Prepared in response to a recommendation from a 1995 accreditation visit, this report describes efforts undertaken at Arizona's Coconino Community College (CCC) to assess student achievement and institutional effectiveness in 1995-96. Following introductory materials on the purpose of the report and an executive summary, a graph of assessment goals for the next 5 years and timelines of tasks and responsibilities from 1995 to 1998 are presented. Next, a discussion is provided of the implementation of assessment and outcomes for 1995-96, including information on the following: (1) the structure of assessment at CCC; (2) the development of CCC's Principal Committee for Institutional Effectiveness in September 1995; (3) a chronology of Committee activities for 1995-96; (4) CCC's mission statement, strategic plan for 1995-2000, and assessment mission statement; (5) a statement on assessment added to CCC's 1996-97 catalog; (6) definitions of assessment terms; (7) faculty, administration, and staff professional development activities; (8) indicators of institutional effectiveness at the level of the college mission and outcomes; (9) program-level review, including a sample assessment form; (10) criteria for the general education curriculum; (11) the development of a manual for classroom-level assessment; (12) data systems in use for tracking students; and (13) assessment-related pilot projects approved in 1996. Appendixes provide a list of 53 assessment resources; sample college newsletters; a program review manual, providing review forms; descriptions of approved pilot projects; and 1995-96 year-end reports from CCC assessment committees. (AJL)