Illinois Community College Board
Subsidizes High School Equivalency Testing Costs To Help Struggling
Illinoisans
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[September 01, 2020]
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to
create professional hardships for thousands of Illinoisans, the
Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) is making it easier for
state residents to earn their high school equivalency by announcing
grant funding that will significantly reduce the cost of those
exams.
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The grant funding is being awarded to The Center:
Resources for Teaching and Learning. The Center will work with
Illinois’ two licensed high school equivalency vendors in Illinois –
HiSET and GED – to provide the discount codes and administer the
testing.
“Taking these tests can lead to better lives, and this grant funding
may help minimize a small burden on the thousands of hard working
residents who are being strained by the pandemic,” said ICCB
Executive Director Brian Durham.
There are two ways to take the exams and access discount code
information:
GED
Candidates can find important information to access the discount for
the GED exam by logging on to their GED profile and scheduling a
test at www.ged.com. First time users will need to create a new
account before they can proceed with scheduling a test. Candidates
will need to enter the code ILSAVE20 at check-out.
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HiSET
Candidates can access the discount for the HiSET exam by calling
Education Testing Services customer support hotline at 1-855-MyHiSET
and scheduling a test.
“Receiving a High School Equivalency Certificate is
the first step on a career path to better job opportunities in high
demand occupations,” said Jennifer Foster, Deputy Executive Director
and State Administrator of High School Equivalency.
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Final costs for full testing packages after grant funding:
· GED (in-person or online): Reduced from $120 to $40.
· HiSET Computer: Reduced from $93.75 to $13.75.
· HiSET Paper: Reduced from $115 to $35.
· HiSET Online: Reduced from $141.25 to $61.25.
About the Illinois Community College Board
The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) is the state coordinating
organization for the Illinois Community College System - the third largest in
the country and the leading public workforce development trainer in the state.
The ICCB has statutory responsibility for administering state and federal grants
to community college districts and adult education providers and managing high
school equivalency testing for Illinois. Illinois community colleges serve over
600,000 residents each year in credit, noncredit, and continuing education
courses. Illinois is home to 48 colleges in 39 community college districts which
provide high quality, accessible, cost-effective educational opportunities to
the entire state.
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