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Why Students Choose Skyline College
Question: On a 5-point scale (where 5=very important and 1=not important), how important was each of the following in your decision to attend Skyline College?
Importance Average	Item Text	Very Important	Moderately Important	Not Important	n
3.95	Distance of the college from my permanent residence	66.4%	19.7%	13.9%	482
3.73	Cost of attending the college	56.0%	28.1%	15.9%	498
3.41	Variety of courses offered	40.1%	40.2%	19.7%	446
3.01	A particular program of study	35.0%	29.1%	35.8%	491
2.87	Academic reputation of the college	24.1%	42.7%	33.1%	489
2.82	Type of community in which the college is located	27.4%	31.9%	40.7%	486
2.58	Availability of financial aid or scholarship	27.5%	20.3%	52.2%	517
2.58	Distance of the college from my place of employment	24.9%	22.0%	53.1%	490
2.47	Entrance requirements	18.2%	31.7%	50.2%	518
2.46	Size of college	16.1%	31.8%	52.2%	485
2.25	Opportunity for part-time work	17.9%	19.6%	62.5%	514
1.46	Other	7.1%	4.4%	88.5%	366
Explanation of measures:
Importance average = Responses ranked by importance with 5=very important, 3=moderately important, and 1=not important
n = the number of responses to each item excluding blank responses