Covering the 1983-84 academic year, this report describes the status of the Florida state community college system according to 19 different indicators of progress toward excellence. The 19 indicators are: (1) academic scholarships and fellowships awarded to graduates; (2) College Level Academic Skills Test scores; (3) findings of follow-up studies of graduates (including data on commmunity college transfers to state universities); (4) licensure examination pass rates of graduates; (5) percent of degree-seeking students who are awarded degrees; (6) percent of students who complete compensatory instruction, then continue on to receive degrees or certificates; (7) average full-time faculty salary; (8) number of National Merit Scholars enrolled as first-time-in-college students; (9) percent of first-time-in-college students who ranked in the top tenth of their high school graduating classes; (10) percent of full-time faculty by highest earned degree; (11) results of tests administered to students entering colleges for the first time; (12) state financial aid per full time equivalent (FTE) student; (13) accreditation; (14) FTE student/FTE faculty ratios; (15) library expenditures per FTE student; (16) operating expenditures per FTE student; (17) progress toward faculty and administrator goals of the State Plan for Equal Access/Equal Opportunity (EA/EO); (18) progress toward student goals of the state plan for EA/EO; and (19) program, school, or college rank. For each indicator, information is provided on type and definition of indicator; analysis of the status of the indicator; rank of Florida nationally on the indicator; and source of the data. (PAA)