A study was conducted to examine the characteristics of women administrators in Texas public community colleges. Specifically, the study examined what positions women administrators occupied at what institutions; their educational, professional, and personal background; career mobility issues; the significance of mentoring; the differences among qualifications, mobility, mentoring, age, and marital status according to administrative rank; and the factors that contributed to their success. Questionnaires were mailed to all women administrators at the state's two-year colleges from the level of coordinator to chancellor (N=294). Study findings, based on a 80% response rate, included the following: (1) women administrators functioned at every level except chancellor, with 50% serving as directors; (2) the majority of the 49 Texas community colleges employed--on the average--between one to five women administrators; (3) 53.8% of the respondents held a master's degree as their highest degree; (4) 53.4% of the respondents were the "founding" administrators for at least one of the positions they had held; (5) 47% were clustered in the student services track, 18.1% were in academic affairs positions, and 17.5% were in administration; (6) only 16 of the 212 respondents had worked in more than one Texas community college; (7) 57% indicated that they had a mentor in their career in higher education administration; and (8) personal contacts were the best source of information about new positions. (UCM)