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GED® Test in South Carolina

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Michael R. King, GED Administrator

State Department of Education
GED Testing Office
1429 Senate Street, Suite 402
Columbia, SC 29201
803-734-8300

Abbeville

Abbeville County Adult Education
400 Greenville Street
Abbeville, SC 29620
864-366-4226

Anderson

Anderson Adult Education Center

2005 N. Main Street

Anderson, SC 29621

864-260-5075

Batesburg-Leesville

Lexington School Dist 3
Lifelong Learning Center
101 West Columbia Ave.
Batesburg-Leesville, SC 29006
803-532-2141

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Beaufort

Beaufort County School District Adult Education
1300 King Street
Beaufort, SC
843-322-0780

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Beaufort County Detention Center - DOC

106 Ribaut Road

Beaufort, SC 29902

843-255-5182

Bennettsville

Marlboro County Adult Education
215 Broad Street
Bennettsville, SC 29512
843-479-5923

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Evans Correctional Institution - DOC

610 HWY 9 W

Bennettsville, SC 29512

843-479-4181

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FBOP Bennettsville

696 Muckerman Road

Bennettsville, SC 29512

843-454-8200 x1219

Bishopville

Darlington-Lee Adult Education
123 E College Street
Bishopville, SC 29010
803-484-4040

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Lee Correctional Institution - DOC

990 Wisacky HWY

Bishopville, SC 29010

803-428-2800

Camden

Kershaw County School District
70 Innovation Way
Camden, SC 29020
803-425-8980

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Charleston

DOC SC Charleston County Sheriff Office

3841 Leeds Avenue

Charleston, SC 29405

843-529-7387

Chesterfield

Chesterfield County Adult Education

116 Edwards Road

Chesterfield, SC 29709

843-623-2200

Clinton

Laurens County Adult Education
663 Medical Ridge Road
Clinton, SC 29325
864-938-1524

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Clover

Tri District Adult Education Center

420 Knox Street

Clover, SC 29710

803-810-8440

Columbia

Adult Education of Lexington & Richland Counties
6671 St. Andrews Road
Columbia, SC 29212
803-476-8230

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Broad River Correction Institution - DOC

4460 Broad River Road

Columbia, SC 29210

803-896-1548
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Graham (Camille Griffin) Correctional Institution - DOC

4450 Broad River Road

Columbia, SC 29210

803-896-2714

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Kirkland Reception & Evaluation Center - DOC

4344 Broad River Road

Columbia, SC 29210

803-896-1521

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Manning Correctional Institution - DOC

502 Beckman Drive

Columbia, SC 29203

803-935-7203

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Richland One Adult Education Center
2612 Covenant Road
Columbia, SC 29204
803-251-4512

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Richland One - DOC
Glenn Adult Center

201 John Mark Dial Drive

Columbia, SC 29209

803-576-3246
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South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice
School District - DOC

5000 Broad River Road

Columbia, SC 29210

803-896-7977
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South Carolina State Department of Education

1401 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803-734-4831

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Virginia College

7201 Two Notch Road

Columbia, SC 29223

803-509-7100

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W.R. Rogers Adult Continuing & Technology Education Center
750 Old Clemson Road
Columbia, SC 29229
803-736-8787

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Conway

Conway Adult Education Center
1620 Sherwood Drive
Conway, SC 29526
843-488-6200

Darlington

Darlington County Adult Education
100 Magnolia Street
Darlington, SC 29532
843-398-2856

Dillon

Dillon Adult Education
214 W Main Street
Dillon, SC 29536
843-774-1218

Easley

Adult Learning Center
106 Glazner Street
Easley, SC
864-397-3825

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Pickens County Adult Learning Center

201 S 5th Street, Suite D

Easley, SC 29640

864-397-3825

Eastover

South Carolina Youth Challenge Academy

5471 Leesburg Road

Eastover, SC 29044

803-299-4871

Edgefield

Edgefield FBOP

501 Gary Hill Road

Edgefield, SC 29824

803-637-1494

Enoree

Tyger River Correctional Institution - DOC

100-200 Prison Road

Enoree, SC 29355

803-896-3501

Estill

Estill FBOP

100 Prison Road

Estill, SC 29918

803-625-4607 x4308

Fairfax

Allendale Correctional Institution - DOC

1057 Revolutionary Trail

Fairfax, SC 29827

803-632-2561

Florence

Poynor Adult & Community Education
301 S Dargan Street
Florence, SC 29506
843-664-8152

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Palmer Pre-Release Center - DOC

2012 Pisgah Road

Florence, SC 29501

843-661-4770

Gaffney

Ola H. Copeland Community Learning Center
243 Allsion Drive
Gaffney, SC 29341
864-206-6992

Georgetown

Howard Adult Center

500 S Kaminski Street

Georgetown, SC

843-546-0219

Graniteville

Aiken County Adult Education Center
2432 Jefferson Davis HWY
Graniteville, SC 29829
803-663-4920

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Greenville

Lifelong Learning at Sullivan Center
206 Wilkins Street
Greenville, SC 29605
864-355-6093

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Greenwood

Greenwood County Adult Education
400 Glenwood Street
Greenwood, SC 29646
864-941-5450

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Leath Correctional Institution - DOC

2809 Airport Road

Greenwood, SC 29649

803-896-1000

Hanahan

Fishburne Educational Center

6215 Murray Drive

Hanahan, SC 29410

843-614-0364

Hemingway

Williamsburg Adult Education

2811 SC HWY 41/51 S

Hemingway, SC 29554

Johnston

Edgefield County Adult Education
117 Cardinal Drive
Johnston, SC 29832
803-275-4158

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Kershaw

DOC SC Kershaw Correctional Institution

4848 Goldmine Highway

Kershaw, SC 29067

803-475-5770

Kingstree

Williamsburg Adult Education
500 N Academy Street
Kingstree, SC 29556
843-355-6887

Lancaster

Lancaster County Adult Education & Literacy
610 E Meeting Street
Lancaster, SC 29720
803-285-7660

Laurens

Laurens County Adult Education
Main Street Center
1029 W Main Street
Laurens, SC 29360
864-984-5726

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Lexington

Lexington One Adult Education
420 Hendrix Street
Lexington, SC 29072
803-821-2950

Manning

F. E. DuBose Career Center
3351 Sumter HWY
Manning, SC 29102
803-473-2531

McCormick

McCormick County Adult Education
6981 HWY 28 S
McCormick, SC 29835
864-443-0151

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McCormick Correctional Institution - DOC

386 Redemption Way

McCormick, SC 29899

864-443-2114

Moncks Corner

Berkeley Education Center
113 E Main Street
Moncks Corner, SC 29461
843-899-8703

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Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach Family Learning Center

950 Crabtree Lane

Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

843-839-5400

Newberry

Newberry Adult Education
709 Kendall Road
Newberry, SC 29108
803-321-2112

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North Charleston

Trident Literacy Association

6185-D Rivers Avenue
North Charleston, SC 29406

843-747-2223

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Charleston Adult Education Testing Center

1930 Hanahan Road

North Charleston, SC 29406

843-574-1804

Orangeburg

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
3250 St. Matthews Road
Orangeburg, SC 29118
803-268-2539

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Pelzer

Anderson 1 & 2 Adult Education
214 Lebby Street
Pelzer, SC 29669
864-947-9311

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DOC SC Perry Correctional Institution

430 Oaklawn Road

Pelzer, SC 29669

864-243-4700

Rembert

Wateree River Correctional Institution - DOC

HWY261

Rembert, SC 29128

803-432-6191

Ridgeland

Ridgeland Correctional Institution - DOC

5 Correctional Road

Ridgeland, SC 29936

803-896-3200

Ridgeville

Lieber Correctional Institution - DOC

136 Wilborn Avenue

Ridgeville, SC 29472

843-875-3332

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MacDougall Correctional Institution - DOC

1516 Old Gilliard Road

Ridgeville, SC 29472

843-688-5251

Rock Hill

Rock Hill Schools
1234 Flint Street Extension
Rock Hill, SC 29730
803-981-1375

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Salters

Williamsburg FBOP

8301 HWY 521

Salters, SC 29590

843-387-9400 x9652

Saluda

Saluda Adult Education Center
403B N Calhoun Street
Saluda, SC 29138
864-445-3346

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Seneca

Oconee Adult Education
315 A Holland Avenue
Seneca, SC 29678
864-886-4429

Spartanburg

Spartanburg County Adult Education
1475 Skylyn Drive
Spartanburg, SC 29307
864-594-4428

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Livesay Correctional Institution - DOC

104 Broadcast Drive

Spartanburg, SC 29303

803-734-1375

Summerville

Dorchester Two Community Learning Center
1325 A Boone Hill Road
Summerville, SC 29483
843-873-7372

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Summerville Adult Learning Test Center
1325 - A Boone Hill Road
Summerville, SC 29483
843-873-7372

Sumter

Sumter Adult Education
905 N Main Street
Sumter, SC 29150
803-778-6432

Swansea

Lexington School District Four Adult Education
135 Lewis Rast Road
Swansea, SC 29160
803-399-7979

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Trenton

Trenton Correctional Institution - DOC

84 Greenhouse Road

Trenton, SC 29847

803-896-3000

Turbeville

Turbeville Correctional Institution - DOC

HWY 378

Turbeville, SC 29162

843-659-4800

Union

Spartanburg Community College

Union County Campus

1401 Furman L Fendley HWY

Union, SC 29379

864-466-1060

Walterboro

Colleton County Adult Education
500 Forest Circle
Walterboro, SC 29488
843-782-0018

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West Columbia

Lexington School District Two
Adult Education
114 Hook Avenue
West Columbia, SC 29169
803-739-4048

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Winnsboro

Fairfield County Adult Education Center
1451 HWY 321 N
Winnsboro, SC 29180
803-635-7823

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South Carolina State GED Eligibility Requirements

  • You must be a South Carolina resident to take either test
  • You cannot be enrolled in an accredited high school or be a high school graduate
  • You must be at least 19 years old, but if you 16-18 you can take the test if you meet additional requirements
  • Cost: The GED Test is $37.50 (per subject), $150 (all subjects).
  • Passing Score: The GED Test requires a 145 (minimum) to each subject to pass. 
  • Accommodations: You must apply for disability accommodations through your chosen HSE test accommodations page. For details visit the GED Testing Service page.
  • When you pass the GED, the State of South Carolina will award you an HSE certificate that will show you have achieved the same level of knowledge as a high school graduate. Other rules and requirements may be necessary, so be sure to review South Carolina's HSE policies.

Below you’ll find answers to the questions we get asked the most about how to get a high school equivalency in South Carolina.

The high school equivalency exam given in South Carolina: GED.
It is equivalent to a high school diploma, and is accepted at 99% of colleges. You can go on to get a great job, get a degree, or join the military with a South Carolina GED.

The South Carolina GED exam tests you on Math, Social Studies, Science, and Language Arts.

GED TEST
SUBJECT TIME
Math 115 minutes
Social Studies 90 minutes
Science 90 minutes
Language Arts 150 minutes
Total 7 hours, 41 minutes

GED TEST
SUBJECT # OF QUESTIONS
Math 46
Social Studies 35
Science 34
Language Arts 46

TEST PER SUBJECT TOTAL
GED® Test $37.50 $150

TEST SCORE
GED 145 minimum per subject

For the South Carolina GED test, there is no waiting period for the first 2 retakes. After the 2nd retake, you have to wait 60 days before testing again. The first two retakes will be discounted for each subject, and GED Testing Service fees are waived for retakes.

The South Carolina GED tests must be taken at an official testing center in South Carolina. You can find the closest center to you on our list of testing centers.

You must be a resident of South Carolina to take the GED.

Find your local South Carolina testing center on the list here.

You must be 19 years of age.

You can be 17-18 and take the test if you have:

  • A completed South Carolina Verification of School Withdrawal form from the principal or attendance supervisor of the last school you attended. Find the form here.

You can be 16 and take the test test if you have:

  • A completed South Carolina Verification of School Withdrawal form from the principal or attendance supervisor of the last school you attended. Find the form here.
  • Proof of being under the Department of Juvenile Justice jurisdiction, or have a court order letter to take the test. These must be sent in to the State High School Equivalency Office in Columbia prior to scheduling your test.

If you have a disability, you can apply for GED disability accommodations. Don’t know if you qualify? Click here for more information.

To get a copy of your GED transcript from South Carolina, you can request it here.
 

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