Many students who begin their higher education journey at community colleges are academically underprepared and lack the skills necessary to begin college-level courses. As a result, underprepared students are required to begin a remedial course sequence designated as "learning support". The purpose of this qualitative narrative inquiry was to explore the experiences of first-year community college students completing a learning support program at one community college in the state of Georgia. The study involved face-to-face semi-structured interviews with 10 participants to ascertain their academic, financial, and social experiences with the learning support program. The interviews were analyzed using NVivo 10 software and themes were constructed based on the van Kaam seven-step thematic data analysis process. Three key themes emerged from the study: (a) teacher support and effectiveness, (b) investing for the future, and (c) interpersonal relationships. The study revealed that the first-year community college students who were required to take learning support courses faced many challenges with English, Reading, and Mathematics learning during the K-12 education period. As a result, they failed to achieve college-level proficiency and were required to begin a college remediation process. Data collected from this study may empower community college leaders to empathize with the struggles faced by first-year community college students, as to provide optimal support programs for this often-overlooked population of underprepared learners. Having a sound knowledge of learning support students' experiences may also encourage college leaders to develop innovative strategies with a stern focus on college retention and completion among first-year students. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]