The study identified variables contributing to success in college for low prior educational attainment students from differing cultural backgrounds; described the nature and operation of COPE (College Opportunity Program for Enrichment); described the background characteristics of the COPE students; compared the COPE students' attitudes toward education and careers with those of other students with similar background characteristics; and examined the predictors of college success for three groups of students--COPE, education, and vocational education students. The sample included 256 COPE, 169 education, and 143 vocational education students. Current college grade point average was used to measure college performance. Two self-report instruments were administered to the students: Holland's "Self-directed Search" (SDS) measured their career interests and "Career Education Description Questionnaire" (CEDQ), developed specifically for this study, measured their attitudes toward education, background characteristics, and career interests. Findings included: current attitudes toward education and careers were an important contributor to college success; and COPE students were creative and inventive students. Appendices include a review of literature dealing with vocational interests, success in college, and Spanish-speaking cultural values; and discussions of CEDQ's development, the SDS Hexagonal Model as used with COPE students, and the students' reactions to the SDS Booklet. (NQ)