Welcome
To the
Grant County
Adult
Education
Center
Bill Cosby
Comedian, Actor
Mary Lou Retton
Olympic gold medal
gymnast
Dave Thomas
Michael J. Fox
Founder and owner of
Wendy’s
Actor
Chris Rock
Nicholas Cage
Comedian, Actor
Actor
Peter Jennings
Former Anchor of ABC World News
Tonight
Ben Nighthorse
Campbell
Former Congressman &
Senator from Colorado
Christina Applegate
Actress
Christian Slater
Actor
Danica Patrick
Race Car Driver
Sanjaya Malaker
American IDOL star
John Michael
Montgomery
Country Music singer &
KY native
All of these
people are
GED
graduates!
 Steps
to earning your GED...
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Attending an orientation is the first step. This
orientation takes about two hours. We’ll go
over how we’ll work with you to earn your
GED.
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The remaining slides of this presentation
show the steps AFTER the orientation as you
begin your work.
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Locator test - Determines level of TABE
assessment you need, or if you can skip TABE
assessment all together and go straight to
the Official Practice Tests (OPT) during one of
our Prove Yourself Days.
TABE assessment/ Diagnostic – Pinpoints
students’ strengths & weaknesses in areas of
Reading, Math and Language.
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Once you have completed your TABE
assessment, you will have a conference with
our center director to determine your study
path and plan the best way forward for you to
earn your GED.
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If your TABE scores are above a 9.0 level, you can
proceed with the Official Practice Tests. You will
need to pass all 5 OPTs with a score of 450 or higher
in each area before you are eligible to be registered to
take the OFFICIAL GED TEST.
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If your TABE scores are below a 9.0 level, you will
need to work with your academic advisor and
discuss which of the four study paths would best
suit your needs.
1. Classes are offered in the fall, winter, and
spring– all classes are 5 weeks in length.
 Reading & Writings Workshop on Tuesday &
Thursday mornings and Tuesday afternoons
 Math on Monday & Tuesday mornings,
Wednesday mornings and afternoons.
 Science classes are offered on Wednesday
mornings.
*Summer & Winter Classes are less often and change
each year. Call our center for more information.
2. Open Lab – independent work in our lab with
1-on-1 help from a staff member as needed.
You can also do homework if you like.
3. Online learning with ITTS. This online option
is available for a select number of our
students who are committed to working
regularly online—many cannot make it
regularly to our center.
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The GED Tests are designed to measure
learning generally acquired in a high school
course of study.
Scores are determined by administering the
test to graduating seniors.
The content is drawn from content taught in
high school.
Section
Math
Computation
Applied Math
Science
Social Studies
Reading
Writing Part 1
Writing Part 2
# of
Questions
25
Minutes
45
25
50
50
40
50
essay
45
80
70
65
75
45
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What is a passing score?
 An average of 450 points for a total of 2,250 points
for all five subtests
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Where can I take the test?
-You can take the test at various locations in
Boone & Kenton Counties
What does it cost?
 The cost is $55 – payable by money order. You
can get money orders at the post office or WalMart.
You only have to retake the sections in which you
need to work.
 It is $25.00 for each section you retake.
 You may retake a test up to 3 times a year.
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But you will pass because you must pass an
official practice test before you are allowed to take
the actual test and because we have a 100% pass
rate for all Grant County students we send to take
the GED test. You can do it!
Accepted by 95 percent of U.S
colleges and universities
 Can make graduates eligible for
federal financial aid for further
education
 Often required by employers
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GED credential recipients are likely
to make $115 more weekly than
the adults without a high school
education, keeping other variables
constant.
With other variables controlled,
GED credential recipients have
$3500 more in annual personal
income than adults with less than a
high school education.
Call our center at (859) 823-1341.