Deans of guidance (practitioners) at 45 California community colleges with enrollments of 10,000 or more and seven career guidance experts nominated by these practitioners responded to a survey on career guidance in public community colleges. Respondents evaluated statements concerning the objectives, services, staff roles, and organizational practices which should be included in a model career guidance program. The three-part survey instrument contained 89 items requiring a yes/no response and a desirability rating according to a Likert scale, open-ended questions at the end of each sub-section allowing respondents to suggest additional items, and questions eliciting demographic information about respondents. Practitioners rated 41 items essential to a model program; the experts concurred, giving 37 of the 41 items higher ratings than did practitioners. Among factors with high combined desirability ratings were: enhancing students' decision-making skills, helping students make realistic career choices, counseling students individually, having qualified personnel interpret test scores, helping students to find part-time work during school years, maintaining liaison with local high schools, and regularly evaluating the effectiveness of career guidance programs. Fifteen data tables, a bibliography, and copies of the rating scale are included. (TR)