Drawing information provided by regional accrediting agencies and from the American Association of Community Colleges' database, this publication provides a broad statistical overview of the all public and independent two-year colleges in the United States using extensive tables, charts, and graphs. Chapter 1 includes information on the number of community colleges by type of control; a comparison of public community colleges and public four-year colleges in term of headcount enrollment, freshmen and minority enrollments, average expenditures, average annual tuition, and average federal aid amount per student; estimated percentage of state populations over age 17 attending community colleges, and number of community colleges by state. Chapter 2 focuses on student enrollment and student characteristics, including attendance status, sex, racial/ethnic background, and age, and distribution of reported disabilities. Chapter 3 looks at indicators of community college impact, including remedial/developmental education, involvement in workforce training, associate degrees conferred, degrees conferred on international students, programs with excellent job prospects, median income, and transfer rate. Chapter 4 focuses on student tuition, fees, and financial aid. Chapter 5 explores institutional revenues and expenditures, and provides information on community college employees, including type of work, sex, employment status, and salaries. Finally, chapter 6 provides an essay on the future of the community college. (KP)