In May 1985, a study was conducted by Arapahoe Community College (ACC) to determine the preferences of service area adults for educational opportunities. Questionnaires were mailed to 2,000 randomly selected households and distributed by local libraries, recreation centers, and other nonprofit organizations, soliciting information on interest in enrolling in college-level classes, type of instruction preferred, instructional areas of interest, need for support services, scheduling preferences, knowledge of ACC, and personal characteristics. Study findings, based on a 13% response rate, included the following: (1) 75% of the respondents indicated that they had enrolled or would be interested in enrolling in college-level classes at ACC; (2) business, management, computer science, accounting, and word processing were the top five classes chosen by interested respondents; (3) older respondents tended to be more interested in traditional liberal arts classes than younger ones; (4) career counseling was rated as the most important college service; (5) most adults identified early evening as the ideal time to attend class; (6) 32% indicated they would travel 1 to 5 miles to attend class, and 45% said they would travel up to 10 miles; (7) 53% were interested in noncredit classes offered by the college; and (8) 68% indicated that they or members of their families had visited the ACC campus. The survey instruments are included. (LAL)