Research indicates that there are many key things a professor may do to contribute to the success of a college student. Teaching style, instructor enthusiasm for the subject, and knowledge of a professor all have impacts on the kind of experience a student has in the classroom. There is a strong body of research to pull from indicating effort on an instructor's part to create a meaningful learning experience through classroom organization, encouraging active learning practices, and offering meaningful feedback are also contributing factors to student success. There has been a great amount of research dedicated to examining in- and out-of-class relationships between students and professors, and it is evident all of these things make a difference in the effort put into coursework, learning outcomes achieved, and success levels of students. This research attempts to further the existing body of research on student-faculty relationships by exploring the element of feeling cared for in a classroom. This research seeks to find a connection between a student's perceptions of how much a professor cares about his or her success in a course and/or cares about that student in general and whether that perception relates to student effort and learning outcomes in a course.