With the funding of the four regional postsecondary education technical assistance centers for deaf and hard-of-hearing persons, the U.S. Department of Education directed that a national needs assessment be conducted to determine the specific kinds of assistance to be provided by each of the centers. The needs assessment focused on the population of postsecondary institutions listed on the 1995-96 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics. As a result, questionnaires were sent to 10,391 postsecondary institutions in the U.S. and its territories, including two- and four-year colleges as well as training programs offering less than two-year degrees. The questionnaire was designed to gain information about the postsecondary program, the number of deaf and hard-of-hearing persons being served, the types of services currently being provide, and needs for technical assistance related to provision of services to deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The study realized an overall response rate of 45 percent.