This collection of essays examines strategies to strengthen financial management in the community colleges from the perspective of college finance and administrative support officers. Part I focuses on selected role functions that college business officers perform, containing "Integrating Academic Planning and Budgeting," by Byron N. McClenney and Ellen Earle Chaffee; "Cost Accounting for Decision Makers," by Ann L. Kaneklides; "Reaffirming Some Basic Principles in Purchasing and Maintenance," by Harold L. Throop, Jr.; and "Developing New Sources of Student Financial Aid," by David R. Bauske. The second section focuses on the shift in community college leadership toward working as an entrepreneurial team. This section presents "Institutional Research: A Critical Component of Sound Financial Planning," by John T. Blong and Adelbert J. Purga; "Auxiliary and Service Enterprises," by Wayne J. Stumph; "Strategies for Generating New Financial Resources," by Bernard J. Luskin and Ida K. Warren; and "Managing and Investing College Funds," by Charles E. Taylor, Jr., and Dennis Greenway. The third section looks at emerging issues and implications for strengthening the financial management of community colleges, including "Emerging Issues in Public Policy and Financial Administration," by Richard L. Alfred; and "Strengthening Financial Management: An Agenda for the Future," by Dale F. Campbell. Finally, Jim Palmer and Diane Zwemer cite information sources on financial management at the community college. (HB)