Spokane Falls Community College is no longer a GED Testing Center; however the Adult Education Center - 2310 N. Monroe - offers day and evening sessions. Call 533-4670 for more information and a list of other testing locations.

What is GED?

The General Educational Development (GED) tests provide persons who did not complete high school with an opportunity to earn a high school equivalency. By taking and passing a series of five tests they have acquired a level of learning that is comparable to that of high school graduates.

Why take a GED test?

• To qualify for further education
• To advance in a career
• To join the military
• To achieve self-satisfaction

GED Facts

In 1996, 758,570 persons in the U.S., its territories and in Canada completed the GED Test. In 1996, in Washington State, 11,196 persons passed the G.E.D. 48% were under the age of 21. One out of six of every high school credentials issues in Washington State each year is a G.E.D.

• GED graduates are as likely to attend college as high school graduates of the same age, family background, and ability who did not enroll immediately after high school graduation.
• GED graduates are as likely to persist in college as other "returning adult" college students of the same age, family background and ability.
• GED graduates participate in vocational training as frequently as high school graduates.
• GED graduates who entered college, gained about the same wage benefit per year of college as did regular high school graduates.