A nationwide survey of 1,084 nonreligiously affiliated colleges offering degrees that require at least two but less than four years of study was conducted to identify student recruitment and advertising practices. Respondents were asked to indicate: (1) which recruitment practices on a 40-item checklist were currently in use; (2) recruitment practices not appearing on the checklist; (3) the most valuable and least valuable recruiting methods; (4) methods of recruitment under study for future implementation; (5) advertising techniques used to promote programs; (6) whether the institution was experiencing declining enrollments; (7) the title of the person responsible for student recruitment; and (8) college employees who participate in student recruitment. Major findings, based on a 79.3% response rate, reveal that the colleges employed a total of 109 recruiting techniques (69 more than the 40 enumerated on the questionnaire checklist). The most commonly used techniques centered around visits and liaisons with high schools. Chapters in the survey report discuss assumptions and study limitations; review recruitment literature and the development of the questionnaire; and outline methodology, findings, conclusions, and recommendations for further research. Appendices provide the questionnaire and present tables itemizing responses and comparing them among private and public colleges. (JP)