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GED Testing

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 on-line correspondence testing programs recognized by the General Educational Development Testing Service (GEDTS) of the American Council on 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.

Please contact:

Ann Waynar
800-362-2793 ext. 1959
515-574-1959
Waynar@iowacentral.edu

3 Steps Towards Earning Your GED

Step 1: Attend free GED classes

Look this list over and choose the class that best fits your needs. Go directly to the class and you can sign up after you arrive. FREE practice testing is available there and is required for testing approval. Ann Waynar 515-574-1959 (waynar@iowacentral.edu) is in charge of GED instruction.

G.E.D. Classes are offered in...

Where Day/Time Location Contact
Eagle Grove Th @ 5:30pm-8:30pm Emerson Building
325 N. Commercial 		Marilyn Jorgensen
Fort Dodge M, T, W, TH @ 9:30am-11:30am and
12:30pm-2:30pm

GED Orientation Required
Fridays 9am-11am
Register by calling 515-574-1958

Iowa Central Fort Dodge Campus
Applied Science and Technology
Room 119 		JoEllen Brightman
Susan Doyle
Fort Dodge M, T @ 5pm-7:30pm

GED Orientation Required
Fridays 9am-11am
Register by calling 515-574-1958

Iowa Central Fort Dodge Campus
Applied Science and Technology
Room 119 		Melanie Vogt
Humboldt T @ 3:30pm-6:30pm Faith United Methodist Church Diana Shillington
Jefferson T, W @ 6pm-8pm Jefferson Library Marla Orfield
Pocahontas T @ 6pm-9pm Pocahontas Public Library John Smith
Rockwell City T 4pm-7pm Rockwell City Public Library Nancy Trampel
Storm Lake T, W, Th @ 10am-1pm
T, W @ 5pm-7:30pm
AEA 8 Building Susan Briggs
Sabrina Martinez
Webster City
GED for ESL
Students 		M, W, TH @4:30pm-8:30pm All Cultures Equal Center
1440 E. 2nd Street 		Tamara EnTin
Webster City T, Th @ 2pm-6pm Webster City Iowa Central Campus John Hughel

Why prepare for the GED test?

Adequate preparation for the GED test will assure candidates that they are very likely to pass the test on the first try. It will help them discover any areas they should study.

Step 2: Obtain GED testing approval

New GED candidates should send the following to GED Chief Examiner Ann Waynar at the address below:

    1. an application form
    2. any other necessary documents (see list on GED testing application form for details)
    3. either the testing fee or an authorization from the agency to be billed for the services


Successful GED pretest scores must be recorded on the application by an official GED teacher prior to testing. Application forms are available from the instructors at the GED classes.

GED testers who have previously tested outside the Iowa Central area must have their transcript of test scores sent directly to Iowa Central's Chief Examiner.

The Chief Examiner will mail the candidate a testing approval letter.

Step 3: Begin testing

  1. Schedule a testing appointment at one of the testing centers:

    • Fort Dodge
    • Storm Lake
    • Webster City
  2. Bring the testing approval letter (the one the Chief Examiner sent you after you completed step 2 above) and your photo ID to the testing site.

Ann Waynar, Student Success Center
Iowa Central Community College
One Triton Circle, Fort Dodge, IA 50501
515-574-1959
Waynar@iowacentral.edu