It is becoming more common for college students to take morethan the traditional four years to graduate from their degreeprograms. On average, students take 5 to 6 years to graduate fromcollege with a bachelor’s degree. An extra year or two in collegecan end up costing thousands of dollars, and for many studentsthose extra thousands of dollars are placing them into debt.Planning to graduate on time or early from your degree program issmart financially.1. Obtain college credit before attending by taking AP classesor classes at a community college while still in High School. Thisallows you to enter college already ahead of schedule. Some peoplereceive so much AP credits and credits from Community college thatthey are able to graduate with a bachelors in two or threeyears.2. Take CLEP exams i