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ABSTRACT
This research is a survey that investigated the influence of unemployment on the commitment of tertiary institution student to studies in Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, Nigeria. Two questionnaires, one administered to a random sample of 5 lecturers and the other to a random sample of 95 students were used to generate data for the study. Data were sorted out into “Yes” and “No” frequency counts and analyzed using percentage. The findings were that 20% of lecturers perceive that unemployment does not reduce students commitment to studies. The conclusion was that lecturers perceive that unemployment has no significant demotivating influence on students commitment to studies. 17% of the students believe that unemployment reduces students’ commitment to studies, where as 83% believe that unemployment does not reduce students’ commitment to studies. The conclusion was that students believe that unemployment has no significant demotivating influence on students’ commitment to studies. The finding implies that these students value education beyond the job opportunities it offers.
