In winter 1977, a survey was conducted of the counseling services offered by selected community colleges in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Included were one private and 11 public colleges that had been organized for ten years or less and had student populations ranging from 360 to 14,000. White students predominated (90%), but two colleges reported ethnic enrollments beyond 30%. Counseling services were identified in all 12 colleges, under a variety of names. Large colleges had separate offices for different functions. All but one had both day and evening hours; two were open on Saturday. All centers offered vocational, veterans, transfer, testing, learning difficulties, and personal counseling, with academic help offered by eleven. Other counseling offered included: handicapped services (10), financial aid (9), mature adult (9), group and feminist counseling (8), and student-run services (7). Over half used paraprofessionals and/or consultants, and had arrangements with local hospitals for acute emotional crises. Counselors in all colleges taught classes, and in seven schools had faculty status. Problems most often encountered were ranked as academic, vocational, interpersonal, anxiety, financial, desire to drop out, depression, and family/marital. (RT)