If a student's perception of his environment affects his behavior in it, the college should have a measure of it as additional data for educational decisions. This would be added to the student's personal data file already maintained by the college, and used in developing new programs and policies; in self-study; to compare with normative data; to…

The environmental perceptions of 144 randomly selected freshman students at a southwestern junior college were measured using the College and University Environment Scales (CUES). The sample was equally divided between male and female students, and among three groups: city commuters, rural commuters, and campus residents. Differences between group…