INFLUENCE OF STUDY PROGRAM ACCREDITATION, TUITION FEES AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES TO STUDENT-S DECISION MAKING IN SELECTING MARITIME COLLEGE IN CENTRAL JAVA
Lisda Rahmasari ; Ariana Oktavia
Sekolah Tinggi Maritim dan Transpor "AMNI" Semarang
Abstract
Student-s decision to pursue higher education is based on various criteria, such as study program accreditation, tuition fees and academic facilities. The purpose of this research is to analyze the influence of study program accreditation, tuition fees, and academic facilities to student-s decision making in selecting maritime college in Central Java. Sampling method uses purposive random sampling with 160 students as respondent. The research data is collected using questionnaire, which later is processed using multiple linear regression using SPSS 21. The research result shows that the variable of study program accreditation (X1) had a positive and significant influence to student-s decision with regression coefficient of 0.24 and significance rate of 0,000. The variable of tuition fee (X2) had a positive and significant influence to student-s decision with regression coefficient of 0.17 and significance rate of 0,000. The variable of academic facilities (X3) had a positive and significant influence to student-s decision with regression coefficient of 0.11 and significance rate of 0,002.
Keywords: Decision Making, Study Program Accreditation, Tuition Fees, Academic Facilities
Topic: Civil and Environmental Engineering