Data for the evaluation of the Rio Hondo Exploratory College were obtained from a review of the literature and background materials, interviews with faculty, staff, and the board of trustees, and questionnaires administered to faculty and students. According to planning documents and the perceptions of administrators and staff at Rio Hondo College, the Exploratory College was supposed to lead students to: make career choices, gain personal development, understand the relationships among academic disciplines, participate in their community, explore various academic paths, and learn what they would in an unpressured environment. It was also to offer faculty a chance to develop new forms of curriculum and instruction and demonstrate and disseminate new ideas. With such a variety and number of expectations, the college cannot help to meet every expectation. The college has allowed students to explore various academic disciplines but not helped them less to make career choices. The college has allowed participants to learn in an unpressured environment, but has not developed more community participation. In view of the conservative nature of the students at the community college, the exploratory college has been quite successful in attracting between 130 and 150 students per term. The exploratory college is unlikely to expand either its enrollment or its curriculum because by its nature, a program such as this will not attract large numbers of students or faculty. (KM)