Empowering Young People to Own Their Economic Success Founded in 1919, Junior Achievement is the world's largest business/education partnership and the number one school-to-career program in school districts across the country. Junior Achievement of Utah was established as an after-school program in 1955 and began its in-school programs in 1985. Every year Junior Achievement of Utah touches the lives of more than 76,000 students and more than 5,000 volunteers will help teachers throughout Utah integrate Junior Achievement programs into their classrooms. Junior Achievement of Utah also reaches over 10,000 5th and 8th grade students each year with its experiential learning programs conducted at Junior Achievement City at Discovery Gateway.