Introduction

The United States Air Force (USAF) has always recognized the positive effects of education on Air Force personnel and continually established various programs to meet the needs of the Air Force, its personnel, and society as a whole. One of the most notable of these programs is the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF). The college is 1 of 14 federally chartered degree-granting institutions; however, it is the only 2-year institution and the only one serving enlisted personnel. The college awards the associate in applied science degree upon successful completion of a degree program designed for an Air Force specialty. The Community College of the Air Force is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award the associate in applied science degree.

History

The CCAF concept evolved in the early 1970s as a means of gaining accreditation and recognition for Air Force training. Led by Lt Gen GeorgeB. Simler, commander of Air Training Command (ATC), Air Force visionaries recognized the need to enhance the skills of noncommissioned officers (NCOs) as technicians, leaders, and citizens. Representatives of Air Training Command, Air University (AU), and the Air Force Academy held a series of conferences in 1971 to discuss the need for increased development of noncommissioned officers as managers of Air Force resources. The conferees recommended the founding of an Air Force community college, and on 9 November 1971, Gen John D. Ryan, Air Force Chief of Staff, approved the establishment of the Community College of the Air Force. The Secretary of the Air Force approved the activation plan 25 January 1972, and the college was established 1 April 1972 at Randolph AFB, Texas.

The seven major Air Force training schools--the five Air Force Schools of Applied Aerospace Sciences, the USAF School of Health Care Sciences, and the USAF Security Service School--provided the technical portion of CCAF's credential when the college was activated. The program model combined the technical education offered by Air Force schools, a core of general education from regionally accredited civilian institutions of higher education, and management education from Air Force or civilian sources.

The college mailed its first official transcript 9November 1972 and issued its first credential, the Career Education Certificate, 23 August 1973. As the college gained prestige, increasing numbers of enlisted people registered, and more Air Force technical, special, and professional schools joined the CCAF system. As a result as many as 143 such schools have been affiliated with the college after meeting rigorous standards for participation. The SACS Commission on Occupational Education Institutions accredited the college on 12 December 1973.

By the mid-1970s many civilian consultants were reporting that CCAF standards exceeded the minimum requirements of associate degree programs in civilian community colleges, and in 1975 the Air Force sought degree-granting authority for the college from Congress. President Gerald R. Ford signed Public Law 94-361 on 14July 1976 authorizing the ATC commander to confer the associate degree.

A site review committee, composed of nationally recognized educators appointed by the US Office of Education, evaluated the college in October 1976. After favorable recommendations by the committee and successful public hearings in Washington DC, the Commissioner of Education certified degree-granting authority in January 1977. The college awarded its first associate in applied science degree in April 1977.

Since charter clarification in 1975 limited the Commission on Occupational Education Institutions to nondegree-granting institutions, the college immediately began the transition to the SACS Commission on Colleges. The Commission on Colleges accredited the college on 12December 1980 and reaffirmed its accreditation in 1986 and again in 1997.

Over the years the college has grown both in numbers and recognition. With more than 388,000 registered students, the college is the largest multicampus community college in the world. Its affiliated schools are located in 35 states, the District of Columbia, 6 foreign locations, and 1 territory. Nearly 6,000 CCAF faculty members provide quality instruction for the personal and professional development of enlisted personnel. More than a million transcripts have been issued in the last 10 years, and in 1996-97 CCAF students earned 1.42 million hours of college credit.

Since issuing its first degree in 1977, the college has awarded more than 175,000 associate in applied science degrees.

Philosophy

The United States Air Force requires well-trained, educated, and professional noncommissioned officers prepared to meet current and future leadership, managerial, and technological challenges of an increasingly sophisticated and complex Air Force. We believe enlisted members of the Air Force are entitled to personal and professional growth through collegiate programs beneficial to the Air Force and the nation.

Mission Statement

Offer and award job-related associate in applied science degrees and other academic credentials that enhance mission readiness, contribute to recruiting, assist in retention, and support the career transitions of Air Force enlisted members.

Vision

CCAF: The foremost occupational education institution--preparing the world's best air and space enlisted leaders.

The Air Education and Training Command (AETC) commander has authority to confer the CCAF degree and with the advice of the CCAF Board of Visitors (BOV) serves as CCAF's governing board. Administrators, instructors, classrooms, laboratories, counselors, and students are located throughout the world. What is often perceived as nontraditional about the college is its form of organization and administration, which is designed to provide instruction at numerous locations because of the geographic dispersion of the students as they pursue their Air Force occupations. Civilian collegiate institutions on or near Air Force bases provide course work to satisfy the general education requirement (GER) of the degree programs and may also provide some course work required to satisfy technical education and leadership, management, and military studies (LMMS) requirements not completed at CCAF schools. Although this broad geographical separation may be unusual, the college is organized into a single, highly effective educational system.

Administrative Center

The administrative staff, located at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, brings together all elements of the system under the matrix authority of Air Force Instruction 36-2304, Community College of the Air Force.

The CCAF commander/president, the chief executive officer with command authority, is tasked with accomplishing CCAF's prescribed mission. The administrative staff translates system schools curricula into semester-hour credit, develops course descriptors, designs/manages degree programs, maintains records of student achievement and progress toward degree completion, ensures system schools maintain standards required for accreditation, disseminates official catalogs and other publications, and provides guidance to the worldwide network of counselors.

Affiliated Schools

Air Force schools that provide technical, leadership, and management education may voluntarily affiliate and become part of the CCAF system. Course work offered by these affiliated schools may satisfy part or all of the technical education; leadership, management, and military studies; and/or program elective requirements.

Instructional programs are conducted in traditional learning environments. Even when advanced instructional technology and individualized instruction are used, students attend regularly scheduled classes and complete specified course work under assigned faculty in much the same manner as students in the classrooms of most traditional civilian colleges, except that students attend one course at a time, 6 to 8 hours per day, 5 days per week until satisfactorily completing the course. Accordingly, each affiliated school is a component of a worldwide educational system.

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Education Services

The Air Force provides academic advice and offers financial assistance to airmen in planning and pursuing their educational goals. Operations are managed by education services offices whose staffs are composed of professional educational administrators, guidance counselors, education technicians, and test examiners.

Education services personnel supporting active Air Force installations, CCAF advisors working with the Air National Guard (ANG), and training technicians assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) counsel students and serve as the direct link between students and the administrative center. These counselors guide students toward degree completion and work with nearby civilian collegiate institutions to arrange for course offerings needed to satisfy the general education requirement.

Education services personnel also administer the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) Subject Standardized Tests, and Regents College Examinations. Courses conducted by regionally accredited civilian institutions are scheduled on base by education services centers. Students may take these courses to satisfy requirements of CCAF degree programs.

CCAF advisors and training technicians coordinate education services for ANG and AFRC personnel. The point of contact for ANG/AFRC affairs is CCAF Student Relations, CCAF/SLS, 130 W Maxwell Blvd, Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6613.

Advisory Bodies

The college uses several advisory bodies composed of members from the CCAF system and those appointed from the civilian sector.

Board of Visitors

The Board of Visitors--consisting of civilian authorities appointed from education, industry, and the professions by the Secretary of Defense--represent the public interest and serve jointly with the AETC commander as the CCAF governing board. The AETC commander, an ex officio member of the board, represents the interests of the supporting governmental agency--the United States Air Force. Other ex officio members include the CCAF commander/president, who represents the interests of the institution, and the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, who represents the student body. The senior enlisted advisor to the AETC commander and the chair of the AU Board of Visitors are also ex officio members. Collectively the board reviews policies and operations at least twice a year. BOV recommendations are forwarded to the Secretary of the Defense through the AETC commander and guide all CCAF actions.

Affiliated Schools Advisory Panel

The panel--representing the categories of technical and specialized training, enlisted professional military education, and command-sponsored schools affiliated with the college--provides the forum for reaffirming CCAF's commitment to providing job-relevant educational opportunities to all enlisted personnel.

Education Services Advisory Panel

The panel--which includes the CCAF dean of academic affairs and education services advisor, Headquarters USAF and major command personnel, base-level education services personnel, and ANG/AFRC counterparts--provides interface between the college and the education services system.

Policy Council

Academic policies are developed by the Policy Council and endorsed by the Board of Visitors. The Policy Council is composed of representatives from all elements of the CCAF system. Chaired by the dean of academic affairs, the Policy Council submits recommendations concerning academic policies, degree programs, award of credit, academic standards, affiliation of Air Force schools, and other policy matters to the commander/president and Board of Visitors for guidance and concurrence. Students, faculty members, counselors, administrators, and other interested personnel may submit suggestions to the Policy Council by writing to the dean of academic affairs (CCAF/DF, 130 W Maxwell Blvd, Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6613).

Entrance Requirements

Prior to enlistment in the Air Force, individuals must complete the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) meeting the standards specified in AETC Instruction 36-2002, Recruiting Procedures for the Air Force. Composite scores of the ASVAB indicate academic and career field aptitude. Scores are used to counsel individuals and place them in Air Force career areas that match their aptitudes and abilities. The college uses these scores as an indicator of the student's potential to make satisfactory progress in a career-related degree program.

Admission/Registration Procedures

Upon assignment to an Air Force career field, active duty, ANG, and AFRC enlisted members are admitted to the college and registered in the degree program for their Air Force specialty as nonparticipants. Their registration status does not change until they receive formal academic advisement and provide official transcripts from a regionally accredited institution reflecting completion of civilian college course work or national tests applicable to their degree program. At the formal advisement session, the student must declare all institutions attended so course credit can be considered for acceptance in transfer if applicable to a degree program. Once a civilian college course or national test is posted to a record, the student is identified as a participant.

Individuals with a reporting identifier/special duty identifier not listed in Section II may register in programs related to their second or other AFSC reflected on their Report of Individual Personnel.

Time Limitation for Degree Completion

Students enrolled in the Instructor of Technology and Military Science program have 2 years from date of registration to complete their degree. Students enrolled in all other programs have 6 years from date of registration to complete their degree. Students who are pursuing their first CCAF degree and do not complete it in the allotted time will automatically be moved to the degree program for their primary occupational specialty in the most current catalog. They will be required to meet the requirements of the current catalog. Students who are pursuing a subsequent CCAF degree are disenrolled at the end of the allotted time. However, they may re-register in a subsequent degree program by submitting an Air Force Form 968 through their education services office or ANG/AFRC CCAF advisor/training technician.

Subsequent Degree

Airmen may register in a subsequent degree program for which they have a primary Air Force specialty code (AFSC) or second, third, or fourth (not duty/control) Air Force specialty code provided they have not been awarded a degree in a program designed for that career field. CCAF degree holders who register in another program must earn and have applied a minimum of 24 semester hours of unique (different) technical credit, 12 semester hours of which must be CCAF credit.

Grading Policy

The academic performance of students is determined and reported using a pass/fail system. Students who successfully complete a course are reported to the registrar who records a grade of "S" (satisfactory) on the transcript. This equates to a grade of "C" or better.

All courses are taught at the collegiate level. Affiliated schools employ a variety of instructional methods and assessment techniques designed to ensure successful achievement and appropriate evaluation of desired learning outcomes. Course completion requirements, including grading standards, are provided to students at the beginning of each course.

Transfer Credit

The college will accept in transfer courses that meet the criteria outlined in Section II. Courses completed at foreign institutions must be submitted in English with an external course-by-course evaluation by a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services member.

DOD/Other Service Schools

Many Air Force enlisted members attend Army, Navy, and/or Department of Defense initial advanced technical training courses instead of Air Force technical training courses. Since these technical training schools are not part of the CCAF system, the college does not award resident credit for the courses. However, the college does award proficiency credit to Air Force enlisted members who complete these courses and demonstrate apprentice level competency. Proficiency credit is applied to a student's program upon attainment of the journeyman, five skill-level. Proficiency credit does not apply to the residency requirement. The 16semester-hour residency requirement can only be satisfied by credit earned in an affiliated school or through internship credit awarded for progression in an Air Force occupational specialty.

If the DOD/other service school is accredited and issues a transcript, the college will consider accepting the credit in transfer. Courses recommended for credit in the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services (American Council on Education Guide) may be applied to a CCAF degree.

Credit by Examination

A maximum of 30 semester hours of degree-applicable examination credit may be applied to satisfy degree requirements. Credit may be applied for examinations offered by DANTES, CLEP, Regents College, and the Defense Language Proficiency Test.

Credit for Certification, Licensure, and/or Registry

Degree requirements may be satisfied upon verification of degree-relevant governmental and/or professional certification, licensure, and/or registry. Students who hold a degree-relevant certification, licensure, and/or registry must contact the sponsoring agency/association/society and request official written verification be sent to CCAF/RRR, 130 W Maxwell Blvd, Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6613.

Credit for Equivalency Examinations

Credit may be awarded to students who successfully complete a degree-applicable equivalency examination administered by an affiliated school. Only program-applicable equivalency examination credit will be transcribed.

Change of Degree Program or Catalog

Students are encouraged to complete their program of initial registration. However, they may request to change to another program for which they are eligible. The associate dean of academic programs must authorize degree program changes. Students may also elect to move from their catalog of registration to the current catalog. However, they must abide by all policies and program requirements of the catalog current on the date of the change.

Advanced Standing

Students attain advanced standing when they have completed 45 semester hours of degree-applicable course work and have civilian course or test credit applied (registration status code 2). At this point counselors should provide special guidance for completing degree requirements.

Waiver Process

Students desiring a waiver of academic policy and/or a degree program requirement must contact their education services office, CCAF ANG advisor, or AFRC training technician for guidance on how to proceed in submitting their waiver request to the dean of academic affairs. Waivers will only be considered if approval of the waiver will make the student a degree candidate.

Candidacy/Graduation

Candidacy status is recommended by the Academic Programs Division or student's counselor/advisor. Education services counselors, advisors, or training technicians notify students of candidacy status. After students are certified for graduation, the college will forward diplomas to the student's current education services office or nominating training/education service office for presentation.

No Fault Exception

Ordinarily, in order to participate and graduate, a student must possess the required specialty code. An exception may be made if a specialty code is removed because of mandatory retraining, career field consolidations, or transition of a career field. To qualify for a no fault exception, a student must satisfy the following:

• The AFSC, reporting identifier (RI), or special duty identifier (SDI) must have been removed or deleted due to conditions or circumstances beyond the student's control.
• The request for a no fault exception must be received at the CCAF administrative center within 1 year of removal of the specialty code.
• The student must be able to complete the degree requirements within 1 year of approval of the exception.

Documentation must be submitted verifying the circumstances of the specialty code removal. As a minimum the following must be submitted:

• Proof that the specialty code was once held and subsequently removed (i.e., official Air Force Form 2095 or 2096). The document must show specialty code loss date.
• Medical documentation, which may include a physician's letter or diagnosis stating the exact medical reasons for disqualification, or a letter from the individual's commander explaining the reasons surrounding the disqualification or specialty code removal.
• A letter from the student explaining the situation and requesting no fault exception consideration.

The request and documentation should be mailed to CCAF/DFA, 130 West Maxwell Boulevard, Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6613.

Washback Policy

Every effort is made to ensure student success in CCAF courses. This is accomplished through carefully designed teaching/learning activities, appropriate assessment/evaluation processes, and individualized assistance. If all avenues have been exhausted and academic achievement continues to be below acceptable limits, the student may, under some circumstances, be allowed to repeat some or all of the course. This process is referred to as a washback. Students who are washed back are reported to the CCAF registrar as course graduates only when they successfully complete the entire course. Students are allowed to voluntarily withdraw from CCAF courses only with the permission of the affiliated school commander or designated representative.

Withdrawal from Degree Program

Since participation in a degree program is voluntary, students may formally request withdrawal from the degree program in which they are registered. Students requesting this action must complete and sign an Air Force Form 968, Community College of the Air Force Action Request, and forward it to the CCAF registrar (CCAF/RR, 130 W Maxwell Blvd, Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6613).

Students must submit an initial Air Force Form 968 through their education services office or ANG/AFRC CCAF advisor/training technician. The form should list all civilian postsecondary institutions attended. To progress in a degree program, students must have educational documentation of applicable degree program requirements. This documentation must be mailed by the issuing institution/agency to the appropriate education services center, CCAF advisor/training technician, or CCAF/RRR, 130 W Maxwell Blvd, Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6613. Depending on the manner in which students satisfy degree requirements, appropriate documentation may include the following:

• Official transcripts of applicable course work completed at regionally accredited postsecondary institutions.
• Official transcripts from the Educational Testing Service reflecting CLEP or DANTES tests taken at a certified DANTES testing site.
• Extension Course Institute official transcripts reflecting semester-hour credits.
• Certificate/diploma for a CCAF course.
• Request for Verification of Course Completion of an affiliated school course that was not added to the student's academic record.
• Official verification of professional certification, licensure, or registry.
• Official verification of successful completion of a course conducted by or for US Government agencies for which the American Council on Education recommends credit.

An Air Force Form 968 must accompany all documents and must indicate which civilian documents are being sent directly to the Admissions and Registrar Directorate. Educational documentation will not be accepted from a student.

Fraudulent Documentation

The Enrollment Management and Registrar Directorate and Academic Programs Division ensure documentation is authentic. Fraudulent documentation will be brought to the attention of the registrar for appropriate action, which can include disenrollment and/or legal action. Transcripts of students disenrolled for submitting fraudulent documentation will be annotated to reflect the reason for disenrollment.

Processing Student Records

When documentation arrives at the administrative center, program administrators assess progress toward degree requirements. After assessing the educational documentation, program administrators generate a progress report reflecting credits applied toward degree program completion. The progress report is a worksheet designed for advising students but is not an official educational record or transcript.

Updating Student Records

Student records are updated by submitting educational documentation. Students should update records no more than once a year except when applying for an Air Force commissioning program, prior to separation or retirement, or when an update may result in degree completion.

Release of Student Information

The primary purpose of maintaining unabridged records is to assist students with their education endeavors. The Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and 5 USC:301, 10 USC:8013, and EO 9397 dictate the policy regarding the release of student data. These directives specify that an educational record may not be released without the student's written consent specifying records to be released and to whom. Students may have a transcript of their record released to a third party by completing an Air Force Form 2099, Request for Community College of the Air Force Transcript, or by providing the registrar a written request with original signature. When requested for verification purposes, the college may release dates of attendance, degrees, certifications, or certificates awarded.

Transcript Requests

A transcript may be requested by completing an Air Force Form 2099, available from an education services office, CCAF advisor, or training technician or by writing the Enrollment Management and Registrar Directorate (CCAF/RRR, 130 W Maxwell Blvd, Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6613). Transcript requests must include the requester's full name or former name if appropriate, Social Security Account Number, current address including ZIP code, and address and ZIP code where transcript is to be sent. The requester's signature is the legal authorization for release of a transcript. Transcripts sent directly to educational institutions will be certified as official by the CCAF registrar. A student may request an official transcript be sent to a base or unit education services center. Transcripts sent directly to students are unofficial and stamped "Issued to Student." The college does not use the fax or e-mail to accept requests for transcripts or send transcripts. However, CCAF transcripts are provided free of charge.

Role and Behavior

As military members, students must abide by the guidelines published in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Airmen are briefed on the code upon initial entrance into active duty and periodically thereafter. A copy of the code is also available in the legal office on each Air Force installation. Additionally, students must adhere to standards of behavior established by the affiliated schools.

Participation in Institutional Decision Making

Student participation is integral to the future development and continuous improvement of the college. In recognition of this fact, student input is incorporated into every phase of CCAF's strategic planning process and continually impacts policies and procedures, course and program reviews, affiliated school operations, and educational support services.

Students have the opportunity to participate in decision-making processes through numerous avenues. Some of these include classroom feedback mechanisms, followup surveys administered by affiliated schools and the CCAF institutional effectiveness office, student leaders at each affiliated school, and formal waiver review process. Student interests are also addressed by affiliated school representatives on the Policy Council, Affiliated Schools Advisory Panel, and Education Services Advisory Panel. In addition, the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force serves as the student advocate on the Board of Visitors.

Students who desire to provide feedback directly to the administrative center may do so by contacting the CCAF Student Relations Directorate at (334) 953-5800 or DSN 493-5800.

Student Services

The Air Force recognizes off-duty activities as an essential part of the everyday life of its enlisted force and provides a variety of recreational, social, and religious activities in which students may participate.

Arts and Crafts Hobby Shops. Facilities, equipment, and instructors are available to those who are interested in automobile repair/maintenance, woodwork, ceramics, leather work, engraving, painting, electrical repair, and photography.

Bowling Lanes. Schedules provide for open bowling, league bowling, and special tournaments.

Chapel. Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, and other religious activities are available, including special programs such as choir, study groups, social functions, and religious education.

Clubs. NCO and airman clubs serve food/beverages and provide entertainment, such as music, dances, floorshows, variety acts, and television viewing.

Family Support Center. Services include, but not are not limited to, transition assistance, job search, employment applications, interviewing, relocation assistance, resume writing, Air Force aid, personal financial management, and counseling for military personnel and their families.

Gymnasium. Facilities are available for such activities as weight lifting, racquetball, handball, jogging, weight control, basketball, tennis, volleyball, softball, and aerobics.

Library. Reference books/journals, newspapers, recordings, and tapes are available to support students.

Mental Health. Services include, but are not limited to, mental health and alcohol/drug abuse counseling on an inpatient, outpatient, and group basis.

Recreation Center. Activities include table games, music listening, dancing, television viewing, tours, concerts, discussion groups, and other special programs.

Swimming Pools. Swimming instruction is a routine part of scheduled activities.

Theater. Current films are normally shown daily.

• Air Force specialty is a group of related occupations that require common qualifications and are identified by title and code, the Air Force specialty code.
• Air Force specialty codes are alphanumeric identifiers of occupational specialties of airmen and their skill levels: unskilled (one level), apprentice (three level), journeyman (five level), craftsman (seven level), or superintendent (nine level).
• Airman refers to both male and female enlisted personnel.
• Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery consists of prerequisite tests for USAF enlistment and is a factor in occupational assignment.
• Candidates for graduation are students who--prior to commissioning, retiring, or separating--have completed all requirements for their degree program, submitted final documentation to the college, and been recommended for award of the associate in applied science degree.
• Catalog of registration is the edition of the catalog current at the time students register or to which they are subsequently moved when granted a program or catalog change or when they do not complete their degree within 6 years of date of registration.
• CCAF certificate-applicable courses may be applied toward certification but are not applicable to the degree program.
• CCAF courses are Air Force courses taught in affiliated schools, including both certificate and degree applicable.
• CCAF degree-applicable courses may be applied toward the technical core, technical elective, LMMS, or program elective portion of CCAF associate degree programs or toward certifications.
• CCAF permanent record is the official record of each student who completes an Air Force course for which the college awards credit and civilian transfer credits applied toward degree completion.
• Degree award date is the date degree completion documentation is received by the Enrollment Management and Registrar Directorate or the date a manual review by CCAF administrative staff reveals a student has completed all degree requirements.
• Disenrollment applies to a student who was withdrawn from a degree program for cause.
• Internship is a performance-based and documented system that may include a correspondence course; documented on-the-job training; and a closed-book, proctored examination, all based on an Air Force specialty.
• Occupational specialty codes are alphanumeric identifiers of Air Force enlisted occupational specialties. There are three types of occupational specialty codes--Air Force specialty code, special duty identifier, and reporting identifier.
• Proficiency credit is awarded to Air Force enlisted personnel who have completed triservice or Department of Defense initial skills technical training and demonstrate apprentice level competency.
• Program administrators are occupational specialists who evaluate permanent student records and progress reports, review courses from affiliated schools, develop degree programs relevant to occupational specialties, and work with education services personnel in advising students.
• Programmatic accreditation is official recognition by national professional organizations in such fields as business, health, law, and engineering and provides quality assurance concerning educational preparation of members of a profession or occupation.
• Progress report is an internal worksheet reflecting a student's record, including credits applied toward degree completion, and cannot be used as an official education record.
• Regional accreditation is the official recognition by a nongovernmental regional association of peer institutions. Such recognition ensures an institution has met minimum requirements set forth by the appropriate regional accrediting association.
• Registered student is an individual currently registered in a CCAF degree program.
• Reporting identifier is a numeric occupational specialty code for an enlisted occupational specialty not included in the AFSC structure.
• Separated student is an individual who has been withdrawn from a degree program due to commissioning, retirement, or separation.
• Special duty identifier is an alphanumeric occupational specialty code assigned to airmen who, on a semipermanent or permanent duty basis, perform tasks that do not provide a normal career progression pattern and are unrelated to any Air Force specialty.
• Subsequent degree is a CCAF degree earned after award of the first CCAF degree.
• Transcript is the official educational record of a student.
• Withdrawn applies to a student who has been removed from active student status because of administrative reasons or a personal request.