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Introduction\n\nNo phenomenon in post secondary education has attracted more attention in the lastthree years than the erratic patterns of enrolment in the various institutions of higherlearning.The relatively consistent,and largely predictable,yearly increases in studentnumbers observed during the sixties has taken a new direction which appears to be dupli-cated across the nation.University enrolments,particularly in the humanities,have leveledand,in some cases,declined,during the last two years.Enrolments in alternative institu-tions,colleges and technical schools,seem to be stabilizing at a much faster rate than hadbeen anticipated.Recent publications of the Economic Council of Canada(1),in makingreference to this new phenomenon,have indicated a degree of perplexity and warned thatthe traditional indicators of enrolment are of little value in making accurate predictions.  \nFaced with the development of a similar situation in British Columbia,it was decidedthat some structured attempt should be made to examine this pattern and perhaps shedsome much needed light on the behaviour of the college-age population.Essentially,itwas decided to explore the goals,aspirations,and intentions of graduating high schoolstudents to determine if these data would provide an explanation for the present situationand some prediction for the future.  \n# Design of the Study\n\nAs part of a three year study of the Impact of Community Colleges in British Columbia  \n(2),the relative status of the colleges in the broad spectrum of higher education became animportant area for research.  \nOriginally,the objective was to determine how the college was regarded by high schoolgraduates and what effect the presence of a college in their immediate district would haveupon their intentions in post-secondary education.In actual fact,the study assumed muchgreater scope when the data were examined and broader insights than had been generallyanticipated came to realization.  \nA questionnaire was designed for completion by all graduating students from the 142  \n*John D.Dennison is Associate Professor,Department of Higher Education,University of British Col-umbia.  \nhigh schools in the province of British Columbia.In May 1973,when the data were gather-ed,there were 26,613 students enrolled in Grade 12 in the province.Responses were ob-tained from 19,553 students in 138 schools,a response rate of 73.5%.The questionnaireincluded a variety of items,ranging from \"basic data,\"birth-date,sex,high school pro-gramme,anticipated academic average,etc.,to specific questions regarding the students'intentions in post-secondary education:if they intended to continue,when,and in whichinstitution.In addition,several items centered around socio-economic data,parents'edu-cation and occupations and general income levels.These data followed the format pre-viously used for college and university students and was essentially comparable with thedata gathered in the 1971 Canadian Census.  \nThe vast amount of information collected in the study was summarized within a parti-cular format and results were produced by individual school,by school district,by collegedistrict and for the province as a whole.  \nThe timing of the study was given lengthy consideration.It was important to gatherthe data at a time when students were in a position to consider seriously their future plansand while they were still attending high school.It was apparent that the month of Mayseemed the best time to initiate the study and the results suggested that this was so.  \n# Results of the Study\n\nThe province wide results of the study are best summarized as follows:  \n1 Approximately 90%of the students were in the 17-18 age group while the female/malebreakdown was 51.4%to 48.6%respectively.  \n2 Seventy per cent of the students were enrolled in the Academic Technical programwhich leads to university entrance.  \n3 In terms of 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