Background information on and plans for the use of contemporary technologies at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) are provided in this report. Part I begins with a discussion of the integration of contemporary technology in business and industry; describes NIACC's contemporary technology strategic planning initiative; and gives an overview of NIACC's updated proposal and plan for contemporary technology. After analyzing the impact of robotics and computer technologies on the manufacturing industry and the implications for NIACC, part II describes the present status of and plans for NIACC's programs involving manufacturing technology. Part III reviews plans for expanding business technology, focusing on the college's ability to provide educational opportunities for students; office and microcomputer technologies; curricular applications; students to be served; and long- and short-range plans for the future. Part IV discusses the expansion of technology in the humanities, including an analysis of the current use of the computer laboratory in the Independent Study Lab and an overview of a three-phase plan for increasing technology. Part V begins with a discussion of the impact of technology on agriculture and its implications for NIACC, followed by an analysis of the present status of the agriculture curriculum and future plans. Part VI focuses on updating instructional support systems technology, analyzing technological influences on the field, their implications, the current status of media services, curricular applications, and plans and curricular applications for projection technology and graphics production. Finally, part VII provides a summary and part VIII presents 33 references. (LAL)