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method of ranking colleges, preferred by one 

 economics blogger for its emphasis on graduation rates, has championed one St. Paul community college -- but may have goofed the results for another.

 on the best community colleges, the magazine highlights three findings:

in Moorhead, however, cast serious doubt on the magazine's list of "

" when she said that a data error had caused the magazine to give Concordia a graduation rate of only 5 percent -- putting it right near the top of the list.

report by the Minnesota Private College Council

, Concordia's 4-year graduation rate is actually far above that: 

Those much higher figures are supported by data on the Web site for the 

With such numbers, the college shouldn't be on the list at all.

Media Relations Director Amy Kelly said Concordia would be notifying the magazine of the "inaccurate information" on Tuesday.

"To the best of my knowledge, we never got a call" from 

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MPR/Alex Friedrich Best in America Washington Monthly’smethod of ranking colleges, preferred by one New York Times economics blogger for its emphasis on graduation rates, has championed one St. Paul community college — but may have goofed the results for another. The magazine had nothing but praise for St. Paul College, which topped its list of best community colleges in America:…

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