Military Students (Including G.E.M.)

Military Students

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College offers various technical certificate, diploma, and degree programs on Moody Air Force Base. Military personnel and their dependants who are stationed in the State of Georgia must complete the following admission requirements:

  • A completed application form.
  • A $15 non-refundable application fee.
  • An official high school transcript or GED scores. If the transcript is in a language other than English, the transcript must be evaluated for equivalency by an approved evaluation agency. If an applicant has an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree a high school transcript is not required.
  • Official transcripts from all colleges, universities, and technical colleges previously attended.
  • Satisfactory scores on the COMPASS, SAT, ACT, or the ASSET Test or equivalent program-level English and math coursework with a "C" or better may be used in lieu of completing the placement test.
  • Provide a copy of military ID
  • Provide a copy of military orders

Note: Military personnel and their dependants who are stationed in the State of Georgia, who meet all eligibility requirements, may qualify for the HOPE Grant. Additional Financial Aid programs including Pell, VA benefits, etc., may also be available to qualified applicants. Please refer to the Financial Aid section of our website for additional information.

General Education Mobile

GEM is an exciting partnership between Wiregrass Georgia Technical College and the Community College of the Air Force.  Through GEM, you’ll take your five CCAF required General Education courses through WGTC. Courses are offered via distance education.

Why WGTC?

  • WGTC, partnered with Georgia Virtual Technical College, offers free online academic tutoring in English and Math.
  • WGTC offers many years of experience working with military personnel and their family members.
  • WGTC accepts your CCAF credits to apply toward a diploma or associate degree.

Program Description

Through the GEM program, you are required to complete one course from at least one of the general education areas depending on the requirements remaining to complete your CCAF degree.

The following online courses offered through Wiregrass Georgia Technical College that may be used to satisfy the General Education Requirement (15 semester hours) for a CCAF Associate of Applied Science degree are as follows:

Distant Learning Courses Approved for the Air Force GEM Program

 

CCAF GenEd Requirements

 

Semester
Credit Hours

 

Quarter
Credit Hours

 

WGTC Courses Available

Written
Communications

  

3

  

5

  
  • ENG 1101 Composition and Rhetoric
  • ENG 1102 Literature and Composition
             

Mathematics

  

3

  

5

  
  • MAT 1111 College Algebra
  • MAT 1112 College Trigonometry
             

Social Sciences

  

3

  

5

  
  • POL 1101 American Government I
  • HIS 2111 US History I
  • HIS 2112 US History II
  • PSY 1101 Introductory Psychology
  • SOC 1101 Introduction to Sociology
             

Humanities

  

3

  

5

  
  • HUM 1101 Introduction to Humanities
             

Oral Communications

  

3

  

5

  
  • SPC 1101 Public Speaking

Email:  margaret.brogdon@wiregrass.edu

Moody Air Force Base Extended Campus
23rd FSS/FSDE
3010 Robinson Road
Moody AFB, GA  31699-1518
Phone (229) 253-9571