Air Force GEM Program

Cerro Coso Community College offers these convenient online courses that can satisfy your AAS degree requirements at the Community College of the Air Force. All classes are offered in 8 and 16 week formats, except those designated otherwise.

Written Communication

• ENGL C101 Freshman Composition
• ENGL C102 Critical Thinking through Literature

Oral Communication

• SPCH C101 Elements of Speech

Humanities

• ART C101 Introduction to Art
• ART C106 Survey of Western Art from Renaissance to Contemporary
• MUSC C101 Music Appreciation
• MUSC C118 History of American Pop Music
• PHIL C101 Introduction to Philosophy
• PHIL C141 Ethics
• SPAN C101 Elementary Spanish I (8, 12, and 16 week formats)
• SPAN C102 Elementary Spanish II (8, 12, and 16 week formats)

Mathematics

• MATH C055 Intermediate Algebra
• MATH C121 Elementary Probability and Statistics
• MATH C121H Elementary Probability and Statistics - Honors
• MATH C141 Precalculus: Algebra
• MATH C142 Precalculus: Trigonometry
• MATH C151 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
• MATH C152 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
• MATH C251 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III
• MATH C255 Ordinary Differential Equations (16 weeks only)
• MATH C257 Linear Algebra

Social Science

• ANTH C111 Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH C121 Biological Anthropology
• ECON C101 Introduction to Economics
• HIST C103 Western Civilization - Antiquity to the Renaissance
• HIST C104 Western Civilization - Renaissance to the Modern Era
• HIST C131 History of the United States to 1877
• HIST C132 History of United States from 1877 to Present
• POLS C101 American Government
• PSYC C101 General Psychology
• SOCI C101 Introduction to Sociology

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If you are a not yet a student of Cerro Coso Community College, complete the online application.

Once you have filled out the form and obtained a student ID# you have been accepted and are a student at Cerro Community College.

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Check the class schedule for your GEM classes. Remember, only the classes listed for the GEM programs are eligible.

Register for classes through insideCC. Pay your fees or see Financial Aid for assistance.

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Airmen and Guardians interested in the GEM program should contact their local base education services office for education counseling / briefing prior to enrolling in courses. Airmen and Guardians select their GEM school during the Air Force Tuition Assistance application process.

Searching and registering for classes is simple when using the Air Force Virtual Education Center (AFVEC). Follow the steps below to get started.

Step 1: Visit AFVEC and view Cerro Coso Community College GEM courses.

Step 2: Visit your local base education office for education counseling to include use of the Air Force Tuition Assistance program. Your base education office will explain how to create an electronic CCAF education goal in the AFVEC.

Step 3: Register for Cerro Coso courses through Admissions and Records. Access AFVEC and click on Apply for Tuition Assistance and select your CCAF goal. Within the application choose "Cerro Coso Community College" as your GEM school. Apply for GI Benefits several weeks in advance, if you plan to use them.

Step 4: Pay for your classes using Air Force Tuition Assistance, GI Bill, etc. See Financial Aid for help.

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Your GEM classes will transfer to a civilian degree. At Cerro Coso Community College, many of our degrees can be obtained online.

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