As education students are faced with the inevitable arrival of computers in classrooms they experience a number of obstacles preventing success in introductory computer classes. The basis for this study suggests that the overwhelming factor contributing to success in such a class is confidence. One hundred fourteen undergraduate education students were surveyed. Each student was asked to report his or her level of agreement to 20 Likert-style items. The final 16-item confidence scale obtained a standardized alpha of .7820. A principle components factor analysis with oblique rotation provided a comparison between four, five, and six factor solutions. It was concluded that the 5-factor model presented the best fit and most parsimonious structure. Using factor scores from the 5-factor solution as independent variables and teacher-rated computer class success as the dependent variable, a regression analysis yielded an R square of .319, F(5,108)=2.539(p<.05), thus concluding that the 5-factor solution of confidence contributed significantly to the rated success of students in the introductory computer class. The five factors are identified as (1) confidence in classroom performance; (2) confidence in abilities to learn new materials or techniques; (3) confidence in hardware usage and repairs; (4) confidence in knowledge of content area subject matter; and (5) confidence in abilities to learn using alternative learning styles. A copy of the Computer Confidence Survey is appended. (7 references) (Author/BBM)