A project sought ways in which colleges and universities can work more closely with the federally funded Job Training Partnership Act to help the unemployed find work and to encourage business startups and expansion. Partnerships between postsecondary educational institutions and Private Industry Councils (PICs) at six sites were encouraged during a two-year demonstration project. Participating PICs developed improved training programs, especially for dislocated workers, and created new jobs through economic development activities with local colleges. Postsecondary institutions learned how to integrate nontraditional students on their campuses, became more involved with community development, and, for the first time, met with other higher educational institutions to discuss community problems. Some joined new PIC educational advisory committees. The creation of new joint economic development projects and PIC education advisory councils indicated that interaction between PICs and higher education will continue after the project expires. (Summaries of activities at the six sites are presented. An appendix provides names and addresses of principal contacts of the PIC/Higher Education Collaboration Project and names, addresses, and brief descriptions of principal contacts from related projects funded by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.) (YLB)