Department of Defense VOLUNTARY EDUCATION Council on Military Education in Texas and the South Carol

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Department of Defense VOLUNTARY
EDUCATIONCouncil onMilitary Education
inTexas and the South Carolyn L. BakerChief
of Continuing Education, Department of Defense
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• Changes in DoD
• Enrollment and TA usage
• DoD Initiative
• Challenges in the future

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Department of Defense Educational Opportunities
DUSD (MCFP) Ms. Leslye Arsht
Educational Opportunities Mr. Gary Woods
Transition Assistance Program
Voluntary Continuing Education Ms. Carolyn Baker
Military HOMEFRONT
Exceptional Family Member Program
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Department of Defense Voluntary Higher
Education

• Interservice Vol Ed Steering Cmte
• OSD Chair Carolyn Baker
• Army L. Dian Stoskopf
• Navy Ava Marlow-hage
• Air Force Anne Smith
• Marine Corps Vern H. Taylor
• Coast Guard Robert Bothel
• Reserve Components Col John Biggs
• Ex Officio (DANTES) Jeff Cropsey

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Department of Defense Military Strength
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FY05 Postsecondary Course Enrollments
908,308
891,796
857,384
733,198
694,209
Source Quarterly Service Metrics and FY2005
Voluntary Education Report
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FY05 Military Tuition Assistance
461M
Cost per enrollment 715 19
460M
243.2M
216M
Note includes NCPACE eArmyU tuition costs
Source Quarterly Service Metrics FY2005
Voluntary Education Report
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DoD Military Severely Injured Centers Request

• Department of Defense dedicated the Severely
  Injured Joint Operations Center in early February
  2005.
• Personalized assistance, tailored to meet an
  individual's unique needs during recovery and
  rehabilitation and returning home.
• Education, training and job placement
• Established the Scholarships for the Severely
  Injured http//www.dantes.doded.mil

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Text Book Initiative

• Goal To reduce the cost of text books for
  Service members
• UMUC CTC have partnered with MBS Direct
• Pilot in Europe to be conducted Feb/Mar IV Term
  06

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DoDVoluntary Education Joint Initiative
Charter Identify cost savings and
efficiencies optimize resources to
include Consolidation of programs and services,
MOUs /contracts
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DoDDistance Learning Task Force2005

• Charter
• To write quality guidelines for offering DL
  Programs to
• Service members using military tuition assistance
• Outcome
• Principles of Good Practice for Higher Education
  Institutions
• Providing Voluntary Distance Education Programs
  to Member of
• the US Armed Forces and Their Families
• Now What
• DoD is moving towards a standard DoD MOU for DL
  institutions that do not have an MOU with a
  Service nor SOC members
• Incorporate the Good Practices into the DoD DL
  MOU

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Future Challenges for Voluntary Education

• Languages and Cultural Studies
• Focus on Spouses Issues
• Services are Receiving Budget Cuts
• BRAC and Joint Basing

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Voluntary Higher Education

• Carolyn L. Baker, Chief
  Continuing Education Programs OUSD
  (PR) MCFP (EdOps) 4000
  Defense Pentagon Washington DC
  20301-4000
• www.voled.doded.mil