A college as a lever for graduates settling in the region: A case study of the college of judea and samaria

This case study focuses on the College of Judea and Samaria (CJS). According to existing information, 5-6 percent of CJS graduates who had not resided in the region at the start of their studies settled there upon completion. The question examined in this study relates to whether, and to what degree, CJS influenced the graduates' decision to settle in the Samaria region. In addition, the main causes for the graduates to settle in Samaria were investigated. The findings point to a rather complex conclusion. On one hand they show that over half of the CJS graduates knew very little about the region before they began their studies at the College, and the College was an instrumental factor in their exposure to the region through direct contact. On the other hand, the findings show that only 15 percent of the graduates who settled in the region noted that the climate at the institution served a role in their decision process to settle in Samaria. The residential choices of the CJS graduates who located in the area were reached in congruence with existing residential choice models.