The Voluntary Framework of Accountability (VFA) is designed as a set of appropriate measures to determine how well community colleges are serving students. Lack of commonly accepted, appropriate performance measures has often led to misperceptions and frequently an underestimation of community college effectiveness and contributions. It has also limited the ability of institutions to identify areas for institutional challenges and to set goals for the improvement of outcomes. Thus, the VFA is designed to give community colleges sector-appropriate reporting formats and share them publicly. This technical manual provides a detailed description of the timeframes, cohorts, and measures included in the VFA.