After the second semester of comparing college student performance in beginning courses in Century 21 shorthand and Gregg shorthand the following conclusions were made: Century 21 instruction produced a higher proportion of successes among students who speak a foreign language at home (Spanish); after two semesters of instruction, the attrition rates for Century 21 and Gregg were the same; and even though Century 21 students outperformed Gregg students overall in the first semester, Gregg students outperformed Century 21 students in the second semester and could take dictation at higher speeds. (A bibliography on shorthand prognosis, the proposal for the evaluation, and three questionnaires used to gather student data are included in this evaluation report. Results of the first, third, and final semester evaluations are presented in separate documents.) (BM)