From Deseret News archives:
College students dropping out
Too few advisers and bottleneck courses may contribute to problem
While the average length of stay for Utah's baccalaureate schools is just below five years, students at some schools, such as the University of Utah, are taking an average of 12 semesters about six to seven years to get their degrees.
The real concern for Utah Higher Education Commissioner Rich Kendell is that many students may give up on their degrees after getting bogged down in college. About half of all Utah students who enter college directly out of high school do not finish a bachelor's degree within six years or an associate's degree within three, according to the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.
"There's a possibility of people dropping out, looking at a program and saying, 'It's just going to take me too much time.' It's a little discouraging," Kendell said. "If you say, 'I'm one year short of a degree,' I'm not sure what that buys you."
At Salt Lake Community College, for example, slots for the nursing program are booked up until 2010 with students who have already been accepted into the program, Joyce Barra, nursing director, said earlier this year. Others, Barra said, are either on waiting lists of hundreds or have given up and are now trying to get into private schools.
Often called "super seniors," many students stay on long after their fourth year is up trying to get into classes, changing majors or just trying to squeeze out every last college experience, Poelman said.
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