A study was conducted of nine State University of New York (SUNY) and three City University of New York (CUNY) community colleges to determine the impact of supplemental financial aid on the operation and financing of community college business and technical degree programs. The study sought to assess the extent and reasons for business and technical program changes; review how community colleges have accounted for and updated instructional equipment for these programs; analyze 1985-86 staffing and equipment costs; and describe funding sources available for maintaining business and technical programs. Study findings included the following: (1) supplemental aid constituted 2% of CUNY and SUNY community college 1985-86 operating costs; (2) student demand, college planning, private firms' views, faculty demand and interest, and supplemental aid were the five most important factors influencing changes in business and technical programs at the sample colleges; (3) beyond a general need to update computer capability for technical programs, community college staff listed health services, computer-aided drafting, robotics, laser and fiber optics, and telecommunications programs as those most needing equipment updates; (4) community college staff stated that the availability of adequate revenues was a more significant factor in instructional equipment replacement than in program changes; and (5) business and technical programs had a significantly higher share of major instructional equipment per 1985-86 credit hour than other programs at the sample colleges. (EJV)