Guidelines for establishing community colleges in Arkansas are provided. The sections of the manual are as follows: What Is a Community College? What Are Its Advantages for the Student? Community Colleges and Other Institutions of Higher Education; The Finance and Control of a Community College; Steps in the Establishment of a Community College in Arkansas; Role of the Local Steering Committee; Criteria for the Establishment of a Community College District; Selection of Community College Districts Which May Hold Elections; Application for a New Community College; Required Minimum Qualifications for the President of a Community College; Criteria for Comprehensiveness for Community Colleges; Act 103 of 1973 (As Amended by Act 263 of 1973); and Arkansas Constitutional Amendment No. 52. (DB)