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Title: COMETS


1
  • COMETS
  • AF Voluntary Education Update
  • Presented by
  • Lavern Kistner

2
Overview
  • Scope of Vol Ed Program
  • Enrollment Data
  • Military Tuition Assistance
  • Impact of Distance Learning Courses
  • CCAF Students Vs. National Norms
  • AF Virtual Education Center (AFVEC)
  • Education and Training Flights
  • MGIB Pending Legislation

3
Voluntary Ed FY04
  • What do we look like/how are we doing?
  • 82 AF Ed Centers 7 Learning Resource Centers
    (LRC) worldwide
  • 172 colleges on-base
  • 1000 off-base colleges receive AF
  • 732 colleges received AF for distance learning
  • 26,457 degrees awarded 30 increase
  • 140M budget for TA only

4
End Strength/TA Usage
5
FY Comparisons
6
FY04/FY05 1st Quarter Comparison of Enrollments
and Expenditures
7
FY05 Projections
  • 98,000 students
  • 340,000 course enrollments
  • Total Cost to AF 152M

8
FY04 AF TA Distribution
9
Impact of Distance Learning
10
CCAF Students vs National Norms2000-2003 CAAP
Objective Test Results
11

12
Air Force Virtual Education Center (AFVEC) - at
a glance
  • https//afvec.langley.af.mil
  • Available through the Air Force Portal
  • AFVEC Home
  • Comprehensive, Authoritative Education
    Information
  • Latest Education News
  • Content Management System
  • Quick and easy way for bases to manage their
    education center profiles with
  • News Content
  • Schools Programs
  • Events
  • Customer Service Survey
  • Needs Assessment
  • Account Management

13
AFVEC - at a glance
  • My AFVEC
  • Student Profile
  • Interests
  • Goals
  • On-line Customer Service
  • On-line Tuition Assistance Request
  • On-line Education Record
  • View Enrollments
  • View Notifications for Grades Suspenses
  • DANTES Test Score Results
  • CCAF Transcript Request
  • CCAF Degree Progression Report
  • Future Initiatives
  • On-line Scheduling
  • Community-based Forums

14
AFVEC Stats
  • Student Services Introduced on 5 Feb 2003
  • On-line Tuition Assistance (TA) Requests offered
    through 11 test bases beginning 7 Jan 2005
  • More than 92,000 student profiles created
  • 2,000 Average Hits per Day
  • 1,565,046 Total Visitors
  • Over 600 On-line TA Requests
  • Top 10 Virtual Base Hits

Data current as of 11 Feb 2005
15
Technology Future
  • More reliance on automation
  • On-line TA request ending test phase
  • Available to all bases 1 Apr 05 as staff ready to
    implement
  • All bases will have to use starting
  • 1 Oct 05
  • Centralized Tuition Assistance and Electronic
    Billing and Grade transmittal
  • In test phase in PACAF

16
Pending Legislation
  • S.43 (Mr. Hagel)
  • Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2005
  • Eliminates 1,200 reduction-in-pay for
    enrollment in MGIB
  • Effective upon enactment of legislation
  • Refunds to those who entered AD after 16 Nov
    2001
  • Currently in committee

17
Pending Legislation
  • H. 269 (Mr. Camp) and S. 13 (Mr. Akaka)
  • Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2005
  • Amend Title 38- enrollment opportunity for
    VEAPers who declined
  • Entered service before 1 Jul 85
  • No break in service
  • On AD for enrollment period
  • Honorable discharge
  • Member pays 2700
  • Currently in committee

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