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GED and Adult Basic Education

GED - work toward earning a high school equivalency diploma

Adult Basic Education (ABE) - improve basic reading, math, and writing skills (free only to non high school graduates)

GED/ABE Course Times and Locations

Metro Center 844 W. 4th St. Waterloo, IA 319-234-5745
Mon – Fri Mon – Thur Tue & Thur	8:30am-12:30pm 1:00-3:30pm 6:00-8:30pm
Cedar Falls Center Room L105 5330 Nordic Dr. Cedar Falls, IA 319-234-5745
Mon & Wed	6:00-8:30pm
W'loo YWCA (Free Child Care Available) 425 Lafayette St. Waterloo, IA 319-234-5745
Tue & Thur	9:00am-Noon
Independence Center 2349 Jamestown Ave. Independence, IA Shirley: 319-334-3131 or 319-234-5745
Tue & Thur	6:00-8:30pm
Waverly High School Room 108 1405 4th Ave SW Waverly, IA Alinda: 319-234-5745
Tue & Thur	6:00-8:00pm

Independent Learning Center

Located in the Metro Center
844 W. 4th St.
Waterloo, IA
319-234-5745

Mon – Thur 9:00am-8:00pm

Services Offered

GED Testing and Diploma - $70
Testing scheduled three times each week
GED Retesting - $5
Fee for each retest
High School Courses - $100
High school courses that transfer to home high school or apply toward a Hawkeye Community College Adult High School Diploma
High School Correspondence Courses - $120
Available only to students outside the Metro area. Plus $40 refundable book deposit.
Pre-College Courses - $100
Brush up and review courses designed to qualify the student for entry into a college program

Work on your GED online!

If you have access to a computer, you can have the opportunity to study for a GED online! Students not currently enrolled in class may enroll in GED Online class by calling the Metro Center at 319-234-5745 or contacting wdewey@hawkeyecollege.edu.

A GED instructor is available daily by email for online assistance. All students will personally meet with an instructor, periodically. Additional book practice may be assigned as needed.

NOTE: Persons seeking to meet the Iowa High School Equivalency Diploma requirements should be aware of companies that claim to offer the Test of General Educational Development (GED) over the Internet or through correspondence courses. There are NO online or correspondence testing programs recognized by the General Educational Development Testing Service (GEDTS) of the American Council of Education (ACE). Persons can ONLY take the Official GED Test Battery at an approved Iowa GED test center. The only way to receive an Iowa High School Equivalency Diploma is to successfully pass the Official GED Test Battery by Iowa state standards. The current Iowa state standard is to achieve a minimum standard score of 410 on each of the five Official GED Test Battery subtests and an overall standard score average of 450.

Learn more about how you can work on your GED online [pdf].