07:11 AM MDT on Monday, October 11, 2004

Associated Press

BOISE - Troy McClain, the Boise businessman who gained national celebrity during last season's "Apprentice" reality show, is considering enrolling at Boise State University.

His manager, Ed Moore, says McClain met with an academic counselor last week.

Despite lacking a college degree, McClain survived nearly to the end of last season's reality show with Donald Trump. He admitted his lack of education was his downfall. And on hearing that Trump offered to pay for him to go to any school he wanted.

He's been courted by many. But Moore says the fact that Boise State President Bob Kustra contacted him personally got his attention.

Moore says McClain's not talking publicly about his plans until he makes a final decision.