CONOPS Elements

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COMETSCommunity College of the Air Force
Elane Seebo
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Why a Community College?

• Loss of AF mid-level managers in early 70s
• Technology was rapidly advancing
• Beginning of all-volunteer force
• Education seen as critical

• Few civilian degrees related to AF jobs
• Frequent transfer resulted in credit loss
• Quality of USAF training already recognized

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The Answer CCAF
CCAF founded 1 April 1972

• 17 July 1976, President Gerald Ford signed
• Public Law 94-361 authorizing ATC to confer
• the Associate Degree

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Mission

• Offer and award job-related associate in applied
  science degrees and other academic credentials to
  enhance the 3-Rs

Recruiting
Readiness
Retention

• And to support the career transitions of Air
  Force enlisted members

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Basic Military TrainingFY01 Survey Results

• Benefits/EntitlementsEducational programs
  ranked 1 out of 13
• CCAF 85 knew about CCAF and planned to
  participate

• 1 Reason for Joining40 of recruits surveyed
  want to continue college education on active duty
• Education Goal 97 desire an associate or higher
  level degree

Data Source FY00 BMT Survey Report, AFRS/RSOAM
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General Information

• Regionally accredited since 1980
• Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of
  Colleges and Schools
• Automatic enrollment in Basic Military Training
• 124 affiliated AF schools ( 1 candidate school)
• Credit awarded for more than 2,500 courses

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CCAF Affiliate Status A/O April 2003
108 Affiliate 1 Candidate
9 Affiliate
7 Affiliate
124 Affiliate Schools 1 Candidate School
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General Information

• Award the AAS degree to AF enlisted members
• 66 degree programs--64 semester hours required
• 5 clusters aircraft/missile maintenance
  electronics and telecommunications allied
  health logistics and resources and public and
  support services

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General Information

• 375,000 enrollees (Active Duty, ANG AFRC)
• 236,000 degrees awarded
• 32.0 of active duty career NCOs have a degree

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CCAF DemographicsEligibles vs Degrees Awarded
Annually
Eligibles
Degrees Awarded
Proj
Note Eligibles include active duty, ANG AFRC
members
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Associate in Applied ScienceDegrees Awarded
Annually 1994-2003
Degrees
Proj
Note 236,000 degrees awarded A/O April 2003
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Last Two Graduating Classes
CCAF Instructors only
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ANG/AFRC Degrees Awarded1992-2003
Proj
Degrees Awarded
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CCAF Graduates Serving Of Active Duty Top 3
Ranks

Percent
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Credit Sources
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Service Comparison
Data Source DANTES FY90-02 Voluntary Education
Management Information
Systems Program Reports
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CCAF Students vs National Norms2000-2002 CAAP
Objective Test Results
Mean Score
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CCAF Transcripts Issued1992-2003
Transcripts (in 1,000s)
Proj
NOTE More than one million transcripts produced
in the last 10 years
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Air Force Voluntary Education

• 2001 undergrad enrollments and TA
• Officer 718
• Enlisted 193,721
• TA 50.6M

• 2000 undergrad enrollments and TA
• Officer 931
• Enlisted 183,361
• TA 43.7M

19 of force is participating in voluntary
education.
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FY 2003 CCAF Degrees

• 14,677 degrees awarded
• 586,214 semester hours of CCAF credit
  appliedCost savings 70.9M
• (586,214 x 121)
• 113,556 semester hours of exam credit
  appliedCost savings 11.8M
• (113,556 x 121) (113,556 x 17)
• 237,663 semester hours from civilian colleges
  appliedTotal tuition cost to USAF and students
  28.8M
• (237,663 x 121)
• Total cost savings 82.7M
• Note Average TA cost 121 per semester hour
• Cost of testing 17 per semester
  hour
• Avg cost to produce CCAF grad less than 2500
• Avg cost for associate degree in civilian sector
  9800

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Certification Initiatives

• FAA Airframe and Powerplant Certification Program
  
• CCAF Occupational Instructor Certification
  Program
• Other Certification Initiatives

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FAA AP Program

• Program implemented in Jan 02
• Approximately 74,000 NCOs in 24 AFSCs eligible to
  participate
• Enrollments A/O 1 Apr 2,781
• Initiatives completed or in progress
• Job Qualification Training Package - complete
• Seven CBT Courses - complete
• Three Specialty Training Courses
• General - complete
• Airframe content complete being formatted by
  AFIADL
• Powerplant content complete being formatted by
  AFIADL
• FAA Beta Testing complete
• Certification of FAA Server complete
• DANTES Testing Procedures ECD May 03
• Track completions to determine impact on
  retention

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CCAF Occupational Instructor Certification (OIC)

• Began in 1986 as an Instructor Recognition
  Certificate
• OIC implemented in 1990
• Recognize excellent instructor qualification
  training
• Academic and experience requirements
• Teaching methods course
• Teaching practicum
• Journeyman skill level in discipline
• Two-years teaching experience
• Associate or higher degree
• Recommended by affiliated school commander
• Survey results
• Exploring ways to enhance value

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Other Certification Initiatives

• SpaceTec Program
• National certifications will be available to over
  2,000 Missile Space Systems personnel in AFSC
  2M0XX
• Exploring linkage of 66 AAS degree programs to
  National Certifications
• CCAF degree program reviews for 2005-2007 CCAF
  Catalog
• Coordination with career field functional
  managers
• Benefits to Air Force and CCAF students

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Technology Initiatives

• SPEEDE/Imaging
• On-line transcript requests
• On-line access to student records for counselors
  and students
• eCustomer Service

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Challenges

• Maintaining highest quality customer service with
  increased deployments/manpower cuts
• 3-year tour for instructors
• Providing services to deployed troops
• LRCs
• AFVEC
• Increased participation of Guard and Reserve
  forces

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Sustaining the Combat Capability of Americas Air
Force
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