This paper describes the components of a community college reading program. The contents include a discussion of the philosophy of the program, a definition of reading, information on students using the reading program, general instructional objectives, behavioral objectives for learning outcomes of reading and study skills programs in the community college, a diagnostic model, an instructional model, the current reading program, a description of the course, reading assumptions on which the reading program is based, psychological principles related to adult learning, the relationship of the reading program to other organizations concerned with reading, staffing, research, inservice training, program revision, and innovations. (WR)