Abstract
This paper represents findings of a college outreach program that targeted first generation students to help bridge their path to college education. The study examined outreach program participant' actual college attendance with their stated intentions to attend college while they were still 11t graders. The targeted population was 118 high school juniors who participated in a three-week business camp in 2007 and 2008. The camp introduced them to various topics in business education and helped them overcome issues that restrict their college ambitions. A follow up of the program's former participating students revealed that 95 % of 2007 and 2008 participants are actually attending college as compared to 97% who indicated their intention to go to college. The study concluded that attending the summer business program motivates students to attend college. However, the study did not find a positive correlation between attending a summer business program and majoring in a business discipline.