Few studies have examined the experiences of community college students who are or were in foster care. Consequently, relatively little is known about why young people in foster care choose to enroll in community college, what happens to those young people once they enroll, or whether they are receiving the supports they need to achieve their educational goals. The authors undertook this mixed-methods study with funding from the Spencer Foundation to learn more about the experiences of Illinois community college students who are or were in foster care. Although Illinois was one of the first states to allow young people to remain in foster care until their 21st birthday, it lags behind other states in using research to improve their postsecondary educational outcomes. The research included three main components: (1) Administrative data analysis using data from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to identify all young people who turned 17 years old while in foster care between 2012 and 2018; (2) Review of online DCFS policy guides and other information; and (3) Semi-structured interviews with 24 students between the ages of 18 and 28 who had experienced foster care and completed at least one semester of community college. The brief begins with the findings from the analysis of the administrative data. These findings indicate that, at least in Illinois, most young people in foster care who pursue postsecondary education enroll in community college. However, few of those community college students earn a certificate or degree. The brief then turns to the results of the qualitative interviews, which shed light on why so few community college students who are or were in foster care succeed in school, and offers recommendations based on those results. [This report was co-prepared by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's School of Social Work.]