The focal point for all military off-duty educational
opportunities at Altus AFB Education Center. The center provides
testing for CLEP, DANTES, SAT/ACT, and Excelsior.
Associate, Bachelor and
Masters programs are available through the Education Center. Programs
from Western Oklahoma State College, Wayland Baptist University and Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University are available. Contact a representative from
each university for more information about the programs that the university
offers. Information on financial assistance is available upon
request.Altus boasts one of the finest public school systems in the
state.
EDUCATION SERVICES:
The Education Services Flight directs,
administers, manages, and monitors the Air Force voluntary education services
program which includes: 1) Providing on-base college and university programs
that meet the needs of Altus Air Force Base personnel; 2) Approving/granting
tuition assistance funds for active duty Air Force personnel; 3) Providing
counseling and advisement services to Altus personnel both military and
civilian, and their family members on topics such as degree
programs/requirements, sources of financial aid, vocational/technical training,
and American colleges and universities-costs, entrance and eligibility
requirements, etc.; 4) Providing testing services for college credit, interest
tests and inventories, Air Force Institute for Advanced Distributed Learning
(merger of AF Distance Learning Office with Extension Course Institute), and End
of Course tests, as well as information about test preparation materials; and,
5) Assisting active duty Air Force members with specific Air Force programs such
as officer commissioning and Community College of the Air Force.