This study was designed to ascertain current trends in associate degree nursing programs and to discover innovative ideas and techniques which could be applied to the existing program at Miami-Dade Community College (Florida). Data was compiled from interviews with representatives of ten associate degree nursing programs in six states. Information obtained relates to: the possibility of part-time or evening study; student living arrangements; usual duration of the program and typical number of students enrolled; ease of student transfer and employment; faculty load, qualifications, accountability, evaluation, in-service training, and released time; student admission requirements; teaching methods; student evaluation methods; student characteristics (age, sex, marital and socioeconomic status, race, and previous academic achievement); and the general philosophy of the programs. In all ten programs: (1) the curriculum combines nursing courses and supportive college courses; (2) costs, admission policies, and living arrangements for nursing students are comparable to those for students in other curricula; (3) students are prepared for state licensure examinations for registered nurses; and (4) program length varies from two academic years to two calendar years. Trends are noted and recommendations for further study are made. The interview instrument is appended. (DC)