GED Program

2023-24 GED Orientation Dates (must be pre-registered, call 701-456-0008 or email dickinsonalc@dpsnd.org)

Sessions begin at 8:30 am MST and will end in the afternoon, upon completion of your placement test. Students may leave for a short lunch break.

  • August 30th (Returning students only)
  • September 6th
  • September 19th
  • October 10th
  • October 24th
  • November 14th
  • December 5th
  • January 9th
  • January 23rd
  • February 13th
  • March 12th
  • April 9th
  • May (call for info)

Adults aged 16 years and older are eligible to obtain their General Educational Development (GED) diploma.

Portrait of Graduates
Dickinson Adult Learning Center Class of 2013

To begin the process, please arrange an appointment for orientation and initial testing. Classes will begin the day after attending orientation. Upon completing the necessary skill upgrading, students will take the five GED test portions at the Adult Learning Center location.

Registration fee for all students is $36 and students must call for an appointment to register and take the TABE (Test of Adult Basic Education) placement test.

GED Test Categories:

  • Reasoning Through Language Arts (150 minutes)
  • Mathematical Reasoning (120 minutes)
  • Science (90 minutes)
  • Social Studies (90 minutes)
  • U.S. Civics Exam (60 minutes)