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In recent times, skills in programming languages have become vital in searching for employment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Objective<\/jats:title>This study sought to examine the academic motivation of students to study programming languages and their pursuit of job prospects in the software development field.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Methods<\/jats:title>The study adopted the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) to measure students' motivation. Data was collected from 244 CS and ICT students at different levels of study at Ho Technical University (HTU) who responded to an online questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), reliability analysis, independent samples t<\/jats:italic>\u2010test and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted using IBM statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) and IBM analysis of moment structure (AMOS), respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results and Conclusions<\/jats:title>The results showed no significant difference in students' motivation to study programming languages in the university between those who had prior programming languages and those who had none. Also, the results showed no significant difference in the motivation of students to study programming languages between those with and without working experience. 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