The issue of providing access to alternative college programs for adult students through evaluation of institutional accessibility and development of appropriate responses is addressed in six articles. Barriers that adults experience in the admissions process and in completing college programs are identified by Thomas Taafee and Thomas M. Rocco in "Access to Higher Education for Adults." In "Campus Planning of Adult Degree Programs," Lawrence R. Murphy considers program design and delivery, program finance and administration, program approval and implementation, and evaluation and outcomes. Guidelines for choosing or developing needs assessment procedures and instruments are presented by Ronald H. Miller in "Needs Assessment." In "Promotion and Publicity Encourage Access," Elza Teresa Dinwiddie considers use of the media, advertising, community relations, mailings, and assessment of promotion/publicity efforts. The potential and limits of interinstitutional linkages as a means to locate programs in the community to increase access for adults are addressed by William M. Craft in "Access and Interinstitutional Linkages." In "Resources," Kathleen Brouder identifies organizations, ongoing projects, and institutions engaged in one or more activities that might be of interest to policy-makers and program planners/administrators concerned with widening access for the adult learner. Bibliographies accompany the articles, and a foreword by K. Patricia Cross is included. (SW)