A three-part discussion is provided of the applicability of the comprehensive two-year community college model to Iran. Part I provides an overview of Iran's current economic status and manpower needs, the advantages that the development of a community college system would afford the country, the specific educational needs that could be met by a two-year postsecondary educational system, and the measures that would need to be taken to ensure the success of the institutions. Part II examines the components of the proposed community college model, focusing on (1) admissions policy, which would be more flexible than that of the existing colleges and universities in Iran, but more selective than the "open door" institutions in the United States; (2) institutional control and finance, which would follow a U.S. model of local control and institutional autonomy, but an Iranian model of central government financing; and (3) comprehensive curricula. Part III offers recommendations concerning the programs that should be offered by the institutions, including transfer education, technical-vocational education, agriculture education, teacher training, adult education, general education, remedial education, and guidance and counseling. Concluding comments stress the need to consider the values of the Iranian people, local customs and traditions, patterns of interaction, and indigenous academic traditions in order to implement the community college model in Iran. (UCM)