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GED Placement Testing at PCC to Begin August 20, 2009; GED Classes Begin August 24, 2009

By Staff
posted Aug 11, 2009, 09:01

Piedmont Community College�s Adult Basic Skills will begin placement testing and intake on Aug. 20 for its fall semester GED preparatory classes. GED classes will begin Aug. 24 on PCC�s Person County Campus and Caswell County Campus.

Every 10 years, the American Council on Education changes the content and format of the GED Test, a high school equivalency exam. Currently, students have until Dec. 31, 2011 to complete the existing GED test content and format.

�We encourage people who have already begun working on their GED test preparation to continue their study this fall because a new version of the GED test will be launched in January 2012,� said Debra Harlow, PCC�s Adult Basic Skills director. �Anyone who did not pass all five subjects before the current test edition expires December 2011 will have to take all five subject tests of the 2012 edition.�

The GED test is given monthly at both the Person and Caswell County campuses. Both day and evening test times are offered. In order to take the GED Test, adults will first need to complete and pass the Official GED Practice Tests. These tests and the GED Program of study are offered through PCC�s Adult Basic Skills/GED classes and are free of charge. However, the GED Test fee is $7.50 and must be paid prior to the official GED testing.

The GED Test is a timed test. Anyone who cannot take the test as timed, needs one-on-one testing or any other test format changes must complete the required documentation to qualify for special accommodations testing and submit it to PCC�s GED Chief Examiner, Adelaide Beeker, prior to testing. Content for the GED Test is as follows: Literature Arts: Writing Skills, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Literature Arts: Reading.

PCC is designated as a GED testing center by the NC Department of Community Colleges and certified by the General Educational Development Testing Service, a program of the American Council on Education.

For additional information on GED preparation, the GED Test schedule or the Official Practice Tests, contact the Adult Basic Skills office in Roxboro at (336) 599-1181, ext. 268, or Yanceyville at (336) 694-5707, ext. 238.

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