A study was conducted to determine the effect of the tuition reduction from $17.75 per quarter credit hour in 1985-86 to $17.00 per quarter credit hour for the 1986-87 academic year on enrollment in the Virginia Community College System during fall, 1986. The study involved a written survey of over 10,000 in-state students; the examination of actual fall quarter in-state enrollments from 1981 to 1985 in comparison with 1986; and interviews with selected students, faculty and employers. Study findings included the following: (1) in fall 1986, enrollment in the Virginia community colleges increased by 7.53%, while community college enrollment across the nation increased by only 2.5% and four-year college enrollment in Virginia increased by 1.3%; (2) about 15% of the student respondents said that the tuition reduction affected their decision to attend the community college; (3) over 8% reported that a higher tuition rate, which would have resulted if a special state appropriation had not been made, would have kept them from attending college at all; and (4) over 33% of all students reported receiving some sort of financial aid. Based on study findings, it was concluded that the tuition reduction had made an important contribution to the enrollment increase. Extensive appendices include the survey instrument, and survey results and enrollment analyses for the system as a whole and by campus. (LAL)