GED (General Education Development Diploma)

Hear how the GED has changed the lives of former students:

• Janet
• Michelle
• Rodney
• Teri

About the GED Program

• The GED is a national exam developed by the American Council on Education and administered by the Career Learning Center of the Black Hills (CLC).
• Earning a GED Certificate shows that you have knowledge and skills that are comparable to those of people who have graduated from high school.
• Earning a GED may qualify you for a higher paying job or it can help you to go on to further training at a technical school, college, or university.

GED Preparation Classes

The first step for a new student is to attend orientation.  After orientation, each student takes a diagnostic assessment.  Then, new students enroll in an available eight week class session.  During the class, students receive intensive instruction in reading, writing, math, social studies and science.  There is a $25 Annual Materials and Supplies fee for GED Preparation Class.  Students take the Official GED Practice tests at no charge.

GED Test Requirements

The minimum age for GED testing is eighteen (18).  Students enrolled in a Home-School Program or in a High School GED program MAY be exempt from the minimum age requirement.  Please call Laura Hawley or Renee Peterson at 394-5120 for more information.

South Dakota policy requires all GED test candidates to pass the Official GED Practice Tests.  A test candidate who has not participated in GED Preparation classes will pay a $50 fee for the Official GED Practice Tests. 

Next, a student who passes the Official GED Practice Tests with a score of 500 on each of the five subtests completes the required paperwork during a scheduled GED Test Registration.

The Registration fee is $20 and the GED test fee is $75.  All test candidates must present a valid photo ID and a Social Security Card at the Registration and at the GED Test.

Rapid City
Career Learning Center of the Black Hills
730 E. Watertown St.
Rapid City, SD 57701
605-394-5120
Contact: Renee Peterson rpeterson@clc.tie.net

Belle Fourche
2315 Dakota Avenue
Belle Fourche SD 57717
Contact: Ceci Estes GED Coordinator cestes@clc.tie.net
Cell: 381-5598

Custer
ACE Building
527 Montgomery
Custer, SD 57747
605-673-4144
Contact: Stephenie Rittberger srittberger@tie.net

Hot Springs
DLR Southern Hills
2500 Minnekahta Avenue
Hot Springs, SD 57747
605-745-5101
Contact: Stephenie Rittberger srittberger@tie.net

Lead
Lead High School
Room 214
320 South Main St.
Lead, SD 57754
605-347-1016
Contact: Ceci Estes GED Coordinator cestes@clc.tie.net
Cell: 381-5598

Sturgis
Main Office:
Black Hills Special Services Cooperative
2885 Dickson Drive
Sturgis, SD 57785
Contact: Ceci Estes GED Coordinator cestes@clc.tie.net
605-347-4467
Cell: 381-5598

Spearfish
BHSSC Educational services Facility
2910 4th Avenue
Spearfish, SD 57783
Contact: Ceci Estes GED Coordinator cestes@clc.tie.net
Cell: 381-5598