National Career Assessment Examination, College Entrance Examination, and Academic Performance: Inputs to Admission Policy

This study aimed to determine the relationship among the National Career Assessment Examination, the College Entrance Examination of Basilan State College and academic performance of the freshmen students. The sample consisted of 384 freshman students of Basilan State College. The research instrument used include a collection of data through the review analysis of documents related to National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE), College Entrance Examination. The results show a significant difference in the level of performance in National Career Assessment Examination and academic performance, but in terms of National Career Assessment Examination, the significant difference did not exist. Regardless of the ethnolinguistic group of students, the students performed well in National Career Assessment Examination, and it can be further interest that the ethnicity of the students has bearing on the College Entrance Examination and academic pe