ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to research the management and development of the Community University in South Taiwan. Firstly, according to the motive and reason of the study, we can analyze the content of literature to set our study framework. Besides, it is the comparative research analysis foundation to understand the management conditions and questions in the Community University by a participating observation and depth interviews. Because the development and planning of the school involve the forecast of the society changing trend¡Bexpect of the different interest groups¡Blearning persons¡¦ background and need evaluations¡Bknowledge structure¡Beducation objects, we collect so multiple data that to know the different roles¡¦ perception for the management and development. The study is to research from the ideal¡Bposition¡Bsetting ¡Borganization structure¡Bplanning and practicing of courses¡Bperforming condition of resources and public relationship sides. The results of this research are as follow¡G 1¡B Ideal and position sides¡GThese education ideals of three Community Universities in South Taiwan include the education revolution and society movement but the different roles¡¦ perceptions for ideals affect the range between the ideal and management conditions now. 2¡B Setting side¡GThese three Community Universities in South Taiwan came from the society groups and had different relationships with the public department. Besides, the public department had impact on the development and democracy in three Community Universities in South Taiwan. 3¡B Organization structure side¡GThese organization structure of Community University are different in participating and division of labor because of the education ideal and real situations . 4¡B Planning and practicing of courses side¡GThere are different course planning modes in three schools but the main design is the education course. They have the same crisis that special and academic courses are reducing; however, it is just a start for combining with the communities. 5¡B Performing condition of resources side¡GThere are some problems on the Community University human resources. For example, lecturers¡¦ joining conditions are not good and administers¡¦ loading are so high that we should add social worker resources. However, these financial resources are great impacts on teaching. 6¡B Public relationship side¡GThe public relationship of Community University affects these resources share-using¡Bjoint activities and results of marketing strategies. According to these results in the research, we have some suggestions to the public department¡Bthe manager of school and the following research as reference opinions for the development of the Community University in the future.