Locate a GED Testing Center
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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California Lily Roberts GED Administrator State GED Office California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Suite 5408 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 445-9438 |
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Colorado Chalmer Naugle Acting GED Administrator Colorado Department of Education 201 East Colfax Avenue, Room 100 Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-6942 |
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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 |
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Delaware Maureen Whelan GED Administrator Delaware Department of Education Collette Education Resource Center 35 Commerce Way, Suite 1 Dover, DE 19904 (302) 739-3743 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Hawaii Annette Young-Ogata GED Administrator Hawaii Department of Education Community Education Section 475 22nd Avenue Honolulu, HI 96813 (808) 586-3124 |
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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 |
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Illinois Jennifer K. Foster GED Administrator Illinois Community College Board 401 E. Capitol Avenue Springfield, IL 62701 (217) 785-0123 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Kansas Crystal Puderbaugh GED Administrator Kansas Board of Regents 1000 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 520 Topeka, KS 66612-1368 (785) 291-3038 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Maine J. Andrew McMahan GED Administrator State Department of Education State House Station #23 Augusta, ME 04333-0023 (207) 624-6754 |
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Maryland Patricia R. Alvey GED Administrator Maryland State Department of Education 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 767-0538 |
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Massachusetts Ruth Derfler GED Administrator Massachusetts Department of Education GED Office 350 Main Street Malden, MA 02148 (781) 338-6604 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Mississippi Eloise Richardson GED Administrator State Board for Community and Junior Colleges 3825 Ridgewood Road Jackson, MS 39211 (601) 432-6481 |
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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 |
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Montana TJ Eyer Interim GED Administrator Office of Public Instruction 1300 11th Avenue Box 202501 Helena, MT 59620-2501 (406) 444-9019 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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New Mexico Lisa G. Salazar GED Administrator State Department of Education 300 Don Gaspar, Room 122 Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786 (505) 827-6507 |
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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 |
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North Carolina Lou Ann Parker GED Administrator North Carolina Community College System 5015 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-5024 (919) 807-7214 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Oregon Deborah Lares GED Administrator Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development 255 Capitol Street, NE Salem, OR 97310-1341 (503) 378-8648 |
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Pennsylvania Janice Wessell GED Administrator State Department of Education 333 Market Street, 12th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 (717) 787-5532 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Vermont Sharon Parker GED Administrator Career & Workforce Development Vermont State Department of Education 120 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620 (802) 828-0077 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |