Second in an annual series, this volume presents brief descriptions of a number of outstanding community college instructional programs identified by the National Council of Instructional Administrators (NCIA). Each description includes the address and telephone number of the college in which the program operates, and the names of the college president and a contact person. Section I provides complete program descriptions of the co-recipients of the 1988-89 Annual NCIA Exemplary Instructional Program Award; i.e., Ceramic Engineering Technology at Hocking Technical College (Ohio); and Customer Service Technology at Guilford Technical Community College (North Carolina). Section II contains shorter descriptions of the four programs which received honorable mention in the NCIA competition. They are Commercial Graphics at Randolph Community College (North Carolina); the Critical Literacy Project at Oakton Community College (Illinois); the Early Childhood Education Program at San Juan College (New Mexico); and Environmental Science in Action at Rose State College (Oklahoma). In section III, the following 15 NCIA award finalists are described: Certificate Program in Victims' Assistance; Flight Technology; Florida School of the Arts; Foreign Languages Department; Greenhouse and Grounds Maintenance; Hazardous Materials Technology; Interdisciplinary Humanities Program; Long Term Care Administration; Nuclear Engineering Technology; Nuclear Security Training; Ophthalmic Dispensing Technology; Passport Program; Professor Sam--Touch Model/Interactive Video for Teaching Biology; The Talent Program; and Telecommunications Instructional Consortium. Finally, section IV presents brief descriptions of over 300 institutional entries for the NCIA award, grouped by type of program. An index of participating colleges and a NCIA membership application conclude the volume. (JMC)