This document summarizes LaTrice C. Moore's doctoral dissertation which examined the entrepreneurial characteristics and attitudes of Millennials enrolled at a central Florida community college. The study found that Millennials exhibited certain entrepreneurial personality traits and attitudes regardless of their major or demographics. There were no significant differences found between Millennials and non-Millennials. The study recommends community colleges develop interdisciplinary entrepreneurship programs to help students from all majors develop skills for the workforce.

1. A Dissertation Final Defense LaTrice C. Moore, Doctoral Candidate Argosy University, Tampa Campus May 23, 2010

2. Entrepreneurial Characteristics & Attitudes: A Cross-Disciplinary Look at Millennials Enrolled at a Central Florida Community College

4. 2008, approximately 300 of the nation’s 1100 community colleges offered an entrepreneurship program (NACCE, 2008)

6. Kolb Learning Styles Inventory (Kolb & Kolb, 2005)

8. Kolb’s Learning Styles Inventory

10. Gender

11. Ethnicity

12. Birth Order

13. Enrollment

14. Major

15. Home Campus

16. Future Plans

17. Parent’s Business Ownership

18. Social Networking

19. Organized Sports

21. Born between 1982-2000 (McAlister, 2009).

22. Ages 18-28 for study

23. Known as the “safe generation”

24. 75% of them share their parents’ beliefs and values

27. College Success Course (SLS 1101)

28. Spring 2010 academic year

29. Students 18 and over

31. 7 Campus A

32. 4 Campus B.

33. Administered over 4 days

34. 227 surveys turned in

35. 135 from Campus A

36. 92 from Campus B

37. 33 were unusable

39. Descriptive Statistics

40. Research Question 1 (RQ1) Are certain personality traits associated withentrepreneurial characteristics present in millennials enrolled at a Central Florida community college interested in pursuing an associate’s degree in business and non-business college programs?

41. Results of RQ1 Testing -22 -18 -14 -12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 -1 0 2 4 6 8 10 11 12 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 30 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -5 -7 -9 -11 -13 -15 AE-RO 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 AC-CE

43. Results of RQ2 Testing

49. Research Question 4 (RQ4) Are there differences in certain personality traits associated withentrepreneurial characteristics and attitudes in millennials and nonmillennials enrolled at a Central Florida community college interested in pursuing an associate’s degree in business and non-business college programs?

54. The higher mean scores indicate a more positive attitude towards entrepreneurship

55. No differences in the demographics of millennials in relation entrepreneurial characteristics and entrepreneurial attitudes.

57. Use of multiple survey scales may cause unintentional bias.

59. Major may change after this study

60. Limited life experiences

63. President Barack ObamaTaking on Education March 10, 2009