The article considers the conception of ―personal fulfillment‖ in the framework of personal-centered approach to vocational education and defines internal and external conditions encouraging successful fostering of student’s personality opportunities during higher learning. The paper represents findings of experimental research that was carried out at Peter The Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University. The purpose of the research is analysis of the level of personal control, peculiarities of personality self-actualization, personality orientations and social involvement of students.