Houghton Lake Community Education

GED PREPARATION AND TESTING CENTER

Earn your GED-available to anyone 18 and older without a high school diploma.
Adults Basic Education (ABE) is available to anyone who would like to obtain a GED but needs assistance in bringing up their reading, writing, and math skills before taking the test.
Offered four nights a week. Monday throughThursday from 4:30-8:30 p.m.
The Houghton Lake Community Education Program is one of Michigan’s official General Education Development Testing Centers. The General Education Development Test (GED) is commonly referred to as the High School Equivalency Test. It consist of five parts: Language Arts Writing, Social Studies, Science, Language Arts Reading, and Mathematics.
Persons must be 18 years of age or older to qualify for GED testing. GED and Adult Basic Education classes will be offered in the evenings only. You must bring in a picture ID and your Social Security card when registering for classes.
Students who attend GED prep classes are allowed to take the tests free of charge. If students do not want to take the prep classes, they will be charged $45.00 for each subject area test.
Childcare is provided free of charge to all GED/ABE students while they attend class.
Do you need a way to and from class? HLCE will pay for rides to and from class on the Roscommon County Mini-Bus.

Calculator Orientation

The new GED Math test consists of two parts, one of which requires the use of a scientific calculator chosen by the State of Michigan. In order to support your success in completing this portion of the examination, each candidate will be required to attend an orientation session one half hour before the beginning of the testing session. If a test is scheduled at 12:30 for example, you must be at the testing center at noon to participate. Non-registered persons will NOT be allowed to test until they have attended an orientation session.

GED Testing Dates
Feb. 22nd	March 14th
March 28th	April 18th
May 9th	May 22nd
June 6th

TESTS BEGIN AT 5:00 P.M. SHARP, AT THE HOUGHTON LAKE COMMUNITY EDUCATION BUILDING!

Houghton Lake Community Schools will not discriminate against any person or be excluded from participation in, or be denied instructional opportunities, services, employment or in policies governing student conduct and attendance based on sex, race, color, national origin, religion, height, weight, marital status, handicap, age or disability. The District affirms its long standing policy of compliance with all federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination including, but not limited to: Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The American With Disabilities Act of 1990, the Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act, and the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.

Inquiries related to discrimination should be directed to:
Superintendent of Schools
Houghton Lake Community Schools
6001 W. Houghton Lake Drive
Houghton Lake, Michigan 48629
989-366-2035

GED Testing Dates