Testing fees for the general educational development  (GED) diploma will increase substantially this summer
and the GED Testing Service will move to a new computer-based testing system.
The changes will have significant impacts on many adults who are served through
our community-based service providers. It’s quite likely the changes will
initially deter many low-income adult learners from successfully obtaining this
critical credential.

Starting in July it will cost $50 for each of the five test sections, and if the adult learners do not complete the tests in one sitting, they’ll be
charged up to $250. Now, adults pay a flat $95 fee to take the five-part test
and the majority require at least two days to take it.

Read “GED test fees to rise” and give us your thoughts on
how these changes will affect those who need the GED most.