Black and commuter students are disadvantaged when it comes to higher education. Although black students are enrolling in college more than they did in previous years, fewer are earning degrees compared with their counterparts. Research asserts that students who live on campus are more engaged compared with students who commute. This is troubling because, for many years, researchers have posited that students benefit from an educational environment that engages in good practices. When these two demographics--blacks and commuters--are combined to create the black commuter student, the chances of success are even more bleak. This study assesses successful black undergraduate commuter students' engagement in educational practices associated with high levels of learning and development using quantitative research methods and National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) data from the City University of New York (CUNY) to improve student engagement and, ultimately, learning. (Contains 13 tables.)