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Non-Credit Courses: General Educatonal Development Program    
 
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In the GED program, students who are at least 18 years old may prepare for the GED tests. GED preparatory classes are available at no charge, but there is a $7.50 fee to take the tests. Students are also required to buy their own books. Classes are held on Durham Tech’s main campus and at sites throughout Durham and Orange counties both during days and evenings. For information about GED classes, please call 919-686-3626. Registration is open until each class meets its maximum enrollment.
GED Test Seminar   Official GED Tests
Durham Tech Main Campus
Basic Skills Center
  Durham Tech Main Campus
Wynn Student Services Center, Room 1302
Date Start Time   Date Start Time
Thursday, May 1
6:00 p.m.   Language Arts -- Writing
Monday, May 5
11:00 a.m.   Thursday, May 1
10:30 a.m.
Monday, May 12
2:00 p.m.   Monday, May 5 4:00 p .m.
Thursday, May 29
1:15 p.m.   Thursday, May 15 10:30 a.m.

GED students may also register in AHS elective and tutorial courses. Registration is open until each class meets its maximum enrollment.

Start times are strictly enforced. If you arrive late, you may not be admitted. Seating may be limited. To insure a place, please arrive at least fifteen minutes before the scheduled start for each session.

All examinees must have an endorsed GED Referral Form at each testing session.

GED Testing Program
Durham Tech is approved by the N.C. State Board of Community Colleges and the American Council on Education as a testing center for the administration of the General Educational Development Test Battery. The college's GED Testing Center also accommodates candidates with disabilities.

To begin the process for obtaining a GED certificate of high school equivalency, applicants must attend a GED Online orientation/TABE Testing/Registration session, which is given each Tuesday from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the Basic Skills Center, 1628 Lawson Street.

Registration is open until each class meets its maximum enrollment.

  Language Arts -- Reading
  Wednesday, May 7 11:00 a.m.
  Tuesday, May 13
2:30 p.m.
  Social Studies
  Wednesday, May 7 11:00 a.m.
  Wednesday, May 14 10:00 a.m.
  Science
  Tuesday, May 6 11:00 a.m.
  Wednesday, May 14 3:00 p.m.
  Math
  Tuesday, May 6 6:00 p.m.
  Tuesday, May 13
10:00 a.m.

 

   

GED Online
Durham Tech now offers GED Online Instruction FREE to persons who cannot otherwise attend regular on-campus classes for lack of child care, transportation, illness, or job schedule conflicts. This Internet class is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Qualified students may prepare for the GED test from the comfort of their homes. Eligible students must read on a ninth grade level, have access to computer (which meets required standards) have Internet access, possess the ability to work independently, and attend an orientation session.

For further information, please call 919-686-3626 or read GED Online Frequently Asked Questions.

GED Preparatory Class Schedule
Registration for ABE, AHSD, and GED Classes
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