The document examines the post-secondary educational needs in Coconino County, Arizona and alternative methods for meeting them. Section One discusses community colleges in general and those in Arizona in particular. Section Two presents information on Coconino County, the largest and wealthiest county in the state and one with a population density of only 3.8 persons per square mile, and discusses the educational services available to its inhabitants through Northern Arizona University and Yavapai College. Section Three reports the results of surveys conducted among county voters, high school juniors and seniors, and businesses regarding needs for additional educational services. Section Four describes four alternatives in terms of costs and enrollment projections: (1) maintaining existing educational arrangements, (2) establishing a joint community college district with Yavapai County, (3) establishing a separate and traditional community college district in the county, and (4) establishing a separate and non-traditional (noncampus) community college district in the county. Section Five discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative and recommends establishing a separate non-traditional community college district within Coconino County to meet its post-secondary needs. Eleven tables supplement the text. (LH)