In this paper the author discusses current practices in speech education courses taught on the junior college level. He examines specific problems that face speech educators who teach in public two-year colleges. The author attributes weakness of speech programs to: (1) inadequate facilities; (2) insufficient full-time staff; (3) oversized classes; (4) deficient number of elective classes; (5) limited number of speech courses; (6) little school-wide emphasis on speech; (7) overloaded teaching schedules; and (8) too few extracurricular activities. He suggests some possible solutions to these problems, which include: (1) development of positive instructor attitudes toward community college teaching, (2) freedom from restrictive procedures and policies, and (3) cultivation of a qualified teaching staff. (Author/LG)