This study investigated the association between learning motivation characteristics and academic achievement levels among college students attending enterprise resource planning (ERP) courses. This study also examined whether college students' perceived usefulness of ERP courses is a mediator of learning motivation characteristics and academic achievement levels. In this study, 144 students from a private university in Taiwan were sampled for empirical analysis. The data were analyzed using hierarchical regression. The major findings were as follows: (1) learning motivation characteristics can predict the academic achievement levels of college students attending ERP courses; (2) college students' perceived usefulness of ERP courses is a mediator of learning motivation characteristics and academic achievement levels. According to these findings, some suggestions were made. ERP educational guidance and additional study suggestions were provided.