The current study, titled “Exploring the Relationship between Category Width and Cultural Competence," investigates the correlation between thinking style, as measured by a category width scale, and the skills and attitudes essential for thriving in multicultural environments. Category width (C-W) refers to the cognitive approach individuals utilize to organize information, ranging from broad or narrow categorization. A comprehensive cultural competence questionnaire was administered to a diverse sample of participants at Cornell University. Data analysis aimed to determine whether cognitive style could serve as a predictor for the development and enhancement of cultural competence. Although the findings indicated no significant correlation between cultural competence and category width in the sample, they suggest that further research is warranted to explore this relationship more thoroughly. Additionally, the study utilized exploratory factor analysis to identify patterns and underlying constructs of cultural competence from the data.