This report is for students who wish to be full-time, but because of competing demands in their lives, attend part-time. Community colleges have long known that full-time students are more likely to complete college than are their part-time peers. In fact, a number of new completion efforts focus on full-time attendance throughout college. However, current Center findings show that students benefit from even one semester of full-time attendance. Data in this report confirm the benefits of full-time attendance: Survey data show that always-full-time students have consistently higher levels of engagement than always-part-time students. Transcript data show that always-full-time students are more likely to complete gateway courses, persist, and earn credentials than their always-part-time peers. Additional research is needed to further assess the extent of the benefit of attending full-time for even one semester as well as how helpful each additional full-time term may be. In the meantime, colleges that engage students in conversations about enrollment status can explore ways to help students who cannot attend full-time adopt the behaviors of full-time students.