Problems of Non-Residential Students in Tertiary Educational Institutions in Ghana: A Micro-Level Statistical Evidence

Abstract

This paper uses the external survey assessment techniques of the Probit model to examine the problem facing non-residential students of the College of Technology Education, University of Education, Winneba. The paper reports that non-residential students of the College encounter problems of neighbourhood disputes, severed landlords and landladies relationships, noise pollution, environmental pollution, lack of resting places, frequent water shortages, frequent disputes over payment of monthly electricity bills and less value for money for their various rented apartments. It is recommended that it is in the interest of the College of Technology Education, University of Education, Winneba to encourage high quality non-residential student housing since there is empirical evidence to show that there is greater level of academic success among students who live in a stable and supportive non-residential environment and the College of Technology Education, either through direct provision or indirectly through private providers, should take all steps to ensure that future non-residential student housing projects are conceived as an integral part of the academic community by taking direct and pragmatic steps to mitigate against the problems non-resident students encounter at their various places of residence.