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Adult Literacy - General Educational Development (GED)

Welcome. We want adults who are seeking a high school education to realize that graduation is not an impossible dream, but a realistic goal.   This can be achieved by attending classes at your local GED site or taking GED classes on-line through i-Pathways.  A GED certificate of completion is the first step to a better paying job, higher education, and more opportunities! 

Persons seeking to meet the Iowa High School Equivalency Diploma requirements should be aware of companies that claim to offer the Test of General Educational development (GED) over the internet or through correspondence courses.  The American Council of Education does not recognize these. The only way to receive an Iowa High School Equivalency Diploma is to successfully pass the Official GED Test Battery by Iowa state standards which are to achieve a minimum standard score of 410 on each of the five official GED test battery subtests and an overall standard score of 450.  Please contact the Iowa department of education at 515.281.3640 for further information.

The GED test is changing.  The current GED series expires on December 31, 2014.  Students will need to finish their GED before the deadline or start all over.  Let NIACC help you achieve your goal.

GED brochures, a GED Class Schedule listing locations, dates, times, and instructors and information about i-Pathways can be accessed by clicking on the links below.

GED Brochure [pdf]
GED Class Schedule
i-Pathways (GED On-line)

GED Testing Schedule [pdf]

GED Students

GED Instructors

GED Classes

GED Curriculum

The subject areas and tests times are:

Language Arts, Writing

65 minutes allowed on test

Language Arts, Reading

120 minutes allowed on test

Social Studies

70 minutes allowed on test

Science

80 minutes allowed on test

Mathematics

90 minutes allowed on test

 GED Fees

 GED Testing

GED Accommodations
Accommodations are provided for students with disabilities. For more information regarding accommodations call NIACC at 641.422.4103 or 1.888.GO NIACC ext. 4103


Mary R. Schultz
Adult Literacy Coordinator
North Iowa Area Community College
www.niacc.edu/learningsupport/adult_literacy.html
641.422.4176 Office
641.422.4131 Fax

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