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This study was undertaken in an effort to explore and understand the voices of African American students regarding their academic and social experiences in a two-year, predominantly White nursing program and institution. As well as, how students said these experiences influenced their academic and social engagement in these environments. Because of African American students' historical past in American society and educational institutions, I was also interested in understanding how race influenced students' experiences in this particular nursing program and institution. This study was conducted with 14 African American nursing students in a two-year community college nursing program. Results from the study generated a core theme, saliency of race, and four primary themes, difference, coping and survival, support systems, and institutional context as having significant influence on the experiences of African American nursing students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]