In fall 1984, the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges implemented a new statewide occupational education program evaluation and reporting system, using information supplied by occupational education administrators, instructors, and advisory committee members. To collect the evaluation data, the 106 California community colleges were divided into four representative groups and all occupational programs were divided into four clusters, with one cluster to be evaluated each year. Data on programs targeted for the 1983-84 evaluation were collected from 80 colleges in fall 1984, while data for 1984-85 were collected from 64 colleges in spring 1985. Over the 2-year period, usable responses were received from 376 administrators, 1,355 instructors, and 675 program advisory committee members, assessing 830 of the estimated 3,723 occupational programs offered at the community colleges. Major findings included the following: (1) occupational education administrators pointed to the qualifications of instructional staff and special provisions for reentry as strengths of occupational education in California, while the use of student follow-up information and the numbers of instructors were seen as two areas needing improvement; (2) occupational education instructors found the qualifications of instructional staff and administrators to be strengths, while provisions in the capital outlay budget and the use of support staff were considered the areas that most needed improvement; (3) over 85% of the local program advisory committee members felt that all instructors were competent to teach the subject and that program completers were able to perform successfully the duties required by employers; and (4) advisory committees perceived program needs in the areas of equipment and facility maintenance, safety standards, student follow-up, and labor market information. The administrator, instructor, and program advisory committee evaluation forms and detailed results are appended. (MDB)