Students at hbo colleges take an average of four months more than the allotted time to complete their degrees while university students take an extra 19 months on average, according to new figures from the national statistics office CBS.

Hbo college students get four years to complete their primary degree course, while university students are supposed to finish their first degree in three years and then take a masters programme.
The CBS said the difference may lie in the more structured approach at hbo colleges and the fact most students still live at home.
Basic technology and civil engineering degrees take longest at university – five years and four months on average. Hbo students taking languages and liberal arts subjects take longest to finish their degrees.
Hbo colleges, which call themselves universities of applied science in English, traditionally offer more vocational courses than universities.