This study examined the relationship between leadership style (transformational, transactional, and passive avoidant) and self-perceived career readiness (basic skills, thinking skills, personal qualities, and interpersonal skills) in technical college students. Participants in this study included students enrolled in any technical program at any of the 10 Texas State Technical College campuses. The researcher worked with faculty to gain permission to enter the classroom (face to face and/or virtually). A convenience sample was collected from students on a voluntary basis. Approximately 301 survey responses were collected from the online survey website, Qualtrics (Qualtrics, 2022). Surveys were provided via a link or QR code to students enrolled at Texas State Technical College. Of the 301 surveys that were collected, 156 responses were considered applicable as all or virtually all questions were answered. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ-5X) was used to measure Transformational, Transactional, and Passive Avoidant leadership behavior (Bass & Avolio, 2004). The Employability Skills Inventory (ESI) was used to measure the dependent variable, career readiness: Basic Skills, Thinking Skills, Personal Qualities, and Interpersonal Skills (Liptak, 2010). A multiple regression was used to test the predictive relationship between leadership style and career readiness, while controlling for age, gender, GPA, classification, major and ethnicity. The findings revealed that transformational leadership was a significant predictor of all four scales of career readiness: basic skills, thinking skills, personal qualities, and interpersonal skills. Transformational leadership accounted for 12 % of the variance in basic skills, 15 % of the variance in thinking skills, 16 % of the variance in personal qualities, and 11 % of the variance in interpersonal skills. [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.]