claim: students today "take more years to get through" college.
author: newt gingrich
evidence_1: dec 1, 2014 ... “the reality is that our system of higher education costs too much, takes too long and graduates too few.” at most public universities, only 19 percent ... nationwide, only 50 of more than 580 public four-year institutions graduate a majority of their full-time students on time. some of the causes of slow student ...
evidence_2: dec 16, 2015 ... securing a college degree takes four years, right? well, maybe not. the new reality is that a vast majority of students don't end up graduating in the traditional four-year window. most college students at public universities end up completing their bachelor's degree in six years, according to a study by ...
evidence_3: nov 24, 2016 ... how today's college costs compare to minimum wage. today, the high costs of college combined with stagnant wages makes working your way through college a bit less straightforward. for the past 25 years, more than 70 percent of students have been earning a paycheck while attending school, ...
evidence_4: dec 2, 2014 ... college, as the saying goes, is supposed to be the best four years of your life. but there's increasingly a new norm for students: spending six years getting a degree. even the government now measures whether students graduate on time if they do it within six years, rather than four. taking longer to ...
evidence_5: opinion: five tips for getting through college faster, from a student who took 15 years to get a bachelor's degree. choose wisely, with advising help, in mapping out your courses. by tina bandalan. february 9, 2017. tina bandalan. california state university, northridge is one of the most diverse schools in the nation.