Dulcenombre Madrid, Umair Ahmed, Rajendra Kumar
Higher education industry in the GCC is growing whereby; countries like Bahrain are investing millions in this regard. In order to attract and retain students, it is important that the higher education institutes are able to satisfy them. Keeping the necessity of this element in view, the present study attempted to examine how the classroom environment can possibly make an impact on students` satisfaction. Therein, the present study examined classroom ambience, classroom layout and internet facilities on students` satisfaction amongst the students of a private university in Bahrain. A total of 325 questionnaires through using self-administered approach were distributed among the undergraduate students in a private university in Bahrain. Results from the structural equation modelling found significant relationship between classroom ambience and students satisfaction and between internet facility and students satisfaction. However, the study failed to find any significant relationship between classroom ambience and students satisfaction. The study forwards theoretical and practical implications followed by scope for further studies.