50 State Review of High School Options for adults

Marlana Schnell 11/06/2022

State Other Options Providers Authority Costs

Alabama GED

Testing Options

Eligibility

High School Exit Exam Classes

Community College,Select Education sites, Directors of Adult Education at sites

Alabama Dept. of Postsecondary education and Chancelor of Adult Basic Education

Students pay for testing

16 and up, must show residency if under 18

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Eligibility

Alaska GED The High School Completion Program

Colleges, universities;work force centers, corrections

The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD) will issue the transcript and diploma upon completion of GED testing.

Student pays for testing and fees for classes

16/17 with emancipation or drop slip, 18 and over with ID

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Arizona GED AZ Dept. of EDSome online offerings

Community colleges, nonprofits and school districts

Student pays for testing. Some centers charge fees for classes.

16 years of age and older, who do not have a high school diploma, and who are not currently enrolled in school.

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Eligibility

Arkansas GED None found

California

Arkansas Department of Career Education

Arkansas Arkansas Department of Workforce Education Workforce Education

Student pays for testing.

Over 16 with appropriate paperwork

GED and TASC as of April 8, 2014. California High School Proficiency Exam.

Online and adult high school options

High schools, Community colleges

State Superintendent Cal. Dept. of ED

Students pay testing fees and some class fees.

18 years or education programs serve individuals, 17 years of age and older, who meet specific

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Colorado GED None noted Colorado education institutions, nonprofit agencies

Colorado Dept. of Education

Student pays testing fees and some class fees.

18 years or older at the time of enrollment

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Eligibility

GEDConnecticut

NEDP &The Adult High School Credit Diploma program

Colleges, nonprofits and school districts

CT. State Department of Education

Student pays fee for testing.

Minimum age required to take the GED® test is 19 years old. Age 17-18 with special permissions

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Eligibility

Delaware GED

GED

Adult High School,

High School Districts/DTCC, contracted and WIB One Stop Delaware State Department of Education, Adult Education

Delaware Department of Education State Department of Education and Workforce Development


Residents age 16 or older who are withdrawn from traditional high school and have not earned a high school diploma

District of Columbia

NEDP - high school equivalency diploma from CASAS


Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Student pays testing fees.

Are 18 years of age and older and not enrolled in school

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Florida GED

Georgia GED

FLorida ONLINE Virtual School, other High School Completion options


Florida Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Adult Workforce State Department of Education Education


16 and up with appropriate documentation

Advanced Opportunities pairs ABE instruction with technical instruction in the classroom, allowing students to advance both their basic and professional/tec


Georgia Technical College System of Georgia, Office of Adult Literacy Postsecondary Education

Student pays for all tests with which is higher than the price set by GED.

18 and over, 16 and 17 with permission.

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Eligibility

Hawaii GED

Idaho GED None found

Competency-Based Community School Diploma Program

Hawaii Adult Community School Diploma. School districts and approved community training centers.

Hawaii State Department of Education

Student pays testing fees and some class fees for all options.

Anyone 18 years or older • Students who are 16-17 and officially withdrawn from high school to enroll in Idaho colleges

manage community learning centers.

Idaho State Department of Education,Professional-Technical EducationPTE

Student pays testing fee

Over 16, not currently enrolled in any public high school, and have skills below the 12th grade

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Illinois GED Adult High School, Bilingual Adult school,I-Pathways online GED

Community Colleges

Illinois Community College Board

Student pays testing fees

Over 17 and not in school for past 12 mos

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Eligibility

Indiana TASC and End of Course Assessments (ECA)

Adult Basic Education system are co-enrolled in federal workforce training activities that coincide with their educational remediation; Indiana University High School


Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Testing fees and some technology fees.

)Over 18, 16 or 17 with appropriate paperwork

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Eligibility

Iowa HiSET

Kansas GED

Adult Diploma students earn credit at Community college for college issued high school diploma

Community Colleges

Iowa Department of Education

Student pays testing fees. Community College adult courses for credit recovery ranges from site to site.

16-18, with appropriate documentation, 19 and up

Kansas Online Learing Program Accelerated Learning High School credit and College credit at same time


Kansas Board of Regents

Student pays orientation and testing fees.

16, 17 with documentaton, 18 and over

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Eligibility

Kentucky GED none Community colleges, nonprofits and school districts

Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, Kentucky Postsecondary Education Adult Education


18 and over, 16-17 with documentation

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Eligibility

Louisiana HiSET Accelerating Opportunity Blended HSE with Career education


Louisiana Department of Education, Division of Dropout State Department of Education Prevention, Adult and Family Services

Student pays testing fees and administrative fees.

19 andover, if 16-18 prior waiver, forms approval also need to pass HiSET prestest

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Eligibility

Maine HiSET GED Adult High School Diploma at certain sites


Maine Departent of Education

Student pays testing fees at most sites

18 and over, with ID.17 with documentation

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Eligibility

Maryland GED

HiSET

NEDP and toll-free literacy hotline number (1-888-goGEDgo) and Web site (www.goGED go.org)


Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning in Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation

Student pays fees for testing.

16 and over without credential

Massachusetts

Adult Diploma Program (ADP) is an alternative high school diploma. Students are also required to obtain a passing score on the MCAS in Mathematics, Science and English Language Arts or complete the state Alternative Portfolio

Colleges, nonprofits, school districts

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Student pays testing fees and some course fees.

18 and over, 16-17 with documentation for HiSET, 23 or over for ADP

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Michigan

Minnesota GED

GED, (At one site in MI, due to proximity to Indiana-TASC)

HS completion, credit recovery. Adult Education students maximum of two (2) high school credits may be earned for work experience


Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth

Student pays testing fees and some course fees. Varies from site to site.

18 and over, 16 and 17 with permission

Adult Career Pathways

Approved Adult Diploma Programs in Adult Basic Education Consortia

Department of Education (ultimate authority)


you must be 16 years old or older, not enrolled in K-12.

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Eligibility

GED

Missouri HiSET

Montana HiSET

Mississippi

Adult High School Diploma at certain sites


Mississippi Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges, Postsecondary Education Adult Education and GED Testing


18 and over, if 16-17, permissions/forms

None found, besides ABE, ESL


Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Student pays testing fees, over the price set by HiSET

adults 17 years of age or older not presently enrolled in secondary school

None found besides ABE, ESL, etc.


Montana Office of Public Instruction


19 andover, if 16-18 prior waiver, forms approval

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Eligibility

Nebraska GED

Nevada

I-pathways online coursework in ABE


Nebraska Department of Education


18 and over, if 16-17, permissions

GED, HiSET, TASC

Adult High Schools

Local school districts operate adult high schools, Community Colleges, nonprofits and school districts offer HSE prep and testing

Nevada Department of Education



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Eligibility

HiSET or GEDNew Hampshire

Adult High School Diploma.

Nonprofits and school districts

NH Department of Education



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Eligibility

New Jersey GED, HiSET, TASC

Adult high schools. Students are held accountable for the statewide assessment


Department of Labor and Workforce Development And NJ Department of ED

Classes are free, tests are different based on vendor, state pays portion of cost, reduced to student


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Eligibility

New Mexico GED

New York TASC NEDP

New Mexico Scholars scholarships for postsecondary

Community Colleges

New Mexico Higher Education Department


16-17 with withdrawal form, 18 and over


New York State Education Department

Free to students

19 years of age or older, and without a high school diploma

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Eligibility

GEDNorth Carolina

The Adult High School.

42 Adult High School Programs across the state Community colleges

North Carolina Community College System, Basic Skills Postsecondary Education Department

Students pay testing fees.

16-17 with necessary waiver and forms, 18 and up

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Eligibility

GED None found

Ohio GED

North Dakota

17 Adult Learning Centers across North Dakota and several additional GED test sites

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction


16 years of age; are not enrolled or required to be enrolled in a secondary school under State Law; and do not have a secondary school diploma or its

Resident Adults who may take Ohio Grad Test if all credits complete at any district.

community colleges, nonprofits and school districts

Ohio Department of Education


over 18, 16 or 17 with appropriate paperwork

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Eligibility

Oklahoma GED Online approved courses for GED


Oklahoma State Department of Education, Lifelong Learning State Department of Education



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Eligibility

Oregon GED Adult High School Program

Community colleges

State Board of Education, Oregon and the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development


Adult Diploma-over 18

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Eligibility

Pennsylvania

GED or completing the 30 College Credit Option

Secondary School Diploma (CSSD) ol; and presents evidence of satisfactory completion of a minimum of 30 semester hours


Pennsylvannia Department of Education PDE


18 and up, 16 or 17 with designated criteria and paperwork

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Eligibility

GED NEDP and TTC

GED

Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Department of Education funds qualified not-for-profit agencies to implement Adult Education and Workforce Training programs

Rhode Island Dept. of Education

Free to students (TTC)

16 and up with dropout papers

South Carolina

South Carolina High School Diplomas through accredited public high schools. An adult must earn twenty (24) units and pass the South Carolina Exit Exam to qualify

CBO's School Districts, education centers

South Carolina Department of Education, Adult Education State Department of Education

One site advertises 95.00 includes training and payment for all tests, another site states "free" by applying for scholarship. Funding

Seventeen years of age or older

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GED None found

Tennessee HiSET or GED

South Dakota

Technical colleges, nonprofits

South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation


18 years of age or 16/17 with appropriate paperwork

Adult High School


TN Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Workforce Education


18 years of age or 17 with paperwork.

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Texas GED UT Online High School

Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).

Texas LEARNS Office Texas Workforce Commission

UT OnlineHS-students pay all tuition, books and fees. Students pay testing fees

18 and up, 17 with paperwork

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Eligibility

Utah GED AHSC—Adult High School Completion

School districts and nonprofits, community colleges provide the instruction and testing

Utah State Office of Education


18 years of age or older; 16-18 whose class has not graduated is eligible to take the GED® Test with paperwork.

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Eligibility

Vermont

Virginia GED, NEDP

GED, Adult Diploma Program (ADP),

High School Completion Program (HSCP 16-21) and Adult Diploma Program

For ADP--trained assessor, the Vermont Agency of Education and the diploma granting high school for review and approval. Statute 16 V.S.A. § 941, 942, &943 gives

Secretary of Education ; Public and independent high schools are approved as key providers.

State pays all costs.

ADP/ABE/GED-16 years of age and older

Virginia’s adult high schools; NEDP & General Achievement Diploma (GAD)

Board and the Department of Education http://www.doe.virginia.gov/about/tech_and_career_ed/index.shtml#off_adulte

Virginia Department of Education, Office of Adult Education State Department of Education and Literacy

Student pays testing fees and some tuition costs depending on program selected.


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Washington GED Students earning an associate degree from a community or technical college to receive a high school diploma, upon written request; *HS21+ is a high school equivalency program that is competency-based for adult learners 21 and older who do not have a GED or high school diploma. National External Diploma Program (NEDP)

http://sbctc.edu/college/_e-abe_handbook-who-ABE-providers-can-serve.aspx

The Office of Adult Basic Education (ABE), part of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC), administers federal and state Adult Education and Literacy funds

Student pays testing fees and tuition depending on program.

students 16 and older are eligible for the Adult High School Completion program, and students 19 and older may be eligible for the reduced tuition waiver

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Eligibility

TASC West Virginia

HSED scholarships https://wvde.state.wv.us/abe/distanceeducation.htm

The West Virginia Adult Education Association, Inc. (WVAEA, Inc.) provides multitude of providers

West Virginia Department of Education, Office of Adult State Department of Education Education and Workforce Development

Zero cost to WV enrollees

16 years old. All students under 18 years of age must have approval from a parent or guardian

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Eligibility

Wisconsin GED & HSED High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED) The Adult High School

The Wisconsin Technical College System has 49 campuses in 16 college districts throughout Wisconsin. http://www.witechcolleges.org/about.php#sthash.vwjWKaKl.dpu

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Different campuses charge different fees: Students generally pay testing fees

18 years+ 6 months old or older OR the class with which you entered grade 9 must have graduated from high school

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Eligibility

Wyoming HiSET, GED 2014, and this year the TASC is expected to be offered beginning in July.

Merit Awards between $800 and $1600 per semester are available to high school graduates and others who are Wyoming residents and meet certain academic requirements. Need Awards above and beyond the Merit Awards are available to those with unmet financial need as determined by your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Community colleges and colleges

High School Equivalency Certificate


Wyoming Age Waiver Applications for underage testers (16 & 17 year olds) and the state-level liaison to all authorized HSEC vendor Accommodations staff.

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State Lead Alabama College System Department of Postsecondary Education P.O. Box 302130 Montgomery, AL 36130-2130

Phone: (334) 293-4500 Toll-Free: (800) 392-8086 Toll-Free Restrictions: AL residents only Fax: (334) 293-4504 Email: [email protected]

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State Lead Amy Iutzi, ABE/GED State DirectorDepartment of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentEmployment Security DivisionPO Box 115509Juneau, AK 99811-5509Phone: (907) 465-8714 Fax: (907) 465-4186 Email:

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State Lead Arizona Department of Education, Adult Education Services 1535 W. Jefferson, Bin #26 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 602.258.2410 Fax: 602.258.4986 Website: http://www.azed.gov/ad

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State Lead Office/Division ACE Central Office Phone 501-682-1500 Fax 501-682-1509 Location Three Capitol MallLittle Rock, AR Adult Education Office at 916-322-2175

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State Lead 201 E. Colfax Ave., Denver CO 80203 Unit Supervisor: Margaret KirkpatrickAdministrative Lead: Jean McDonaldLead Email Address: [email protected] Phone Number: 303-866-6884

HB 14-1085 Adult Education and Literacy Act of 2014

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State Lead http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2620&q=320702&sdePNavCtr=|45467|#45496

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http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2620&q=320702&sdePNavCtr=%7C45467%7C#45496


State Lead Maureen Whelan, Director email: [email protected] W. Collette Educational Resource Center35 Commerce Way, Suite 1Dover, DE 19904phone: (302) 857-3340Julia Michelle Johnson, State Director, [email protected] or 202-741-5531

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State Lead Zelda Rogers Senior Educational Program Director 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 754 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 Phone: (850) 245-0450Beverly E. SmithAssistant Commissioner and State Director for Adult Education

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State Lead Annette Young-Ogata, Deborah MiyaoPhone: 808-305-9779Email: [email protected] Office:Phone: (208) 334-3216 Address: Attn ABE, 650 W. State St, Boise ID 83702-0095 Adult Basic Education State Coordinator

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State Lead Jennifer Foster Associate Vice President for Adult Education and Workforce Development State Administrator for GED® testing Telephone: 217/785-0171 E-Mail: jennifer.foster@illino

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State Lead Chris Deaton, Director Adult/Career & Technical Education [email protected] , phone 317-233-669

FY 2012-Recently moved adult education from department of education to the department of workforce developme

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State Lead Alex Harris, Director for Adult Education Bureau of Adult, Career, and Community College Education Iowa Department of Education Grimes State Office Building Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0146 Phone: Kansas Board of Regents Adult Education at 785-296-7159 or e-mail [email protected].

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State Lead Kentucky Adult EducationCouncil on Postsecondary Education1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 250Frankfort, KY 40601

502/573-5114 V/TTY or 800/928-7323 V/TTYFAX:

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State Lead Donna Nola-Ganey is the Assistant Superintendent Dropout Prevention, Adult & Family Services Dropout Prevention/Family Services

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State Lead Gail Senese, Ph.D. State Director Office of Adult Education and Family Literacy Chief GED Administrator, MaineSTARS Data System Supervisor, AEFLA Contact Phone: (207) 624-6755 email:

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State Lead Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, & RegulationWorkforce Development and Adult Literacy1100 N. Eutaw Street, Room 120Baltimore, Maryland

Oversight changed in 2009 to Workforce and Labor

(781) 338-3850(781) [email protected]

http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/massachusetts_announces_15_mil.htmlMass

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http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/massachusetts_announces_15_mil.htmlMass


State Lead Adult Education Dianne DuthieDirector, Education and Career Success 517-373-8800 Jim ColwellState GED AdministratorMinnesota Department of Education1500 Highway 36 WestRoseville, MN [email protected]

Proposed Adult HS Diploma

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State Lead Eloise RichardsonDirector of ABE/GEDEmail: [email protected] 1-888-4-ABEGED. Email: Adult Education & Literacy Phone: to 573-751-1249 Fax: 573-526-Margaret Bowles, Adult Education Director (406) 444-4443

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State Lead Nebraska Department of Education 301 Centennial Mall South PO Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509 Adminstrator:Vicki Bauer vicki.l.bauCAREER, TECHNICAL & ADULT EDUCATION Michael J. Raponi, Director 755 N. Roop St., Ste 201 Carson City, NV 89701

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State Lead NH Department of Education Division of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation 21 South Fruit Street., Suite 20 Concord NH 03301 Telephone (603) 271-3471Paul K. Leather, Deputy Commissioner Division Director (603) 271-3801

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State Lead Adult Education – High School Equivalency Office, PO Box 500, Trenton, NJ 08625-0500 Phone: 609-777-1050, Fax: 609-984-0573, E-mail: adulted_inf

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State Lead Adult Basic Education Division New Mexico Higher Education Department 2048 Galisteo Road Santa Fe, NM 87505 Frances Bannowsky, J.D. State Director of Adult Basic Education (505) 476-8437 (office) High School Equivalency (HSE) Office P.O. Box 7348 Albany, New York 12224-0348 (518) 474-5906 www.acces.nysed.gov/hse

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State Lead Diane Steinbeiser State GED® Administrator Director, Adult High School & Equivalency Programs Prof. Development & Instructional Support

College and Career Readiness North Carolina Community College System 200 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC Raleigh, NC 27603

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State Lead Valerie Fischer - State DirectorJolli Marcellais - Administrative Staff Officer

Phone: 701/328-2393 Fax: 25 S. Front St. Columbus, OH 43215 (P) 614-466-1577 (Toll-free) 877-OHIOEDU / 877-644-6338

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State Lead Lifelong Learning Section, Oklahoma State Department of Education2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Room 115, Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599Toll Free (800) 405-0355 or

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State Lead Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development (Oregon) David P Moore, State Director, Adult Basic Skills 255 Capitol Street, NE Salem, OR 97310

Phone: (503) 947-2448 Fax: (503) 378-3365

SB 253,20

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State Lead Division of Adult Education | Pennsylvania Department of Education - Postsecondary and Adult Education 333 Market Street, 12th Fl | Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 Phone:

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State Lead RIRAL 191 Social Street Suite 11, 3rd Floor Woonsocket, RI 02895 p: 401-762-3841f: 401-762-4396 [email protected] Stout, State Director of Adult Education (803) 734-8348 (803) 608-8263

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State Lead Barb Unruh, State Administrator South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation 700 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501 Phone: Tennessee DLWD Division of Adult Education, Nashville Phyllis Pardue [email protected] 615/741-7054

PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 448 SENATE BILL NO. 1 05

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State Lead HSEP512/[email protected]

Transferred from TEA to TWC in 2013

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State Lead Utah State Office of EducationPO Box 144200250 East 500 SouthSalt Lake City, Utah 84114-4200Marty KellyPhone: (801) 538-7824Fax: (801) 538-7882

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State Lead ADP-Toni Marra at [email protected] or (802) 479-1302 HSCP-Frank Gerdeman at [email protected] or (802) 479-1381http://www.doe.virginia.gov/about/tech_and_career_ed/index.shtml#off_adulted

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State Lead EDP-Basic & Transitional Studies Division at Seattle: 206.934.4181 http://www.casas.org/nedp (National) Jon Kerr - Adult Basic Education Director Phone: 360-704-4326, Email: [email protected]

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State Lead WV Department of Education Dr. Debrah Frazier VarnerExecutive DirectorBuilding 6, Room 230 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E. Charleston, WV 26501 Phone: (304) 558-0280

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State Lead Information: http://www.wisconsinliteracy.org/find_us.php Beth Lewis, GED/HSED Administrator, 608-267-1062

Judy Stowell, Office Operations Associate, 608-267-9245 or call toll-free 800-

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State Lead 2300 Capitol Ave, 5th Floor, Suite BCheyenne, WY 82002Phone: 307-777-5897Fax: 307-777-6567

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State Providers Authority Costs State Contact

Alabama GED

Alaska GED

Testing Options

Other Options

Eligibility

High School Exit Exam Classes

Community College, Select Education sites, Directors of Adult Education at sites

Alabama Dept. of Postsecondary education and Chancellor of Adult Basic Education

Students pay for testing

16 and up, must show residency if under 18

System Department of Postsecondary Education P.O. Box 302130 Montgomery, AL 36130-2130

Phone: (334) 293-4500 Toll-Free: (800) 392-8086 Fax: (334) 293-4504 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Website: http://www.accs.cc/adu

The High School Completion Program

Colleges, universities; work force centers, corrections

The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD)

Student pays for testing and fees for classes

16/17 with emancipation or drop slip, 18 and over with ID

Amy Iutzi, ABE/GED State DirectorDepartment of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentEmployment Security DivisionPO Box 115509Juneau, AK 99811-5509Phone: (907) 465-8714 Fax: (907) 465-4186 Email: [email protected]

State Providers Authority Costs State ContactTesting Options

Other Options

Eligibility

Arizona GED

Arkansas GED None found

California

Some online offerings


AZ Dept. of ED

Student pays for testing. Some centers charge fees for classes.

16 years of age and older

Arizona Department of Education, Adult Education Services 1535 W. Jefferson, Bin #26 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 602.258.2410 Fax: 602.258.4986 Website: http://www.azed.gov/adult-ed-ged/

Arkansas Department of Career Education

Arkansas Arkansas Department of Workforce Education Workforce Education

Student pays for testing.

Over 16 with appropriate paperwork

Office/Division ACE Central Office Phone 501-682-1500 Fax 501-682-1509 Location Three Capitol MallLittle Rock, AR 72201

GED and TASC as of April 8, 2014. California High School Proficiency Exam.

Online and adult high school options

High schools, Community colleges

State Superintendent Cal. Dept. of ED

Students pay testing fees and some class fees.

18 years or education programs serve individuals, 17 years of age and older, who meet specific criteria

California Department of Education 1430 N Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Adult Education Office at 916-322-2175


Other Options

Eligibility

Colorado GED None noted

Connecticut GED

Delaware GED

Colorado education institutions, nonprofit agencies

Colorado Dept. of Education


18 years or older at the time of enrollment

201 E. Colfax Ave., Denver CO 80203 Unit Supervisor: Margaret KirkpatrickAdministrative Lead: Jean McDonaldLead Email Address: [email protected] Phone Number: 303-866-6884

NEDP &The Adult High School Credit Diploma program


CT. State Department of Education

Student pays fee for testing.

19 years old. Age 17-18 with special permissions

RoadMiddletown, CT 06457Phone: (860) 807-2111/2110Fax: (860) 807-2112

Adult High School,

High School Districts/DTCC, contracted and WIB One Stop Delaware State Department of Education, Adult Education

Delaware Department of Education State Department of Education and Workforce Development


Residents age 16 or older who are withdrawn from traditional high school and have not earned a high school diploma

Maureen Whelan, Directoremail: [email protected] John W. Collette Educational Resource Center 35 Commerce Way, Suite 1 Dover, DE 19904phone: (302) 857-3340fax:(302) 739-1770


Other Options

Eligibility

GED

Florida GED

Georgia GED

District of Columbia

NEDP - high school equivalency diploma from CASAS


Office of the State Superintendent of Education


Are 18 years of age and older and not enrolled in school

Johnson, State Director, 810 1st Street NE, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20002 [email protected]

Florida ONLINE Virtual School, other High School Completion options


Florida Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Adult Workforce State Department of Education Education


16 and up with appropriate documentation

Zelda Rogers Senior Educational Program Director 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 754 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 Phone: (850) 245-0450 [email protected] Opportunitie

s pairs ABE instruction with technical instruction in the classroom, allowing students to advance both their basic and professional/technical


Georgia Technical College System of Georgia, Office of Adult Literacy Postsecondary Education

Student pays for all tests with which is higher than the price set by GED.

18 and over, 16 and 17 with permission.

Technical College System of Georgia Adult Education ProgramsContact: Marilyn Shaw [email protected] Phone: 404.679.1629 Fax: 404.679.1630Beverly E. SmithAssistant Commissioner and State Director for Adult Education


Other Options

Eligibility

Hawaii GED

Idaho GED None found

Illinois GED

Competency-Based Community School Diploma Program

Hawaii Adult Community School Diploma. School districts and approved community training centers.

Hawaii State Department of Education

Student pays testing fees and some class fees for all options.

Anyone 18 years or older • Students who are 16-17 and officially withdrawn from high school to enroll in this program

Hawaii State Department of Education 1390 Miller St. Honolulu, HI 96813Annette Young-Ogata, Deborah Miyao Phone: 808-305-9779 Email: [email protected]

Idaho colleges manage community learning centers.

Idaho State Department of Education, Professional-Technical EducationPTE

Student pays testing fee

Over 16, not currently enrolled in any public high school, and have skills below the 12th grade

State Office:Phone: (208) 334-3216 Address: Attn ABE, 650 W. State St, Boise ID 83702-0095 Adult Basic Education State Coordinator: Amelia Valasek

Adult High School, Bilingual Adult school, I-Pathways online GED

Community Colleges

Illinois Community College Board


Over 17 and not in school for past 12 mos.

Jennifer Foster Associate Vice President for Adult Education and Workforce Development State Administrator for GED® testing Telephone: 217/785-0171 E-Mail: [email protected]


Other Options

Eligibility

Indiana

Iowa HiSET

TASC and End of Course Assessments (ECA)

Adult Basic Education system are co-enrolled in federal workforce training activities that coincide with their educational remediation; Indiana University High School


Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Testing fees and some technology fees.

Over 18, 16 or 17 with appropriate paperwork

Chris Deaton, Director Adult/Career & Technical EducationSuperintendent:Glenda Ritz SuperintendentMailing Address:151 West Ohio Street, IndianapolisIndiana 46204Phone Number:(317) 232-6610

Adult Diploma students earn credit at Community college for college issued high school diploma

Community Colleges

Iowa Department of Education

Student pays $50 testing fees. Community College adult courses for credit recovery ranges from site to site.

16-18, with appropriate documentation, 19 and up

Alex Harris, Director for Adult Education Bureau of Adult, Career, and Community College Education Iowa Department of Education Grimes State Office Building Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0146 Phone: 515-281-3640 Fax: [email protected]


Other Options

Eligibility

Kansas GED

Kentucky GED none

Louisiana HiSET

Kansas Online Leering Program Accelerated Learning High School credit and College credit at same time


Kansas Board of Regents

Student pays orientation and testing fees.

16, 17 with documentation, 18 and over

Director, Adult Education 1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 520 Topeka, KS 66612-1368 785-296-


Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, Kentucky Postsecondary Education Adult Education


18 and over, 16-17 with documentation

Kentucky Adult EducationCouncil on Postsecondary Education1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 250Frankfort, KY 40601

502/573-5114 V/TTY or 800/928-7323 V/TTYFAX: 502/573-5436

Accelerating Opportunity Blended HSE with Career education


Department of Education, Division of Dropout State Department of Education Prevention, Adult and Family


19 Andover, if 16-18 prior waiver, forms approval also need to pass HiSET pretest

Donna Nola-Ganey is the Assistant Superintendent Dropout Prevention, Adult & Family Services Dropout Prevention/Family Services Adult Services/GED 342-5589 219-4439


Other Options

Eligibility

Maine HiSET GED

Maryland GED



Maine Department of Education

Student pays testing fees at most sites

18 and over, with ID.17 with documentation

Gail Senese, Ph.D. State Director Office of Adult Education and Family Literacy Chief GED Administrator, Maine STARS Data System Supervisor, AEFLA Contact Phone: (207) 624-6755 email: [email protected]

NEDP and toll-free literacy hotline number (1-888-goGEDgo) and Web site (www.goGED go.org)


Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning in Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation

Student pays fees for testing.


Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, & RegulationWorkforce Development and Adult Literacy1100 N. Eutaw Street, Room 120Baltimore, Maryland 21201


Other Options

Eligibility

HiSETMassachusetts

Diploma Program (ADP) is an alternative high school diploma. Students are also required to obtain a passing score on the MCAS in Mathematics, Science and English Language Arts or complete the state Alternative Portfolio Assessment High School

Colleges, nonprofits, school districts

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Student pays testing fees and some course fees.

18 and over, 16-17 with documentation for HiSET, 23 or over for ADP

75 Pleasant Street, Malden, Massachusetts 02148-4906 Telephone: (781) 338-3000 TTY: N.E.T. Relay 1-800-439-2370Adult and Community Learning Services(781) 338-3850(781) [email protected]


Other Options

Eligibility

Michigan

Minnesota GED

Mississippi GED

Missouri HiSET

GED, (At one site in MI, due to proximity to Indiana-TASC)

HS completion, credit recovery. Adult Education students maximum of two (2) high school credits may be earned for work experience


Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth

Student pays testing fees and some course fees. Varies from site to site.

18 and over, 16 and 17 with permission

Adult Education Dianne DuthieDirector, Education and Career Success 517-373-8800

Adult Career Pathways

Approved Adult Diploma Programs in Adult Basic Education Consortia

Department of Education (ultimate authority)


16 years old or older, not enrolled in K-12.

State GED AdministratorMinnesota Department of Education1500 Highway 36 WestRoseville, MN [email protected]



Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges



Eloise RichardsonDirector of ABE/GEDEmail: [email protected] 1-888-4-ABEGED.

None found, besides ABE, ESL


Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Student pays $95 testing fees, over the price set by HiSET

adults 17 years of age or older not presently enrolled in secondary school

Email: Adult Education & Literacy Phone: to 573-751-1249 Fax: 573-526-5710


Other Options

Eligibility

Montana HiSET

Nebraska GED

Nevada

None found besides ABE, ESL, etc.


Montana Office of Public Instruction


19 and over, if 16-18 prior waiver, forms approval

Margaret Bowles, Adult Education Director (406) 444-4443

I-pathways online coursework in ABE


Nebraska Department of Education


18 and over, if 16-17, permissions

Education 301 Centennial Mall South PO Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509 Administrator: Vicki Bauer [email protected]

GED, HiSET, TASC

Adult High Schools

districts operate adult high schools, Community Colleges, nonprofits and school districts offer HSE prep and

Nevada Department of Education



CAREER, TECHNICAL & ADULT EDUCATION Michael J. Raponi, Director 755 N. Roop St., Ste 201 Carson City, NV 89701 (775) 687-7283


Other Options

Eligibility

HiSET or GED

New Jersey

New Mexico GED

New Hampshire

Adult High School Diploma.

Nonprofits and school districts

NH Department of Education



NH Department of Education Division of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation 21 South Fruit Street., Suite 20 Concord NH 03301 Telephone (603) 271-3471Paul K. Leather, Deputy Commissioner Division Director (603) 271-3801 [email protected]

GED, HiSET, TASC

Adult high schools. Students are held accountable for the statewide assessment


Department of Labor and Workforce Development And NJ Department of ED

free, tests are different based on vendor, state pays portion of cost, reduced to


Adult Education – High School Equivalency Office, PO Box 500, Trenton, NJ 08625-0500 Phone: 609-777-1050, Fax: 609-984-0573, E-mail: [email protected]

New Mexico Scholars scholarships for postsecondary

Community Colleges

New Mexico Higher Education Department


16-17 with withdrawal form, 18 and over

Adult Basic Education Division New Mexico Higher Education Department 2048 Galisteo Road Santa Fe, NM 87505 Frances Bannowsky, J.D. State Director of Adult Basic Education (505) 476-8437 (office) (505) 476-8453 (fax)


Other Options

Eligibility

New York TASC NEDP

GED

GED None found


New York State Education Department

Free to students

19 years of age or older, and without a high school diploma

High School Equivalency (HSE) Office P.O. Box 7348 Albany, New York 12224-0348 (518) 474-5906 www.acces.nysed.gov/hse

North Carolina

The Adult High School.

42 Adult High School Programs across the state Community colleges

North Carolina Community College System, Basic Skills Postsecondary Education Department


16-17 with necessary waiver and forms, 18 and up

State GED® Administrator Director, Adult High School & Equivalency Programs Prof. Development & Instructional Support College and Career Readiness North Carolina Community College System 200 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC Raleigh, NC 27603 Email: [email protected] Office: (919) 807-

North Dakota

17 Adult Learning Centers across North Dakota and several additional GED test sites

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction


16 years of age

Valerie Fischer - State DirectorJolli Marcellais - Administrative Staff Officer

Phone: 701/328-2393 Fax: 701/328-4770


Other Options

Eligibility

Ohio GED

Oklahoma GED

Oregon GED

Adults who need to do so may take Ohio Grad Test if all credits complete at any

community colleges, nonprofits and school districts

Ohio Department of Education


over 18, 16 or 17 with appropriate paperwork

25 S. Front St. Columbus, OH 43215 (P) 614-466-1577 (Toll-free) 877-OHIOEDU / 877-644-6338

Online approved courses for GED


Oklahoma State Department of Education, Lifelong Learning State Department of Education



Section, Oklahoma State Department of Education2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Room 115, Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599Toll Free (800) 405-0355 or local, (405)

Adult High School Program

Community colleges

State Board of Education, Oregon and the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development


Adult Diploma-over 18

Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development (Oregon) David P Moore, State Director, Adult Basic Skills 255 Capitol Street, NE Salem, OR 97310

Phone: (503) 947-2448 Fax: (503) 378-3365 Email: [email protected]


Other Options

Eligibility

GED NEDP and TTC

GED

Pennsylvania

GED or completing the 30 College Credit Option

Secondary School Diploma (CSSD) and presents evidence of satisfactory completion of a minimum of 30 semester hours


Pennsylvania Department of Education PDE


18 and up, 16 or 17 with designated criteria and paperwork

Division of Adult Education | Pennsylvania Department of Education - Postsecondary and Adult Education 333 Market Street, 12th Fl | Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 Phone: 717.787.5532

Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Department of Education funds qualified not-for-profit agencies to implement

Rhode Island Dept. of Education

Free to students (TTC)

16 and up with dropout papers

RIRAL 191 Social Street Suite 11, 3rd Floor Woonsocket, RI 02895 p: 401-762-3841f: 401-762-4396 [email protected]

South Carolina

South Carolina High School Diplomas through accredited public high schools. An adult must earn twenty (24) units and pass the South Carolina Exit Exam to qualify

CBO's School Districts, education centers

South Carolina Department of Education, Adult Education State Department of Education

Funding varies depending on site.

17 years of age or older

David Stout, State Director of Adult Education (803) 734-8348 (803) 608-8263


Other Options

Eligibility

GED

Tennessee HiSET or GED

Texas GED

Utah GED

South Dakota

None found

Technical colleges, nonprofits

South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation


18 years of age or 16/17 with appropriate paperwork

Barb Unruh, State Administrator South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation 700 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501 Phone: 605.773.5017

Adult High School


TN Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Workforce Education


18 years of age or 17 with paperwork.

Tennessee DLWD Division of Adult Education, Nashville Phyllis Pardue [email protected] 615/741-7054

UT Online High School

Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).

Texas LEARNS Office Texas Workforce Commission

UT OnlineHS-students pay all tuition, books and fees. Students pay testing fees for GED

18 and up, 17 with paperwork

HSEP512/[email protected]

AHSC—Adult High School Completion

School districts and nonprofits, community colleges provide the instruction and testing

Utah State Office of Education


18 years of age or older; 16-18 whose class has not graduated is eligible to take the Test with paperwork.

Utah State Office of EducationPO Box 144200250 East 500 SouthSalt Lake City, Utah 84114-4200Marty KellyPhone: (801) 538-7824Fax: (801) 538-7882


Other Options

Eligibility

Vermont

Virginia GED, NEDP

GED, Adult Diploma Program (ADP),

High School Completion Program (HSCP 16-21) and Adult Diploma Program

For ADP--trained assessor, the Vermont Agency of Education and the diploma granting high school for review and approval

Secretary of Education ; Public and independent high schools are approved as key providers.

State pays all costs.

ADP/ABE/GED-16 years of age and older

ADP-Toni Marra at [email protected] or (802) 479-1302 HSCP-Frank Gerdeman at [email protected] or (802) 479-1381

Virginia’s adult high schools; NEDP & General Achievement Diploma (GAD)

Board and the Department of Education

Virginia Department of Education, Office of Adult Education State Department of Education and Literacy

Student pays testing fees and some tuition costs depending on program selected.


Office of Adult Education & LiteracyP.O. Box 2120, Richmond, VA 23218Phone: 804-786-3347Fax: 804-225-3352


Other Options

Eligibility

Washington GED

TASC

community or technical college to receive a high school diploma, *HS21+ is a high school equivalency program that is competency-based for adult learners 21 and older National External Diploma Program


The Office of Adult Basic Education (ABE), part of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC), administers federal and state Adult Education and Literacy funds

Student pays testing fees and tuition depending on program.

16 and older are eligible for the Adult High School Completion program, and students 19 and older may be eligible for the reduced tuition waiver

EDP-Basic & Transitional Studies Division at Seattle: 206.934.4181 http://www.casas.org/nedp (National) Jon Kerr - Adult Basic Education Director Phone: 360-704-4326, Email: [email protected]

West Virginia

HSED scholarships https://wvde.state.wv.us/abe/distanceeducation.htm

The West Virginia Adult Education Association, Inc. (WVAEA, Inc.) provides multitude of providers

Virginia Department of Education, Office of Adult State Department of Education Education and Workforce

Zero cost to WV enrollees

16 years old. All students under 18 years of age must have approval from a parent or guardian

WV Department of Education Dr. Debrah Frazier VarnerExecutive DirectorBuilding 6, Room 230 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E. Charleston, WV 26501 Phone: (304) 558-0280 Fax: (304) 558-3946


Other Options

Eligibility

Wisconsin

Wyoming

GED & HSED

High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED) The Adult High School

The Wisconsin Technical College System has 49 campuses in 16 college districts throughout Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Different campuses charge different fees: Students generally pay testing fees

18 years plus 6 months old or older OR the class with which you entered grade 9 must have graduated from high school

http://www.wisconsinliteracy.org/find_us.php Beth Lewis, GED/HSED Administrator, 608-267-1062

Judy Stowell, Office Operations Associate, 608-267-9245 or call toll-free 800-768-8886

FAX: 608-267-9275

HiSET, GED 2014, and TASC is expected to be offered beginning in March 2015

Merit Awards between $800 and $1600 per semester

Community colleges and colleges

High School Equivalency Certificate

Student pays $120/GED $50/HiSET and $52/TASC for testing fees.

16 and 17 with appropriate paperwork, 18 and over.

2300 Capitol Ave, 5th Floor, Suite BCheyenne, WY 82002Phone: 307-777-5897Fax: 307-777-6567

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