Currently, a majority of two-year colleges in the United States are located in rural areas. Small, rural-serving community colleges are instrumental to the survival of the communities they reside in, as well as vital to the stakeholders they serve. How does being a rural community college present specialized challenges and in what ways do the characteristics of these small, rural colleges help foster their reputation as successful institutions? To gain some insight into these matters, the presidents from three of these colleges sat down with the authors to discuss the challenges their institutions face. Additionally, they offer practical and insightful solutions to these challenges.