Students encounter many issues that influence their persistence in college; some they come with, others they encounter while enrolled. Factors influencing students' success in college have taken on much interest in recent years. Students' persistence studies have been increasing; however, there is much to be learned about factors influencing college persistence in Belizean junior colleges. No research has been done in the area of student persistence in Belize. Since information in this area is limited, the focus of this research is to investigate whether pre-matriculation and college experience affect student persistence. The purpose of this quantitative, ex post facto research is to find out which factors; student characteristics, precollege factors, financial aid, and college experience, affect student persistence at Stann Creek Ecumenical Junior College. This design was employed to answer the four research questions. The target population consisted of first time, full-time, degree seeking freshmen at Ecum