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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.

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