"Grapevine" presents timely data on state tax legislation, state appropriations for universities, colleges, and junior colleges, and legislation affecting education beyond the high school. This compilation presents issues of "Grapevine," published between 1977 and 1988, containing such articles on community colleges as: (1) "State 2-Year Colleges in 17 States Get $551 Million of State Tax Funds for Operating Expenses, Fiscal 1978"; (2) "State Tax Funds Appropriated in Aid of Operating Expenses of Local Public Community Colleges in 27 States, for Fiscal Year 1978-79"; (3) "Appropriations of State Tax Funds for Operating Expenses of State Community-Junior Colleges in 18 States, for Fiscal Year 1978-79"; (4) "The Community College Segment of U.S. Higher Education"; (5) "Eighteen States Appropriate $760 Million for State Community Colleges, for Two-Year Gain of 24%"; (6) "Appropriations of State Tax Funds in Aid of Local Public Community Colleges Totals over $2.5 Billion"; (7) "Public Two-Year Colleges in 44 States Get $3.7 Billion of State Tax Funds for Annual Operating Expenses in Fiscal 1982," including $834 million for state community-junior colleges and $2.9 billion for local public state-aided community colleges; (8) "Public Two-Year Colleges in the Nationwide Scene"; (9) "How Fare the Two-Year Community Colleges?"; (10) "How Fare the Two-Year Community Colleges in 1985?"; (11) "Community Colleges in 43 States Receive over $4.7 Billion of State Tax Funds for Operating Expenses in Fiscal Year 1986"; (12) "State Tax Funds Appropriated for Community Colleges"; and (13) "Appropriations of State Tax Funds to State-Aided Public Community/Junior Colleges for Operating Expenses, Fiscal Year 1988." The issues also include data on state appropriations for four-year institutions, analyses of higher education enrollments and funding in selected states, and higher education participation rates. (EJV)