This is the first statewide five-year plan for the California Community Colleges. The newly adopted statement of philosophy and goals emphasizes the community college's role as a community-based institution of lifelong learning. In addition to presenting this new statement, the report details the planning process to be used in updating this plan, reviews the enrollment projections obtained from various agencies, presents a series of proposed state-level policies, and describes the district program and facility plans approved by the Board of Governors for the first year of the plan and tentatively proposed for the last four years. An examination of the master plans for the various community college districts shows that 440 new academic and vocational programs are scheduled for implementation during 1976-77. The largest relative growth is anticipated in the areas of regional studies, health services, home economics, law, and public affairs and services. The appendices contain the information and documentation utilized in the development of the master plan. Included are enrollment and job opportunity/employment summary projections, extended social forecasts, and discussions of future contingencies likely to have some effect on the community college. Analyses of existing programs and district profile summaries complete the appendices. (JDS)