The purpose of this exploratory, qualitative study of the lived experiences of low-income college freshmen (as they relate to their needs and decisions about continuing their enrollment in college) addresses the problem college administrators and faculty members have with determining how best to help high-achieving, low-income students meet their needs. Participants' experiences were explored using 30 open-ended interview questions aligned with this study's three research questions. The research questions were centered around (a) exploring high-achieving, low-income (HALI) freshman community college students' beliefs about their needs (individual and contextual) for continuing their enrollment in higher education, (b) exploring these students' decisions about continuing their higher education experiences and how they may be influenced by their individual and contextual needs, and (c) exploring these students' views of the projected fulfillment or lack of fulfillment of their needs and how they affect their continued enrollment decisions. Findings and implications are discussed, including the emergence of dominant psychosocial needs and concerns about the future related to meeting those needs. A potential outcome is the utilization of findings to improve student support programs and interventions, with the goal of achieving higher retention rates.