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  • Community College of the Air Force reveals plans for new degree program

    The new Associate of Applied Science in Military Technology and Applied Sciences Management  degree is a flexible alternative for enlisted personnel serving in Air Force specialties lacking enough formal skills training to meet current degree program requirements, said Dr. Hank Dasinger, the dean of

  • My advanced education journey started with CCAF

    My educational journey started after talking to a guidance counselor at the education office at Bergstom AFB, Texas.The counselor provided excellent information regarding the Community College of the Air Force.She explained that since I had just completed technical training school for the military

  • AU-ABC program expands enlisted education opportunities

    Airmen join the Air Force for a variety of reasons, but perhaps the most common is for the service’s vast educational opportunities. The Air University-Associate-to-Baccalaureate Cooperative program, or AU-ABC, is perhaps a little-known opportunity that can reap big rewards.The AU-ABC was created

  • Airman recognized during CCAF historical event

    During the 2017 Senior Enlisted Leadership Summit, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright recognized Senior MSgt. Duane Caudill as the Community College of the Air Force’s 500,000th degree recipient.

  • Advisory board set to improve CCAF

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah James officially approved a Community College of the Air Force Subcommittee to the Air University Board of Visitors July, 1, 2016.  A team of three appointed board members traveled to CCAF on the Maxwell-Gunter Annex, Alabama, July 26th to attend CCAFs Education

  • Ben Smith: The fight for life

    Rusty barbwire fencing surrounds the pastures throughout Ben Smith’s small Alabama hometown. Ben longed for an opportunity to place the dirt roads in his rear view mirror, destination success ahead. “Airman Smith,” had a nice ring to it, he thought.Smith saw the military as his only path to getting

  • CCAF breaks record sixth consecutive year

    The Community College of the Air Force awarded 23,206 associate of applied science degrees in 2015, breaking the record for number of graduates six consecutive years."CCAF had an amazing year in 2015. We think CCAF is more relevant and more popular than ever before," said Lt. Col. Nathan Leap, CCAF

  • Juggling enlisted life and advanced education

    Now a Ph.D., Chief Master Sergeant Jackie-Lynn Brown recalls her mother pecking away, key by key, on an old, manual typewriter at the dinner table.  She remembers her saying, "We can be 10 years older and have our degree or we can be 10 years older and not have it." It was her mother's words of

  • AUABC program helps Airmen earn baccalaureate degree

    Since 1977 the Community College of the Air Force provided enlisted Airmen an opportunity to earn their Associates in Applied Science degrees.Today, more than 300,000 Airmen are enrolled in CCAF making it the largest community college in the world. In 2007 Air University in cooperation with CCAF