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Students enrolled in the Community College of the Air Force can now use an online system to access courses at 18 colleges throughout the United States, according to officials at the college.

The system — called General Education Mobile — gives airmen more access to core subjects, such as math and social sciences, according to Bettie D. Varnado, the chief of Media and Distance Learning Flight at the college.

The change will not increase fees or tuition, Varnado said in an e-mail to Stars and Stripes. The military’s tuition assistance program will continue to cover the costs of the classes, she said.

The Community College of the Air Force was activated in 1972 for enlisted members of the Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command. Currently, more than 100,000 airmen are pursuing a degree through the college.

The schools participating in the GEM partnership are:

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