Each fall, Gateway Community-Technical College (GCTC), in Connecticut, surveys new students to ascertain academic and career plans, employment status, goals, and factors that influenced their selection of GCTC. This report presents comparative results from surveys conducted in fall 1990, 1992, and 1993 and includes the following data: (1) from 1990 to 1993, the percentage of students seeking bachelor's degrees declined from 35.1% to 30.5%, those seeking graduate degrees declined from 16.5% to 13.6%, while those seeking associate degrees and certificates rose from 56.4% to 60.4% and 5.8% to 9.2%, respectively; (2) in each of the 3 years, more than 60% indicated that they were certain of their program choice, approximately 20% were somewhat certain, and 5% were uncertain; (3) similarly, slightly less than two-thirds were very certain of career goals and 27% were somewhat certain; (4) for each year, about 70% indicated that they were employed, with a slightly higher percentage of full-time than part-time workers; (5) from 1990 to 1993, the percentage of students who were seeking employment increased, while the percentage of those that chose not to work or were unavailable for employment decreased; (6) since 1990, the most important reasons for attending have been to obtain a degree or certificate and to increase knowledge in an academic field; and (7) factors which consistently influenced attendance over the 3 years were course offerings, proximity to home, cost, academic reputation, teacher/friend advice, and former/current student advice. (KP)