In order to be responsive to the changing demographics of the emerging community college student population, and in an attempt to answer the Chancellor's Office's call to discover how community colleges serve the diverse needs of students, Shasta College, California, collaborated with Feather River College, California, to conduct a study that would lead to the discovery of common themes. During fall 2000, Shasta College contacted 107 community colleges to gather information on the methods that other colleges used to collect data regarding student equity, diversity, and success issues. Thirty-two colleges responded. Of the 32, only 6 had developed their own questionnaire containing diversity and student equity questions. The 6 sample surveys were useful in developing a model that could be easily replicated and validated. Once a survey was developed, validated and revised, the eight participating institutions (including Shasta and Feather River) throughout the 10 California Community College regions were asked to distribute surveys beginning spring 2001. Group administered surveys were most successful, with a 53% completion rate, compared with a 10% rate for mailed surveys. Of 4,646 surveys disseminated, 2,007 were used. Participants responded to 53 statements regarding the college environment. Highlights of results are presented in 4 figures. (NB)