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GED®
The Testing Center at NCTC's Gainesville Campus is a testing site for the General Educational Development (GED®) test for high school equivalency. All GED® pre-registration activities are now online at GED.com. Visit the official GED® site to create your online portal with access to study tools, GED® testing sites, available test dates throughout the state, and your scores after testing.
NCTC DOES NOT have walk-in registration for GED® testing-all processes are now online.
Visit GED.com to check on availability of GED testing dates at NCTC-Gainesville Campus or any other GED® testing provider.
Who May Take the GED®
Persons who:
Are not enrolled in high school
Have not graduated from high school
Are at least 18 years old*
* 17-year-olds who are a resident of the state and who are enrolled in an approved in-school program to prepare for the high school equivalency exam may test or 16-year-olds who are recommended by a public agency that has supervision or custody of the person under court order, enrolled in a Job Corps training program, or ordered by a justice of municipal court setting a truancy case may also qualify to test
Bring these items for your test.
All testing materials allowed or required
DO NOT bring these items to your test.
Guests, visitors, pets
Weapons
Cell phones, wearable technologies
All watches are prohibited in the Testing Lab
Hats, head scarves, coats/jackets/hoodies/sweaters, large jewelry
Pockets are subject to inspection by Testing Center staff
Food, drink, gum, tobacco