ACE tools, JST and CCAF
Created Oct 2015

Topics covered in this presentation:
• ACE: American Council on Education http://www.acenet.edu
• JST: Joint Services Transcript
• CCAF: Community College of the Air Force
• Tools and resources to connect all the pieces together

Who is ACE?
• American Council on Education http://www.acenet.edu
• The nation’s most visible and influential higher education association
• 1700 member institutions
• Historical commitment to Adult Learners
• Research leader in education policy and strategy
• College Credit Recommendation Service
• Reviewing military courses/occupations since 1954

ACE offers valuable tools for academic institutions
• Military Guide
• Course and Occupation search
• FAQs
• Toolkit for Military Friendly Institutions (Collaborative Environment)
( https://vetfriendlytoolkit.acenet.edu/Pages/default.aspx
)
• Best Practices
• Shared Resources tool
• Discussion boards
• Archived webinars

Military Guide Search
• What does it look like?
• http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Military-Guide-Online.aspx
• Various Search functions in the Guide
• By Course
• By Occupation
• By Subject Area
• Case Study example

Information you have been given:
• Veteran with DD214
• Rank of E7 (Sergeant First Class)
• Military Police Officer
• Recruiter in Cleveland. Ohio
Resources you will use for this case study:
• ACE Military Guide Occupation search:
• http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Military-Guide-Online.aspx

• ACE is a tool you can use to evaluate courses on the Joint Services Transcript
• The Joint Services Transcript is an academically accepted document used to validate a service member's military occupational experience and training
• Learn more about reading the JST by watching the video link on this page: http://www.jointservicestranscript.com/
• JST Sample course:

Course prefixes:
AR is Army
NV is Navy
MC is Marine Corps
AF is Air Force
CG is Coast Guard
DD is Department of Defense

Differences between the JST and the CCAF Transcript
• CCAF is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools
• Admissions offices often require a transcript for the CCAF before an Admissions decision is made, however the JST is not a required document
• CCAF Transcripts are usually treated the same as any accredited institution
• CCAF course descriptions are in a course catalog, whereas other branches are only listed in the ACE guide. (Both are listed in TES, the Air Force is under
‘Community College of the Air Force’ and other branches are under ‘American
Council on Education’)
• Learning outcomes NOT included in CCAF catalog
(therefore getting a syllabus could be difficult as they are not typically provided to the student)

Finding more information:
• CCAF course catalog is linked here: http://www.au.af.mil/au/barnes/ccaf
• Look under the drop down called “Publications” for the course catalogs online
• Course descriptions are also located on the TES system under “Community
College of the Air Force”
• Please note – “The Air University is the Intellectual and Leadership Center of the Air Force”.
Within Air University, the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) and the
Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) have separate registrar offices.
(for more information, see http://www.au.af.mil/au/cf/auregistrar/registrar.asp
)

Information Gathered by Ohio representatives from:
Cleveland State University
Cuyahoga Community College
Kent State University
Lakeland Community College
Lorain County Community College
North Central State CollegeUniversity of Akron
Youngstown State University
For further questions, refer to the “Ohio Values Veterans” Military Toolkit at: https://www.ohiohighered.org/ohio_values_veterans/toolkit