Students who enroll in college come from many different, unique communities to pursue a degree. For the intent of this study communities were categorized into four types--city, suburban, town, or rural. The purpose of this study was to understand if there is a relationship between school community type (i.e., city, suburban, town, or rural) where a student was raised and their likelihood to persist to degree attainment. The intent of this study was to expand knowledge of what precollege attributes may impact student persistence and degree attainment. Understanding the relationship between school community type and student persistence and degree attainment could assist in predicting which students may need additional support to complete their degree. A quantitative research design combining descriptive, two proportion z-tests and logistic regression was used to understand the relationship between school community type (i.e., city, suburban, town, and rural) a student comes from and student persistence and degree attainment. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]