Prolonged Degree Completion in California Costs Students and State

By Chronicle Staff. Report: “The Real Cost of College: Time & Credits to Degree at California Community Colleges and California State University”
Organization: The Campaign for College Opportunity
Summary: Students who graduated with undergraduate degrees from the California State University system spent a median of 4.7 years to do so and earned 135 credits. Likewise, students who graduated from the state’s community colleges with associate degrees, which traditionally take two years to complete, now routinely take four years. More...