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Richland College offers a NO COST GED program that includes test preparation and Microsoft Office Certification.

Phone Number: 214-860-5900

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Jacob's  Ladder - GED Instruction

Program  Information & Guidelines:

• Adults 18+

• Start Date: Open  enrollment

• Class meets 2  days/week (Wed. & Thu.)
• Duration of the  class: 2:30 - 5:00 pm
• Class is provided  at NO COST to the student

• Students  must have successfully completed the 8th grade and no older than 21. (Students who are 21 must have turned 21 on or after  September 1, 2002  .)
• GED  students must be ages 17-21 (If court ordered, a student may be 16).
• Students  wishing to obtain a high school diploma must have already completed  the eight grade.
• A parent  or legal guardian MUST accompany all students under 18 years to  enroll.

Documents  Required:

• Birth  Certificate (State registered, not hospital issued)
• Social  security card (no copies please)
• Immunization  Records (records must be up to date)
• Official  transcript/working document (obtain from previous school)
• Withdrawal/Drop  Slip from last school attended

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Free GED Classes
Grand Prairie Main Library
901 Conover
Grand Prairie, TX 75051
Contact information: 972-237-5702

Class hours:

 
Irving Public Library
Southwest Branch
2216 W. Shady Grove Rd.
Irving TX 75060
 
Southwest Branch (Classes in Spanish)
2216 W. Shady Grove Rd.
Irving TX 75060

Contact Number: 972-721-2356
 

Contact Person: Joaquin Esqueda

Class hours:

Class hours:

Cedar Hill High School
#1 Longhorn Blvd.
Cedar Hill, TX 75104
 
Contact information: 972-291-1581 ext. 4050

Registration: 8:30am – 11:00pm and 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Class hours:

 
Desoto High School
800 Eagle Dr.
Desoto, TX 75115
 
Contact information: Deborah at 972-230-0726

Class hours:

Registration: Monday, 9:00am – 11:30am

• technical programs up to two years in length  leading to associate degrees or certificates;
• vocational programs leading directly to employment  in semi-skilled and skilled occupations;
• freshman and sophomore courses in arts and  sciences;
• a continuing program of counseling and guidance  designed to assist students in achieving their individual educational  goals;
• adult literacy and other basic skills programs for adults; and
• workforce development programs to meet local and statewide needs.

• You are a graduate of an accredited high school.
• You are a graduate of an unaccredited high school  and are 18 years of age or older.
• You earned a General Education Diploma (G.E.D.).
• You are at least 18 years of age and do not have a  diploma or G.E.D (may be admitted by individual approval).
• If you are under the age of 18, are no longer  enrolled in high school of any kind, and do not have a diploma or a G.E.D., you may be admitted by one of the following:
• A written recommendation of the principal or  superintendent of the last high school you attended, or
• TASP or alternative assessment results indicating  you have the ability to benefit from the programs at the college.
• If you are 16, did not graduate from an accredited  school, but did graduate from a non-accredited high school, or were  schooled in a non-traditional setting (i.e., home-schooled), you may be admitted if you meet all of the following conditions:
• Present a written recommendation of the principal  or superintendent of the last school you attended, or TASP or  alternative assessment results indicating you have the ability to  benefit from the programs; and
• Present a notarized record of the high school  equivalent work completed and the date of successful completion; and
• Complete the enrollment agreement noting you  understand and accept that academic freedom and the collegiate  environment is supported in all courses within the college, and
• Agree to limitations on conditions of admission  established by the college.
• After you are admitted, but prior to registration,  you must either present TASP scores or take the alternative assessment.
• For information about other student categories for  admission, visit the DCCCD website.

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