Persepsi Masyarakat Pada Pendidikan Islam di IAIN Palangka Raya (Kajian Motivasi Masyarakat Untuk Masuk ke IAIN Palangka Raya).

IAIN Palangkaraya is the only state Islamic university in Central Kalimantan, although there are several public and private universities from different religions in Central Kalimantan. Palangka Raya Municipality has a vision of being a city of education and there are one State and six Private Madrasah Aliyah, the existence of 7 (seven) madrasah is a potential and favorable prospect of student input into IAIN Palangkaraya, however based on the data about students of IAIN Palangka Raya,the graduates of Madrasah Aliyah have not dominated . This reality was also an interesting study, the field data revealed that various factors revealing the public perception and motivation were that parents made IAIN Palangka Raya an institution of higher education for their children. The motivation for giving their children higher education at IAIN Palangka Raya was supported by the availability of their finance, scholarships, and being working students. These conditions were also the attractiveness of IAIN so suitable for the parents that IAIN was a premier choice of education for their childre