Education News

Commissioning Briefing
The next monthly Commissioning Briefing will be held at 3 p.m. March 24 in Bldg. 2120, Room 415, on Ramstein. If interested in applying for the AF Academy, LEAD, SOAR, ROTC, AECP or OTS, this is the briefing to find out about eligibility criteria and application procedures.
No appointment is necessary to attend. The next briefing will be April 28 at the same time and location. For more information, call 480-2032.

General Education Mobile
Community College of the Air Force started a new initiative called GEM: General Education Mobile. GEM is a new partnership between CCAF and community colleges for CCAF students to finish their general education requirements in a more timely manner by linking students to a “clustered” general education curricula that meets CCAF degree requirements.

All GEM classes are offered in the distance learning format that can be completed anytime, anywhere. GEM is accessed via the Air Force Portal/Air Force Virtual Education Center.

On AFVEC, students search for schools and map out a course completion plan to satisfy remaining general education requirements.  
For more information, call the Ramstein Education Center at 480-2032.

Open house
The University of Maryland is holding an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ramstein Community Center, Bldg 411.

UMUC will have an academic adviser, financial aid adviser, field reps, graduate program director and alumni to meet potential students and answer admissions, registration, financial aid and academic program questions.

UMUC will waive the application fee for first time students who apply for admission and enroll in their first course on-site at the open house. For more information, call 480-5611.

Registration ends soon
Term IV/Spring Session II undergraduate registration for Central Texas College, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and the University of Maryland ends March 20.

Embry Riddle and University of Maryland also have graduate registration at the same time. Classes will start March 23.

For more information, contact the Ramstein Education Center at 480-2032 or the Rhine Ordinance Barracks Education Center at 493-2588.

Troops to Teachers briefing
There will be a Troops to Teachers briefing at 11 a.m. April 14 in the Nightingale Theater on Ramstein. The purpose of Troops to Teachers is to assist eligible military personnel to transition to a new career as public school teachers in targeted schools. The general public is invited to attend. For more information, call 480-2032.