The results of a study conducted to assess the impact of the recently imposed mandatory fee on California community college enrollments are presented in this report. Following a summary, background information, and materials on the timing and content of the study, findings are presented with regard to the impact of the fee on student enrollment; ethnic distribution of students; income distribution of students; distribution of full- and part-time students; changes in staffing and costs of administering fees; the availability of federal, state, and other sources of financial aid; and the administration and distribution of financial aid by the Chancellor's Office and college districts. Among the findings highlighted are the following: (1) in spite of a budget increase, credit enrollment in California community colleges declined by 7% in 1984 (nearly twice the loss which took place in colleges across the nation), indicating that the new enrollment fee did contribute to the enrollment loss; (2) few of the effects reported for 1984 in California continued into 1985; (3) in 1985, credit enrollment stabilized and there was a slight return of low-income students, which may have been due to the large second-year increase in financial aid; (4) both credit and non-credit enrollment increased in fall 1986; and (5) the Board's Financial Assistance Program had less than the expected impact in its first year, but exerted a positive impact on enrollment in the next two years. Appendices include a description of the Fee Impact Study Advisory Committee; data on enrollment and participation rates, 1980-86; national enrollment data; an analysis of district changes; data on student socioeconomics, 1984-86; and fee administration information. (EJV)