Describes the academic and structural advantages of the LaGuardia Community College middle college program, which combines the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades in high school with the two years traditionally offered at the community college level. This innovative program allows students to progress at their own rates. (DC)

Describes the remedial approach of Middle College's five-year--grades 10 - 14--program in terms of three aspects (size and setting, counseling, and basic skills instruction) and four factors influencing institutional development (variance in educational values, line of authority, planning continuity, and attitudes toward change). (AYC)