The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) was
created in 1972 by the Air Force to serve Air Force
enlisted personnel with educational opportunity. No
study exists identifying and assessing the mission of
this college. Various mission sources iterate the
different goals of CCAF. These sources and other
indicators are used to identify and assess fulfillment of
the CCAF mission. The purpose of this study is to
clearly identify the CCAF mission and determine to what
extent the mission has been fulfilled.
The literature review presents background on
education in America and the U.S. military and the
American community college movement plus a summary of the
works on CCAF to set the stage for the mission
identification and assessment process.
The research questions were what is the mission of
the Community College of the Air Force and to what extent
has the mission been fulfilled? Case study methodology
was used to both identify and assess the mission.
Study findings indicate the mission needs further
clarification, but by the measures used the various
missions identified have been fulfilled. The study
concluded that enlisted members of the United States Air
Force are improving their competence through the
associate degree opportunity, that CCAF is recognized by
peer institutions, and that this innovative approach to
postsecondary education offers thousands of American
service members educational opportunity.
Questions still unanswered include how can this
approach be expanded to other branches of the military
services and is another accreditation process appropriate
for this special type of institution? / Graduation date: 1992
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/37308 |
| Date | 10 June 1991 |
| Creators | Parnell, Dale, 1928- |
| Contributors | Haverson, Wayne |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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