The four volumes of the Alabama State Commission on Higher Education's 1988 Inventory of Academic Programs capsule an extensive variety of instructional programs offered by Alabama's 57 public institutions of higher education and the many private universities and colleges. Volume IV focuses on public technical colleges and technical college divisions of community colleges. It provides a summary view of all programs offered for credit and culminating in an academic award as of June 1, 1988. All programs are classified according to a standard taxonomy developed by the National Center for Education Statistics, the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP). A list of Alabama's public technical colleges (including community colleges) is followed by abbreviations of common degree designations and a taxonomy of instructional programs. The inventory of public technical colleges and technical divisions of community colleges is broken down by CIP/field of study/program title, institution, degrees offered, and accreditation/level. The appendix discusses accreditation and lists specialized accrediting/approving associations cited in the academic program inventory. (SM)