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GED Test Center Questions

	Can you take the GED test online? No. The reason is simple. If your state department of education allowed you to take the test online, there'd be no way to tell who was actually taking the GED test. Beware of fake diplomas.

	What’s the fastest way to pass the GED? Enroll in a good online prep program that's not a scam with an online test. Diplomas that are obtained with online tests are not accepted at colleges and businesses. What’s the fastest way to get a GED?
	Can you take the tests separately? Yes. The GED test consists of five separate tests in the five subject areas: science, social studies, math, reading, and writing. You can take them separately if you want. How can I prepare for the GED?

	Do you have to retake a test if you pass? No, you don't. Each test is considered a separate test. Once you get a passing GED score on it you're done with it. A passing GED test score is 410 out of 800 points. But you need an average score on all five tests of 450 points. This is about 65% correct answers, which means you can miss 1 out of 3 questions and still pass. Can I take a practice test?

	How do I register for the GED test? Just call the nearest test center for registration, test information and GED test dates. Use the easy GED testing center locator above to find the GED centers closest to your home.

	How much does the test cost? The cost varies from state to state. The average is $40 per test. That's a pretty good investment when you consider that GED grads make about $500,000 more in their lifetime. What's the fastest way to get a GED?

	How do I get copy of GED? GED results and GED records are kept by your state department of education. Contact your state GED administrator using the list below to get your GED test results

Contacts for State GED Administrators

Below are phone numbers and email addresses for the GED administrators by state. Also included are military contacts and locations in U.S territories and Canada.

GED Administrators by State
GED Contacts in Corrections
GED Test Locations in the Military
GED Contacts in U.S. Territories and Other Jurisdictions
GED Contacts in Canada

International GED Test Centers

The GED test is given in over 70 countries by Thomson Prometic. The PassGED Study Program has been designed with the international student in mind. The courses will prepare the international GED candidate in all areas, and especially help with learning standard American English.

GED Administrators by State

	Alabama Moira Jones Interim GED Administrator GED Testing Program State Department of Postsecondary Education 401 Adams Avenue, Suite 280 Montgomery, AL 36104-4353 Telephone: (334) 242-2893		Alaska Amy Iutzi ABE/GED State Director Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development GED Testing Program DOLWD--ES Division 1111 W. 8th Street P.O. Box 25509 Juneau, AK 99802-5509 (907) 465-8714
	Arizona Karen Liersch State Director, Adult Education Arizona State Department of Education 1535 West Jefferson Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 258-2410 Other contact: Bonnie Barclay GED Testing Manager (602) 258-2410		Arkansas Janice Hanlon GED Test Administrator Arkansas Department of Workforce Education Luther S. Hardin Building Three Capitol Mall Room 305-D Little Rock, AR 72201-2729 (501) 682-1980
	California Lily Roberts GED Administrator State GED Office California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Suite 5408 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 445-9438		Colorado Chalmer Naugle Acting GED Administrator Colorado Department of Education 201 East Colfax Avenue, Room 100 Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-6942
	Connecticut Carl Paternostro GED Administrator Bureau of Adult Education and Nutrition Programs State Department of Education 25 Industrial Park Road Middletown, CT 06457 (860) 807-2110		Delaware Maureen Whelan GED Administrator Delaware Department of Education Collette Education Resource Center 35 Commerce Way, Suite 1 Dover, DE 19904 (302) 739-3743
	District of Columbia Philip PremDas University of the District of Columbia State Education Agency, Adult Education GED Testing Center 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW (MB1005) Washington, DC 20008 (202) 274-7173 Fax: (202) 274-7188		Florida Alex Penn-Williams GED Administrator Bureau of Program Planning & Development Florida Department of Education Turlington Building 325 West Gaines Street, Room 634 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 (850) 245-9008
	Georgia Kimberly Lee GED Administrator Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education 1800 Century Place NE, Suite 555 Atlanta, GA 30345-4304 (404) 679-1621 Office of Adult Literacy GED Testing Service 1800 Century Place, NE Suite 300 B Atlanta, GA 30345 1-800-94-MY-GED or 1-800-946-9433		Hawaii Annette Young-Ogata GED Administrator Hawaii Department of Education Community Education Section 475 22nd Avenue Honolulu, HI 96813 (808) 586-3124
	Idaho Cheryl Engel Adult Education Coordinator and GED Administrator State Department of Education Len B. Jordan Bldg. 650 W. State Street P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0027 (208) 426-3284GED Other Contact GED transcripts/information: Susan Oehler GED Program Assistant (208) 332-6980		Illinois Jennifer K. Foster GED Administrator Illinois Community College Board 401 E. Capitol Avenue Springfield, IL 62701 (217) 785-0123
	Indiana Nancy Waite GED Administrator Indiana Department of Education Division of Adult Education GED Testing Program State House, Room 229 Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-0523		Iowa Helen Grossman GED Administrator Adult Education and Literacy Consultant Iowa Dept of Education Grimes State Office Building Des Moines, IA 50319-0146 (515) 281-3640
	Kansas Crystal Puderbaugh GED Administrator Kansas Board of Regents 1000 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 520 Topeka, KS 66612-1368 (785) 291-3038		Kentucky Brenda J. Helton Chief Examine Kentucky Adult Education, Council on Postsecondary Education 1024 Capital Center Drive Suite 250 Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 (502) 573-5114
	Louisiana Debi Faucette Director Adult Ed. & Training Louisiana Department of Education Claiborne Bldg., Rm 4-271 1201 North 3rd Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (877)453-2721		Maine J. Andrew McMahan GED Administrator State Department of Education State House Station #23 Augusta, ME 04333-0023 (207) 624-6754
	Maryland Patricia R. Alvey GED Administrator Maryland State Department of Education 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 767-0538		Massachusetts Ruth Derfler GED Administrator Massachusetts Department of Education GED Office 350 Main Street Malden, MA 02148 (781) 338-6604
	Michigan Dianne Duthie GED Administrator Michigan Dept. of Labor & Economic Growth 201 N. Washington Square Victor Building, 3rd Floor Lansing, MI 48913 (517) 373-1692		Minnesota Jim Colwell GED Administrator Minnesota Department of Education 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville, MN 55113-4266 (651) 582-8437 For information on obtaining transcripts or GED verifications, please call: Alice Smith, Administrative Support (651) 582-8445
	Mississippi Eloise Richardson GED Administrator State Board for Community and Junior Colleges 3825 Ridgewood Road Jackson, MS 39211 (601) 432-6481		Missouri Bill Poteet GED Administrator State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 205 Jefferson Street P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102 (573) 751-3504
	Montana TJ Eyer Interim GED Administrator Office of Public Instruction 1300 11th Avenue Box 202501 Helena, MT 59620-2501 (406) 444-9019		Nebraska Ms. Vicki L. Bauer Director, Adult Education Nebraska Department of Education 301 Centennial Mall South P.O. Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509-4987 (402) 471-4807
	Nevada Mary Katherine Moen GED Administrator Nevada Department of Education Workforce Education 700 East Fifth Street Carson City, NV 89701-5096 (775) 687-9167 or 9104		New Hampshire Deborah Tasker GED Administrator State Department of Education Bureau of Adult Education 21 South Fruit Street, Suite 20 Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-6698
	New Jersey Robert M. Berezny GED Administrator Office of School to Career & Coll. Init. New Jersey Department of Education 100 Riverview Plaza P.O. Box 500 Trenton, NJ 08625-0500 (609) 984-2420		New Mexico Lisa G. Salazar GED Administrator State Department of Education 300 Don Gaspar, Room 122 Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786 (505) 827-6507
	New York Patricia M. Mooney GED Administrator New York State Education Department 89 Washington Avenue Room 306 EB Albany, NY 12234 Public Hotline: (518) 474-5906 For State Administrators: (518) 486-5746 or (518) 473-9897		North Carolina Lou Ann Parker GED Administrator North Carolina Community College System 5015 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-5024 (919) 807-7214
	North Dakota G. David Massey Assistant Superintendent Adult Education and Literacy North Dakota Department of Public Instruction State Capitol Building 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, ND 58505-0440 (701) 328-2393		Ohio Ms. Joan Myers GED Administrator State Department of Education 25 South Front Street First Floor, Mailstop 106 Columbus, OH 43215-4183 (877) 644-6338
	Oklahoma Stephanie Curtis GED Administrator State Department of Education Lifelong Learning Section 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599 (405) 521-3321 (800) 405-0355		Oregon Deborah Lares GED Administrator Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development 255 Capitol Street, NE Salem, OR 97310-1341 (503) 378-8648
	Pennsylvania Janice Wessell GED Administrator State Department of Education 333 Market Street, 12th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 (717) 787-5532		Rhode Island Jacqueline Korengel GED Administrator Dept of Elem & Sec. Educ. 255 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903-3400 (401) 222-8950 Other contacts: Patricia Panzarella (401) 222-8478 Janet Gauslin (401) 222-8463
	South Carolina David Stout, Ed.D. GED Administrator State Department of Education GED Testing Office 1429 Senate Street Suite 402 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 734-8348		South Dakota Marcia Hess GED Administrator Adult Education and Literacy/GED Literacy Department of Labor 700 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501-2291 (605) 773-3101
	Tennessee Susan Doughty Director GED Services Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development 220 French Landing Drive Nashville, TN 37243 (615) 741-7054 (800) 531-1515		Texas G. Paris-Ealy, J.D. GED Administrator Texas Education Agency William B. Travis Building 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-1494 (512) 463-9292
	Utah Murray Meszaros GED Testing Administrator Utah GED Testing Utah State Office of Education 250 East 500 South P.O. Box 144200 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200 (801) 538-7870 or Aleta Hansen Utah GED Testing Utah State Office of Education 250 East 500 South P.O. Box 144200 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200 (801) 538-7921		Vermont Sharon Parker GED Administrator Career & Workforce Development Vermont State Department of Education 120 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620 (802) 828-0077
	Virginia Debbie Bergtholdt GED Administrator Virginia Office of Adult Education and Literacy VA Department of Education 101 North 14th Street P.O. Box 2120 Richmond, VA 23218-2120 (804) 371-2333		Washington Alleyne Bruch GED Administrator State Board for Community and Technical Colleges 319 7th Avenue P.O. Box 42495 Olympia, WA 98504-2495 (360) 704-4321
	West Virginia Debra Kimbler GED Administrator West Virginia Department of Education GED Office 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Building 6, Room 250 Charleston, WV 25305-0330 (304) 558-6315 (800) 642-2670		Wisconsin Robert Enghagen GED Administrator Department of Public Instruction P.O. Box 7841 125 South Webster Street Madison, WI 53707-7841 (608) 267-2275 (800) 768-8886
	Wyoming Carolyn Chelsvig GED Administrator Wyoming Community College Commission 2020 Carey, 8th Floor Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307) 777-5897 Other contact: Pamela Downing GED Coordinator (307) 777-7654

GED Contacts in Corrections

Federal Prisons
Ms. Huilan Larson
Education Specialist
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Department of Justice
320 First Street, NW
Washington, DC 20534
(202) 305-3808

Michigan Prisons
Ms. Julie DeRose
Education Manager Michigan
Department of Corrections
Grand View Plaza
PO Box 30003
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-3642

GED Contacts in U.S. Military

Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support
Bob Berkley
DANTES Administrator
Attn: Code 20B
6490 Saufley Field Road
Pensacola, FL 32509
(850) 452-1111

GED Contacts in U.S. Territories and Other Jurisdictions

	American Samoa Mike Himphill GED Administrator Government of American Samoa Pago Pago, AS 96799 011 (684) 633-5237		Guam Ms. Lolita C. Reyes GED Administrator Guam Community College P.O. Box 23069 Main Postal Facility Guam, GU 96921 011 (671) 735-5611 Evangeline Cruz GED Test Examiner 011 (671) 735-5566
	Northern Mariana Islands Ms. Fe Y. Calixterio GED Administrator Northern Marianas College Adult Basic Education Program P.O. Box 501250 Saipan, MP 96950 (670) 234-5498		Marshall Islands Wayne D. Schmidt President and GED Administrator College of The Marshall Islands P.O. Box 1258 Republic of Marshall Islands Majuro, MH 96960 011 (692) 625-3394 or 011 (692) 625-3236 Ken Alik Chief Examiner and Adult Education State Director
	Micronesia Emma S. Nelson GED Administrator P.O. Box PS 87 Federated States of Micronesia National Government Kolonia, Pohnpei, FM 96941 011 (691) 320-2647		Palau Siles Ngiraremiang GED Administrator Palau GED Program Bureau of Curriculum & Instruction P.O. Box 189 Koror, Republic of Palau, PW 96940 011 (680) 488-5452
	Puerto Rico Milagros Castro GED Administrator Administration Adult Education Services Department of Education P.O. Box 190759 San Juan, PR 00919-0759 (787) 759-2000 Ext. 7625		Virgin Islands Eduardo Corneiro GED Administrator Division of Adult Education Department of Education 1834 Kongens Gade St. Thomas, VI 00802 (340) 776-3484

GED Contacts in Canada

Alberta
Michele Samuel
GED Administrator
Alberta Education
Learner Assessment Branch
44 Capital Blvd.
10044-108 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T5J 5E6
(780) 422-2626

British Columbia
Brenda Neufeld
Administrator
Ministry of Education
Box 9886 STN PROV GOVT
Victoria, BC V8W 9T6
(250) 356-8133

Manitoba
Marie Matheson
GED Administrator
Adult Learning and Literacy (ALL)
340-9th Street, Room 129
Brandon, MB R7A 6C2
(204) 726-6027
Fax: (204) 726-6339
GED toll-free: (800) 853-7402
Literacy toll-free: (800) 262-3930

New Brunswick
Linda O'Brien
GED Administrator
Department of Training and Employment Development
470 York Street, Suite 120
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1
(506) 444-3492
Fax: (506) 444-4960

Prince Edward Island
Ms. Barbara Macnutt
Manager, Literacy Initiatives Secretariat
Department of Education
P.O. Box 2000
16 Fitzroy Street
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
(902) 368-6286
Fax: (902) 368-6144

Newfoundland Labrador
Bob Gardiner
GED Administrator and Chief Examiner
Evaluation, Testing, and Certification
Department of Education
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's, NF A1B 4J6
(709) 729-6261

Ms. Debbie Jeans
GED Clerk
(709) 729-2405

Northwest Territories
Ms. Bonnie Koslowski
GED Administrator
Department of Education, Culture and Employment
Lahm Ridge Tower - 2nd Floor
Franklin Avenue
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9
(867) 920-8939
Fax: (867) 873-0338

Nova Scotia
Michelle Thomason
Manager, GED Administrator and Chief Examiner Adult Education Division
Skills and Learning Branch
Nova Scotia Department of Education
2021 Brunswick Street,
P.O. Box 578
Halifax, NS B3J 2S9
(902) 424-0883
Fax: (902) 424-1171

Ontario
Mr. Ron Pelland
GED Administrator and Chief Examiner
Independent Learning Centre
Box 200, Station Q
Toronto, ON M4T 2T1
(416) 484-2600, Ext. 5134
Fax: (416) 484-2750

Quebec
Mr. Marc Leduc
GED Administrator
1035 De La Chevrotiere,
17th Floor Quebec, QC G1R 5A5
(418) 646-8363

Saskatchewan
Mr. Ernie Lipinski
GED Administrator
Saskatchewan Learning Programs Branch
1945 Hamilton Street, 12th Floor
Regina, SK S4P 3V7
(306) 787-8131

Yukon
Shelagh Rowles
Dean, Developmental Studies
Yukon College
500 College Drive
P.O. Box 2799
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5K4
(867) 668-8741

Ms. Susan Drury
Examiner (867) 668-8875

Nunavut
Kathy Okpik
GED Administrator
Government of Nunavut
P.O. Box 1000
Station 980
Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0
(867) 975-5600
Fax: (867) 975-5600

Ontario
Ron Pelland
GED Administrator and Chief Examiner
Independent Learning Centre
2180 Yonge Street, 7th Floor
Toronto, ON M4F 2B9
(416) 484-2600
Fax: (416) 325-3383

Prince Edward Island
Barbara Macnutt
Manager, Literacy Initiatives Secretariat
Department of Education
16 Fitzroy Street
P.O. Box 2000
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
(902) 368-6286

Quebec
Marc LeducGED Administrator
DFGA
1035 De La Chevrotiere,
17th Floor
Quebec, QC G1R 5A5
(418) 646-8363
Fax: (418) 528-7454

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