This is the second annual report concerning a multiple-option design for a cooperative education program used by a consortium of five California community colleges. (For the first annual report, see ED 058 880.) The effectiveness of the program is assessed by analyzing 15 areas such as retention, income, employer attitudes, cost effectiveness, and career training options. Innovative aspects of this cooperative education program include: (1) the use of business, industry and civic agencies within the community as experience laboratories; (2) the use of performance objectives, permitting clearer understanding of cooperative education; (3) an effective method of providing educational assistance for veterans; (4) enabling handicapped students to go beyond the traditional vocational confinement; (5) the use of computers to simplify the process of enrolling, follow-up, evaluation, and articulation; (6) presenting new employment opportunities for women; (7) the use of evaluations by students, supervisors, and employers to measure progress and give direction for the future; (8) the development of career education by combining the community college program with academic and vocational instruction in other educational programs; and (9) the enhancement of academic and skill development in law enforcement programs. (RN)