To develop guidelines for institutional assessment that consider the specific characteristics of junior colleges, student bodies, faculties, and administrative staffs, faculty members of three community colleges were studied in terms of demographic characteristics, values, and emphases of college programs. The three schools from which the subjects were drawn were located within a 75-mile radius of Los Angeles. All data were collected by means of a Staff Survey that was administered to the three faculty groups. The study findings suggest that while faculty members are fairly similar across the schools, differences do exist intrainstitutionally. Thus, it would seem advisable to prepare programs and emphasize institutional processes that address the faculty as developing human beings. (DB)