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Career choice is one of the important decisions made by students that will affect their future. Many factors, including family and the learning environment, influence students' choices in choosing the right career for their future. However, the association among variables involved in making career choices is unclear and subject to the research context. The objectives of this study were: (1) to identify the level of parental guidance, learning experience, and career choice in agricultural programs, and (2) to determine the relationship between parental guidance, learning experience, and career choice in agricultural programs. This study was correlational research using a quantitative approach. The population of this study was students in the foundation university program with 150 students as a random sample. The study used an online form of questionnaire as an instrument to collect data from respondents. Data were analyzed by using IBM SPSS Statistics with descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings showed that the parental guidance of students in the foundation program was at a high level while the learning experience and career choice were at a moderate level. Further, this study demonstrated that learning experience influences career choice in agricultural programs. The findings from this study provide insight to lecturers, specifically in the foundation program, in influencing students' career choices after completing the foundation program. Family guidance and learning environment are not the only factors that can promote students' career choices.
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