The purpose of this study was to examine selected industrial education departments and programs of the community colleges in the United States, and to draw some beneficial implications for the establishment of the proposed community colleges in Venezuela. The procedure involved a review of the literature, the construction of a questionnaire, and an analysis of the data. The questionnaire was divided into the areas of organization, structure, articulation procedures, and financial sources of industrial education programs, and served as a guide for personal interviews. Specific findings were: (1) the state legislatures considered an independent state-level agency best for administration and guidance, (2) the internal organizations of the colleges consist of five administrational levels, (3) a desirable situation is to have an organization dean responsible for the vocational-technical educational programs, and (4) there is a need to change the Venezuelan educational system. Recommendations include: (1) organization of the community colleges under a national structure, and (2) special emphasis on the flexibility of the industrial programs. (GEB)