As required by Title 5 of the California Education Code, this report presents data indicative of the educational needs to be met by the establishment of Los Angeles Metropolitan College, an institution to administer the overseas programs sponsored by the Los Angeles Community College District at 60 military bases around the world. The report first outlines the history of the District's Overseas Program, which has contracted with the military for the provision of educational opportunities since 1972, and then provides a rationale for the establishment of the new college. The ten major issues presented are: (1) the premise for college establishment, based on the historical role of civilian institutions in the provision of voluntary military education; (2) the chronology and description of the Overseas Program; (3) accreditation of the college; (4) the advantages and disadvantages of alternative delivery systems which could be implemented in lieu of the new college; (5) the characteristics of the military personnel to be served by the college; (6) the educational needs of the military; (7) support for the college among military personnel; (8) utilization of the college for the District's foreign study programs; (9) relevancy of the curriculum to the labor market; and (10) specific goals and objectives. Organizational charts and educational contracts are appended. (JP)