According to the American Association of University Women (AAUW) (n.d.), approximately 4 million women, more than ever before, rely on community colleges to prepare them for higher education and the workforce. These community college female students "represent all ages, races, and ethnicities, [and] include more than a million mothers". Many female students have two main goals: (a) to attain a credential they were unable to at one point and/or (b) to gain or advance a skill set, thus making them competitive in the workforce (AAUW, n.d.). Single mothers, especially, are motivated "to pursue their education so they can better support their children and families; for women who want a bachelor's degree, community colleges provide an affordable path to achieving that goal" (AAUW, n.d.). The primary purpose of this mixed method qualitative and quantitative study was to understand the support services that female community college students both require and utilize at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) in order to persist and be successful in their current program of study. The secondary purpose was to understand female community college students' satisfaction with the student support services already provided by Rowan-Cabarrus. Within the present study, the researcher split female students into three categories by their current program: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), STEM-Related, or Non-STEM. Because there were so few female students in STEM programs at RCCC, the study also addressed how and why it is important to increase numbers of women in those programs or career fields. The researcher utilized data from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) course completion and success data, persistence data from fall to spring semesters, and personal interviews. The women in the present study were at least 18 years of age, enrolled in a spring 2017 ENG-111 (Writing and Inquiry) course, and in a degree program at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. [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/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]