Factors that Impact Attrition and Retention Rates for Accountancy Diploma Students : Evidence from Australia

The Paper examined attrition and retentions rates factors for technical and further education colleges in Australia, the paper examined three factors eternal factors , internal factors and demographic factors, the eternal factors are factors beyond the college control, the internal factors these are factors the college can control, the demographic factors these factors also can lead to high attrition and low retention rates in Australia, also the paper developed a model that can be tested in different environments setting. The finding showed that some of external factors, internal factors and demographic factors indeed impacts the attrition and retention rates in Australia