A study was conducted of shifts in student demand for programs offered by the Illinois community colleges, focusing on enrollment and completion patterns from fiscal years 1981 through 1984 by program area. Four indicators were used in the study. First, enrollments were analyzed by examining changes that had taken place in the fall opening headcount in various program areas. Second, enrollment patterns were analyzed in terms of changes in the number of credit hours taken in broad programmatic funding categories. Third, the number of students completing programs was examined to determine if shifts had occurred in the type of programs being completed. Fourth, the ratio of program completers to program enrollments was analyzed. Study findings included the following: (1) during the 4-year period, the enrollment in community colleges decreased, while the number of students completing programs increased; (2) the decline in enrollments during the last 2 years studied occurred in the areas of remedial/adult basic/adult secondary education and general education; (3) in the baccalaureate/transfer programs, all four measures of change in student demand indicated a growth trend; (4) while the overall demand for occupational programs also appeared to increase, the credit hours generated decreased; and (5) the occupational program area with the largest demand was business, followed by health and trade and industrial education. (EJV)