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Entrepreneurial Intention of Business Students in Davao Del Sur State College Ryan M. Demillo α & Glenn M. Demillo σ Abstract- The study was conducted to determine the entrepreneurial intention of business students. The study used the multiple regression analysis in determining the factors affecting the entrepreneurial intentions of business students. All variables in this study which are attitude towards becoming an entrepreneur, perceived behavioral control, subjective norms and entrepreneurial intention were described as a high by business students. Study found that the business students’ entrepreneurial intentions have significant relationship with subjective norms and personal attitude towards becoming entrepreneur but it has no significant relationship with perceived behavioral control. However personal attitude towards becoming entrepreneur of business students has significant relationship with subjective norms. Lastly, majority of business students had a financial problem. Keywords: entrepreneurial intention, business students, agribusiness, entrepreneur . I. T he P roblem and its B ackground a) Introduction ntrepreneurship is a way of thinking that emphasizes opportunities over threats. The opportunity identification process is clearly an intentional process, and therefore, entrepreneurial intentions clearly merit our attention. Equally important, they offer a means to better explain and predict entrepreneurship. It is well known that a career in entrepreneurship offers significant opportunities for individuals to achieve financial independence and benefit the economy by contributing to job creation, innovation, and economic growth. Today’s students are tomorrow’s potential entrepreneurs, which may explain why a growing number of universities offer courses and programs in entrepreneurship. However, there is little understanding of the factors that affect students’ intentions of becoming entrepreneurs and the relationship between entrepreneurship education and students’ entrepreneurial attitudes and intentions (Souitaris, 2010). This study sought to contribute toward redressing this gap in our knowledge by experimental testing a model that draws on the theory of plan behavior to examine the antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions among students. The purpose of this study was to describe the nature of the individual attitudes, Author α : Davao del Sur State College. Author σ : Southern Philippines Agribusiness and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology. e-mail: glenn.demillo@gmail.com subjective norms and perceived control associated with their intentions to entrepreneurship, and to determine the extent to which personal attitudes, subjective norms, and perceptions of behavioral control influence students' intentions to entrepreneurship. In order to understand entrepreneurial intentions, it is necessary to understand first the main factors that drive students to start a business. b) Research Objectives This study aimed to determine the entrepreneurial intention of college students in Davao del Sur State College (DSSC) formerly known as a SPAMAST-Digos Campus. Specifically, this study aimed to; 1. Demographic profile of business students a. course b. year level c. age d. ethnicity 2. Ascertain the level of Personal attitude towards becoming an entrepreneurship, subjective norms, behavioral control and entrepreneurial intention of business students. 3. Determine the significant relationship between subjective norms band the personal attitude towards becoming an entrepreneur and perceived behavioral control of business students. 4. Identify significant relationship between business students’ entrepreneurial intentions and subjective norms, personal attitude towards becoming an entrepreneur, and perceived behavioral control of business students. 5. Determine the problem encountered of business students. c) Significance of the study The study aimed to gather information of the entrepreneurial intention of college students in Davao del Sur State College (DSSC) formerly known as a Southern Philippines and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology (SPAMAST-Digos Campus). Results of the study enable students to focus on the importance of factors that affect entrepreneurial intentions and to address problems/constraints identified in the study. Moreover, it is hopeful that the outputs of the study were valuable to the students, which may benefit from the result of the study since this E 21 Global Journal of Management and Business Research Volume XXII Issue VII Version I Year 2022 ( ) A © 2022 Global Journals