After the third semester of comparing college student performance in beginning courses in Century 21 shorthand and Gregg shorthand statistics failed to support the contention that Century 21 instruction produces a higher proportion of successes among students who speak a foreign language at home (Spanish). Results also indicated that the attrition rate and the overall performance in both classes was virtually the same. At the end of the third semester, Century 21 students could take dictation at higher speeds while Gregg students did significantly better on vocabulary word lists. Since the size of the original experimental group dropped to fifteen students (eight Century 21 students and seven Gregg students), no meaningful statistical comparisons could be made. Hence a larger group of students were included for a four-group design, and several qualifications were considered. (Results of the first, second, and final semester evaluations are available in separate documents.) (BM)