A LONG-RANGE STATEWIDE MASTER PLAN FOR THE COORDINATED DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION WAS DEVELOPED BY A CONSULTANT FIRM FROM DATA DERIVED FROM AUTHORITATIVE LITERATURE, COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS, KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, NATIONAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION CONSULTANTS, AND STATE DIRECTORS OF THE RELATED AGENCIES. THE MASTER PLAN RESTS ON THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION AS ESSENTIAL AND IMPORTANT PARTS OF A TOTAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. IT RECOMMENDS THAT THE STATE BE DIVIDED INTO SEVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATIVE AND SEVEN OCCUPATIONAL PLANNING AND PROGRAMING AREAS, THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS BE ESTABLISHED AS THE BASE FOR AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS, AND THAT THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION CURRICULUMS OFFERED IN STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEETING LOCAL NEEDS AND PROVIDING STATE LEADERSHIP AND SPECIFIC PLANS FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER AND EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE ARE DISCUSSED. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION IS PRESENTED IN THE SECTIONS--(1) STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION, (2) CURRENT STATUS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION, (3) COLORADO POPULATION AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS, (4) DENVER POPULATION AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE PLANNING, (5) OCCUPATIONAL FORECASTS AND PROGRAM NEEDS, AND (6) FINANCING THE MASTER PLAN. EXPLANATIONS OF METHODOLOGY, 15 ILLUSTRATIONS, AND 57 TABLES OF DATA ARE INCLUDED. (JM)