In higher education, Latino men of Mexican descent are overwhelmingly enrolled in the community college system. Despite their enrollment, many of these men withdraw within their first two years of study and few realize their degree completion or transfer goals. To examine why large numbers of students enroll, yet only few numbers persist, this study examined what non-cognitive outcomes, campus ethos, and environmental factors (if any) predicted anticipated persistence for community college men of Mexican descent (n = 1,009). Guided by the Community College Success Measure (CC Success Measure) survey instrument, a binary logistic regression analyses found that multiple variables significantly predicted the projected enrollment decisions for men of Mexican descent. These variables included: degree-utility and help-seeking behaviors (non-cognitive outcomes variables); faculty welcomeness inside of class and service efficacy of student support programs (campus ethos variables); and total weekly hours commuting to school and students with no financial dependents (environmental variables). Aligned with the chapter two literature review for men of Mexican descent and chapter three methodology, recommendations for practice, policy and research were proposed.
