Issues that are basic to the present and future well being of 2-year colleges are discussed. These issues concern the need for 2-year colleges to rid themselves of their inferiority complex and to provide: broadened possibilities for curricular development; opportunity for helping people of all ages and background fulfill their educational needs; development of techniques for determining how best to serve particular constituencies; definitions of the purposes and objectives of the 2-year college; education of trustees about the nature and potentialities of 2-year colleges and their place in American education; information to constituencies about opportunities provided for general and specialized education; education of the American people about costs of education; further development of continuing education programs; the means to measure the outcomes of the educational process; and faculty orientation. (DB)