Sadly, an enduring legacy of the United States is inequities between groups of people based on their skin color. These inequities are ingrained within the educational system, such as a lack of opportunities and interventions and significant gaps in support and resources that target underserved populations. The problem that this study addressed was the issue of lower graduation rates among Black and Latinx students in comparison to their white counterparts in higher education. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to highlight the practices and dispositions that effectively promote higher education degree completion among striving Black and Latinx students, as well as the barriers that hinder their degree completion. Data was gathered through semi-structured interviews with Black and Latinx students and a focus group from the same sample population. The theory used in this study is the Critical Race Theory (CRT). This study contributed to the field of student-centered, specifically Black and Latinx student-centered, research into student successes at the undergraduate level. [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.]