who earn a degree or certificate. The rates would be shown for four student groups: first‑time full‑time, first‑time part‑time, non‑first‑time full‑time, and non‑first‑time part‑time. For programs at least four academic years, rates would be shown at normal time, 150% of normal time, and 200% of normal time. For programs under four academic years, rates would be shown at normal time, 150%, 200%, and 300% of normal time. Colleges that get federal student aid would also have to report the same completion rates using these time frames, and the Department would display each percentage consistently and with equal visibility.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3]
UT • R
Sponsored 7/27/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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