Students who arrive to college academically underprepared and unfamiliar with the college experience have lower student success and completion rates. This report examines a learning community program that placed underprepared freshmen into groups and assigned them to take three classes together, while receiving counseling and tutoring services. Researchers discuss the implementation of the learning community program at one large, urban community college and report on impact findings on students’ college experience, progress through developmental English courses, persistence, and lasting impact beyond the first semester.