CCAF recognizes 350,000th degree recipient Published May 12, 2010 By Staff Sgt. Eric Donner Air University Public Affairs MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- The Community College of the Air Force recognized its 350,000th degree recipient during the 2010 Senior Enlisted Leader Summit at the Senior NCO Academy, Gunter Annex, May 5. The 350,000th degree em-phasizes CCAF's mission to offer and award job-related associate 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. Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish, a Reserve individual mobilization augmentee on active duty with Air University Public Affairs, was presented an associate degree in public affairs. He earned a bachelor's degree in hospital administration from the University of Alabama in 2006. "I worked so closely with the Community College of the Air Force and the Barnes Center, had the opportunity to see how they strive to make professional military training top notch," Sergeant Parrish said. "The Air Force gives you every opportunity to continue your education with tuition assistance, the Montgomery GI Bill, the Post-9/11 Bill, and you need to take advantage of the opportunities." CCAF was established in the early 1970s to serve the enlisted corps by providing college credit, degrees and certifications for the outstanding training and education the Air Force has always delivered. In return, the Air Force has reaped the rewards of having a highly educated enlisted force. The CCAF is the largest multi-campus community college in the world with affiliated schools located in 37 states and nine foreign locations. The college has issued more than a million transcripts in the last 10 years, and each year CCAF students earn more than 1.6 million college credit hours.