A summary is provided of the 1985-86 goals and accomplishments of Maricopa County Community College District's (MCCCD's) Student Assessment Pilot Project, which was conducted to develop a districtwide database of quantitative and qualitative information upon which decisions about policies, programs, and procedures related to assessment, advisement, and placement could be based. Following a brief introductory statement about the goals of the project, section 1 describes project activities related to policy development, offering background on the recommendations of the Commission on Student Assessment and Initial Course Placement; a summary of the results of a faculty survey about mandatory assessment and placement, including pro and con comments about mandatory assessment, mandatory placement, and developing a districtwide policy; and recommendations for policy formation. Section 2 looks at project activities concerned with procedure selection, including the pilot testing of two placement tests; i.e., the American College Testing Program's Assessment of Student Skills for Entry and Transfer (ASSET) and the College Board's Multiple Assessment Programs and Services (MAPS). This section includes information on the objective and subjective criteria and methods used to evaluate the ASSET and MAPS tests and research services. The bulk of the report consists of appendices which provide: (1) a policy draft and analysis; (2) local normative data about ASSET and MAPS placement test results; (3) a summary of the reliability and validity of the ASSET and MAPS tests; (4) a budget breakdown; (5) an analysis of a MCCCD student survey; (6) a computer programmer's evaluation of ASSET and MAPS; and (7) recommendations comparing ASSET and MAPS. (RO)