An examination is presented of the progress of Maryland's Joint Coordinating Committee for Occupational Education Programs in developing a systematic procedure for the evaluation of the quality of occupational programs in Maryland's community colleges. After presenting the 1976 resolution which established the joint committee, the fiscal year 1987 project summary is provided. The summary presents procedures and results for the following objectives: (1) to gather and report statewide data on credit enrollment, degree recipients, graduate follow-up, leaver (entrant) follow-up, employer follow-up, discipline cost analysis, continuing education data system, and program inventory; (2) to run the State Board for Community Colleges Program Data Monitoring System (PDMS) and review each of the career programs by June 15, 1987; and (3) to publish an in-depth evaluation of 50 community college programs and a statewide evaluation of paralegal programs. Tables identify the program areas designated for evaluation between 1978 and 1986 and the programs designated for qualitative evaluation in 1986 and the reasons they were selected. Guides for using the PDMS and for using information to support instructional program evaluation are appended. (EJV)