General Education Development (GED) Testing

If you do not have a high school diploma, getting your GED is the first step in your college career.

Free GED Preparation and English as a Second Language (ESOL) Classes

If you would like help preparing for the GED test, you can take GED classes for free. The Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) Consortium offers classes to adults free of charge, and are available in both day and evening sessions.

GED instruction is offered throughout Lorain County and has 22 classes for student placement. Every effort will be made to place a student in a class convenient to their location/needs.

In addition, English as a Second Language (ESOL) classes are available to adults free of charge during the day.

• For information about FREE GED preparation classes or FREE ESOL classes, call  440-366-4811.

GED Testing Services

If you are ready to take the GED Examination, you need to do the following:

• Beginning January 1, 2012 Students must apply online to take the GED exam. For more information on taking and applying for the exam visit: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=684&ContentID=13916&Content=117708
• The cost for the GED test is $40.00.  You can pay online with a credit card or print your registration form once you register and send a money order to the state office.     
• Ohio GED Office
  25 S. Front St.
  Columbus, OH 43215
  (877) OHIOEDU / (877) 644-6338 (Toll-Free)
  (614) 466-1577
  ged@ode.state.oh.us
• Note:  Once your application is approved, you can schedule an appointment to actually take the test on the LCCC campus or the Lorain County Joint Vocational School.
  When you have completed the steps above or if you have questions, call (800) 995-5222, extension 4816 to schedule an date for your GED test. Seating is limited, so call for your appointment as soon as possible.
• Testing is conducted at your choice of the LCCC campus or Lorain County JVS. Click here for directions to LCCC and a campus map. 
• Accommodations available upon request. Click here for more information about applying for special testing accommodations. 

**Coming in 2014! The current 2002 series is scheduled to end on Dec. 31, 2013. If you have not passed one or more parts of the 2002 series, you have until Dec. 31, 2013, to pass. You may only take the test up to three times during a calendar year. Beginning Jan. 1, 2014, you will need to take the entire test to receive your GED. Prior scores will not be counted. The cost of the 2014 series will increase and that cost has not yet been determined.

Best wishes for your successful completion of the GED Examination!