This speech emphasizes the thesis that the major function of education should be to prepare students for a vocation. Some implications for community colleges are: (1) the need for comprehensiveness, including communication and cooperation with high schools and 4-year colleges; (2) the need for statewide planning, clear identification of institutional goals, and complementary planning within the colleges to eliminate the qualitative differences in terminal and transfer programs; (3) the need for a diverse faculty with complementary and mutually respected vocations; (4) the importance of cooperation between community colleges and the community in planning programs that meet local manpower needs and providing work-study opportunities in the community; and (5) the involvement of the total college in guidance. Also examined are the limits of comprehensiveness and the elimination of time-defined educational concepts. (RN)