A study was conducted using enrollment and program completion data for fiscal years (FY's) 1984 through 1987 to analyze female student participation at the Illinois public community colleges. Study findings included the following: (1) female students comprised 57.7% of the colleges' enrollments over the 4 years of the study, representing 51% of all full-time students and nearly 60% of all part-time students; (2) female enrollments outnumbered male enrollments in the areas of cosmetology, home and institutional services, health, and business, while that trend was reversed in the occupational areas of trade and industrial programs, engineering technology, agriculture/horticulture, and public/protective services; (3) more females than males completed degrees and certificates in every degree category except Associate in Science and Associate in General Studies; and (4) a comparison of enrollments with program completions show a lower percentage of women completers in the baccalaureate/transfer and general studies areas. While the relatively high percentage of female enrollment and completions indicated that community colleges were serving females well, community colleges can play a greater role in encouraging female students to establish higher career and educational goals and in providing a sound educational foundation for attaining these goals. (EJV)