The purpose of this study is to examine principals' perceptions of the necessary components to ensuring Black males matriculate to college through their college-going culture in high schools, and how principals and school leaders can identify common practices on campus and focus on ways to develop readiness and achievement. The study used a narrative approach to conduct semi structured interviews to discuss experiences of principals of schools with a significant population of Black males. The study found that principals should ensure that families are involved in the post-secondary access process, early exposure to post-secondary programs and community role models will contribute to Black Males accessing college at a higher rate. [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.]