The purpose of this quantitative, non-experimental, retrospective study was to determine what personality traits among two-year college students who reside on campus at Hocking College distinguish persisters to degree completion from those who do not persist. Such information could be highly useful to residence hall practitioners as they seek to provide assistance to students who are likely to encounter academic challenges. The study also sought to provide insight into a topic that is under-represented in the literature, that of the two-year college residence hall. Four additional independent variables were selected from the literature to attempt to understand the multivariate relationships between personality type and the following variables of interest: placement into developmental coursework, gender, academic department, and socioeconomic status. Data indicated no significant correlations between college readiness, MBTI type and degree completion, but significant correlations were indicated for students in specific academic departments, for male students, and for non-Pell eligible students. For male students, preference for the personality construct of Perceiving was found not only to correlate with dropping out, but also to make a significant contribution to the prediction of the outcome of dropping out. A variety of potential explanations for the results and recommendations for practitioners is also included, along with recommendations for further study.