A STUDY conducted by the University of the Cordilleras (UC) revealed several factors affecting high school graduating students in choosing their course in college.
The research entitled "Factors affecting high school graduating students in choosing course in college" shows personal interests as the major factor students choose courses in college.
The study, conducted in three major public high schools namely Baguio City National High School, Irisan National High School and Pines City National High School, showed more than 75 percent of the total number of students surveyed said they chose their course due to personal interests.
The study aims to show parents, schools and the government considerations must be done in support to achieve quality education to graduating youth.
It was also recommended in the study that students should identify their interest abilities, talents, and skills before choosing their course.
Based on the data gathered from 251 respondents, the youth is also advised to choose a course and consider happiness in their future before taking on college courses.
The student’s personal experience also came in as a second factor in determining college course representing more than 50 percent of respondents.
Ranked third in the study is financial factor which determines the course to take in college while fourth was peer pressure and fifth was employability.
The study showed personal interest, experience and employability remain to be all influential to students in choosing their course in college while financial factors and peer pressure showed they were moderately influential.