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Air Force Academy CO Community Profile & History
Air Force Academy, Colorado The United States Air Force Academy, located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. Graduates of the four-year program receive a Bachelor of Science degree and most are commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Air Force. The Academy is also one of the largest tourist attractions in Colorado, attracting more than a million visitors each year.
Established in 1954, the 18,000-acre campus was the result of a several-decade push for the creation of a separate air force academy. In 1919, Congressman Charles F. Curry introduced legislation providing for an Academy, but concerns about cost, curriculum and location led to its demise. Support for an air academy got a boost with the National Security Act of 1947, which provided for the establishment of a separate Air Force. By 1954, Congress passed legislation to begin the construction of the Academy, and President Eisenhower signed it into law on April 1 of that year.
Among the many features that draw visitors from around the world each year is the Academy's unique architecture. The institution was designed by architect Walter Netsch with the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. The buildings in the Cadet Area were designed in a distinct, modernist style, and make extensive use of aluminum on building exteriors, suggesting the outer skin of aircraft and some spacecraft. These buildings are set around a large, square pavilion known as The Terrazzo, named for the terrazzo tiles that line the walkways. The east quarter of the Terrazzo, known as the "Air Gardens", is a 700-foot long space with an ordered geometry of lighted pools, lowered grass sections and maze-like footpaths. On April 1, 2004, fifty years after Congress authorized the building of the Academy, the Cadet Area was designated a National Historic Landmark.
The most recognizable building in the Cadet Area is the 17-spired Cadet Chapel, which is often used as a symbol of the Academy itself. The subject of controversy when it was first built, it is now considered among the most beautiful examples of modern American academic architecture. Architect Walter Netsch said he was inspired in his design by the Sainte-Chapelle cathedral in Paris, the Cathedral of Chartres, and the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi in Italy.
The Air Force Academy is among the most selective colleges in the United States. Candidates are judged based on their academic achievement, demonstrated leadership, athletics and character. To gain admission, candidates must also pass a fitness test, undergo a thorough medical examination, and secure a nomination, which usually comes from one of the candidate's members of Congress. Cadets pay no tuition, but incur a commitment to serve a number of years in the military service after graduation.
The program at the Academy is guided by its core values of "Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence In All We Do," and based on four "pillars" of excellence: military training, academics, athletics and character development. In addition to a rigorous military training regimen, cadets also take a broad academic course load with an extensive core curriculum in engineering, humanities, social sciences, basic sciences, military studies and physical education. All cadets participate in either intercollegiate or intramural athletics, and a thorough character development and leadership curriculum provides cadets a basis for future officership.
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