Schools of social work are now mandated to assess and address the effects of the implicit curriculum on students, who are from diverse backgrounds. Given this mandate, the purpose of this secondary data analysis was to differentiate the effects of the implicit curriculum on White, non-Hispanic students and students of color. In addition, the study sought to determine whether various aspects of sense of community mediated the relationship between the implicit curriculum and the outcome of students' professional empowerment. Using a multigroup path analysis, results demonstrated that the implicit curriculum had a differential effect on White, non-Hispanic students and students of color. In addition, the results suggested that different aspects of sense of community mediated the relationship between the implicit curriculum and student professional empowerment for both groups. Implications for facilitating empowerment among social work students and strategies for enhancing the implicit curriculum are discussed.