This study utilized data from the "NCES Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS 96/01)" to explore the 6-year persistence status of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) students seeking the bachelor's degree at four-year institutions irrespective of whether they had remained at their initial institution, transferred, temporarily stopped out, or departed from higher education altogether ("system persistence"). The results of the study revealed that (1) The variables gender, parents' income and education, educational aspiration, percent months enrolled full-time, and academic and social integration had the greatest degree of relationship to 6-year persistence of students in FCS (p less than 0.001), and (2) Thirteen variables entered into a discriminant analysis could predict the persistence of FCS students toward degree completion at a level much greater than that afforded by chance alone. Recommendations are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.)