Chai Siew Ling, Mohamad Abdillah Bin Royo
Organizational business ventures are closely related to the field of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs are responsible for developing a business plan to obtain financial and human resources available in the market. The field of entrepreneurship plays an important role in the economic development of a country by creating various job opportunities for the people. Malaysia always strives to foster an interest in entrepreneurship among students, especially students in higher education institutes, so that they can pursue entrepreneurial careers after graduation. However, the efforts have shown that the lack of success is due to the low number of graduates in entrepreneurial careers. This study examined external factors towards entrepreneurship as a career choice for students from 103 community colleges in Malaysia. Three hundred eighty-one community college students participated in the study through analysis of interviews and survey data collected through online questionnaires distributed to respondents. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software was used to obtain analytical, descriptive and regression data. The analysis of the survey data found that the external factors driving the students' wishes were at a high level, and the level of students' entrepreneurial career selection was at a moderately high level. Therefore, the Malaysian government must take solutions and provide appropriate measures to increase the selection rate for entrepreneurial careers among community college students.