TO PERMIT COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS FOR PURPOSES OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AT SAN MATEO, FIVE INSTITUTIONS WITH SYSTEMS PROGRAMS ARE EVALUATED ON THE BASIS OF TRIP NOTES. OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY ORGANIZED AROUND THE VOLUNTARY WORK-STUDY LABORATORY APPROACH TO LEARNING. ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY, OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, HENRY FORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND MT. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE HAVE ADAPTED NEW PROGRAMS TO EXISTING FACILITIES AND CURRICULUM. THE INTRODUCTION OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA HAS BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY THE ADDITION OF AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT AND STUDY CARRELS. (THIS EQUIPMENT IS DESCRIBED AND COMPARED.) LIMITATIONS ON FACILITIES AND BUDGET AT SAN MATEO PRECLUDE THE INTRODUCTION OF CARRELS, BUT MODIFICATION OF THE MT. SAN JACINTO PROGRAM APPEARS FEASIBLE IN TERMS OF TRANSLATION AND COST. STUDENT-FACULTY RATIOS AND FACULTY ORIENTATION TECHNIQUES ARE ALSO IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF PLANNING. AN APPENDIX CONTAINS DESCRIPTIVE MATERIAL ON THE INTRUCTIONAL METHOD USED AT OAKLAND COLLEGE. (AL)