This study of 528 Tennessee welfare recipients enrolled in regular community college vocational or technical programs examined academic background, personal characteristics, student attitudes, college experiences, and learning outcomes. These students were primarily single parents who received Aid to Families with Dependent Children benefits and were voluntarily attending the community college. The Community College Student Experiences Questionnaire was used to obtain: demographic information, measures of student involvement, satisfaction with the community college experience, involvement with clubs and organizations, and participation in learning and study skills instruction. Multiple regression analyses were undertaken to determine predictors of grade point average (GPA), students' self-assessments of gains in career preparation, and self-assessed growth in personal and social development. Student involvement in course activities and clubs were significant predictors of students' self-assessments of progress in personal and social development. For gains in career preparation, involvement in clubs and vocational courses were significant predictors. Satisfaction with the college environment as well as instruction in learning and study skills were significant predictors of both self-assessed career preparation and personal development. (Contains 32 references and 3 tables.) (SW)