A review of studies published between 2000 and 2017 was conducted to understand students' engineering identity and their financial need within the community college setting. The review found that research studies used a variety of frameworks and methodologies to investigate community college engineering identity and financial need. In addition, scholars focused on investigating engineering identity across disciplines, rather than engineering identity within distinct sub-disciplines. Overall, studies focused on the importance of engineering transfer support and engagement. The review of current literature implicates that additional work is needed on engineering identity in relation to community college students with financial need, particularly in terms of more diverse methods and sampling. This study also points to the need of support and services that can understand, engage, and support students from community colleges with financial need passed on their identities.