One of a three-volume series concerning the development and testing of a model for determining the costs of vocational education programs and courses, this final report contains in its five chapters an introduction, a review of related literature and research, field tests, an added-cost model for vocational education, and a summary with conclusions and recommendations. Chapter 1 provides the background and scope of the study along with the process management plan; chapter 2 presents a review of related literature and research relevant to project purposes; chapter 3 reports the preliminary model development and pretest activities along with the site selection and the results of the national field tests; chapter 4 describes and presents the added-cost model; and chapter 5 offers a summary along with conclusions and recommendations emanating from the research and development activities. (The conclusions address the specific areas of program data, student accounting, and fiscal accounting.) Appended are a list of participating educational agencies and principal site consultants, a list of the model review panel, and abstracts of the functioning of the site schools. (VB)