Describes a community-based alternative to institutionalization of the elderly. Calhoun County, Michigan's home health care services depend on community college resources and a growing model program training health care aides in a 150-clock-hour certificate program. Trained aides are readily absorbed into the community employment market. (TR)

Describes the "Illinois Valley Community College Catalog and Career Decision Guide, 1979-1980," which provides vocational outlook information and codes curricular areas to correspond to the results of vocational interest inventories. Discusses counselor responses to the catalog, as well as cost and readability factors. (JP)