Includes abstracts that are samples of the documents in the ERIC junior college collection that deal with the development, modification, and financing of community service programs. (TP)

Reports the success of the remedial/foundations courses at the University of Houston Downtown College and their incorporation into regular university structure, and describes the increasing acceptance of special student support services. Includes a bibliography. (TP)

Examines the learning laboratory at Illinois Central College. Proposes that the learning center of the future must assume a new administrative position as an independent unit, develop new services for the faculty which will, in turn, benefit the student, as well as engage in research relevant to instruction. (TP)