Most current college students will not receive their bachelor’s degree in four years or less, and the presumption that today’s students are less intelligent is not the cause.

According to the New York Times in 2014, only 19 percent of full-time students earn a bachelors degree in four years at most public universities. Financing is the most obvious reason because of full time students working part time to support themselves. Usage of technology can also be problematic. The inability to register for required courses, lost credits from transferring and learning disabilities can stall students from earning that walk across the stage.

Students witness tuition increases almost every year recently and higher education will never be cheap. Many do not have the means needed to put themselves through school. Every high school senior in this generation has to put in more effort to receive scholarships to earn his or her first day of college. Financial aid from the federal government is not guaranteed. Anyone can take out a student loan, but no one wants to pay the amount of debt thereafter.

People of generations before believe that technology is more helpful than an old-fashioned textbook. It seems that it would make it easier to graduate because of the availability of information and resources at the click of the mouse. However, this opens the door of issues. Professors use online curriculum programs that are not always the easiest to operate. Technology is great, when it works. Every student will run in to the problem of that particular study aid not working correctly and the frustration that accompanies it.

Changes in majors can hold up your time in school. People make life-changing decisions all the time and students transfer to schools when they feel their current school is no longer suiting their needs. One can start in a concentration they are in and realize that their career path is not the best route to take. Sixty percent of bachelor’s degrees recipients change colleges.

Some students of whom did not do well on college entrance exams such as the ACT or SAT may have to take remedial courses to be accepted in to a college or university. Many students start their freshman year of college taking those courses for little or no credit.

Learning disabilities definitely slow down a person’s progress in the classroom. Many require accommodations to make their way of learning easier. Dyslexic students and others with special needs won’t be the fastest to graduate. Test taking is something that is not the easiest for anyone with a disability due to testing anxiety and inability to retain what is written for each question.

People say college should be the time of your life, but that time will move at its own pace.