South Florida taxpayers suffering because of indecisiveness among college students.

On average it takes about four years to complete a baccalaureate degree but, students in the South Florida universities and colleges seem to be taking much more time to complete their program of study. This it appears is a result of the indecisiveness among students, who take a long time to choose a major. This delay causes the students to take more classes than required to meet graduation criteria and by so doing cause taxpayers to suffer.

The problem has become so extensive that administrators are now trying to create programs as an incentive to get college students through the system as quickly as possible. For other students, the college experience seems to be an avenue used to escape the realities of the real world where bills have to be paid and critical decisions made. The extended time in college also makes it difficult for incoming freshmen, who sometimes have to wait longer than anticipated, as a result of lack of space resulting from students being enrolled for longer periods of time.

While the problem is not unique to South Florida, it is imperative that college students recognize the damage that they are creating by staying in schools so long. They need to understand that the debts they are creating now, will eventually turn around to haunt them. This will occur when they finally graduate and start to pay the kind of taxes that responsible law abiding citizens have to contend with.