In this post, we list all GED and HiSET prep facilities and testing centers in the Arlington Heights area. In Illinois, people who left high school without a diploma have two options for earning an equivalent diploma.
The Illinois high school equivalency program offers adults without a high school diploma the opportunity to earn an equivalent diploma.
Both exams can be taken online or at state-designated test centers. Learn more about online GED and HiSET testing in the bottom paragraph of this post.
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Arlington Heights GED Prep Facility
Forest View Educational Center (Arlington Heights Adult Education & Family Literacy)
2 121 S Goebbert Rd | Arlington Heights | IL 60005 | Phone (847) 718-7953
For Spanish, call (847) 718-7722
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Locations around Arlington Heights (Cities by Alphabet)
College of DuPage Addison Learning Commons (@The Addison Center)
301 South Swift Rd | Addison | IL 60101 | Phone (630) 942-4650
College of DuPage Carol Stream GED Instruction
500 Kuhn Rd | Carol Stream | IL 60188 | Phone (630) 942-4900
Malcolm X College GED Instruction
1900 W Jackson Blvd | Rm 2415 | Chicago | IL 60612 | Phone (773) 850-7300
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McHenry County College (Classes offered in English and Spanish)
8900 US Hwy 14 | Crystal Lake | IL 60012 | Phone (815) 455-8752
Oakton Community College-Des Plaines
1600 East Golf Rd | Des Plaines | IL 60016 | Phone (847) 635-1426
Elgin Comm. Coll. GED Classes
B 1700 Spartan Dr | Bldg K – Rm K100 | Elgin | IL 60123 | Phone (847)-214-6948
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College of DuPage Adult Education Office
425 Fawell Blvd | Glen Ellyn | IL 60137 | Phone (630) 942-3697
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 1110. College of DuPage also offers free Spanish GED prep classes. Registration can be done in class. Call 630.942.3697 for placement testing times and locations. Placement testing is offered in:
- Glen Ellyn
- Addison
- Carol Stream
- Naperville
- Westmont
Literacy DuPage
425 Fawell Blvd | Glen Ellyn | IL 60137 | Phone (630) 942-5210
Sylvan Glenview
1107 Waukegan Rd | Glenview | IL 60025 | Phone (224) 529-4837
Elite Tutoring Place – Hoffman Estates
1409 Palatine Rd | Hoffman Estates | IL 60192 | Phone (847) 305-4022
Sylvan Lake Zurich
745 W Route 22 | Lake Zurich | IL 60047 | Phone (224) 655-6848
Harper College Adult Education Program
1200 Algonquin Rd | Palatine | IL 60067 | Phone (847) 925-6223
Building D, Room D164
Sylvan Schaumburg
25 N Roselle Rd | Schaumburg | IL 60194 | Phone (847) 807-4113 or (847) 380-9238
Oakton Community College-Skokie
7701 N Lincoln Ave | Skokie | IL 60077 | Phone (847) 635-1426
Literacy DuPage
2100 Manchester Rd | Building B | Suite 904 | Wheaton | IL 60187 | Phone (331) 472-7160
Four Modular GED Subtests
The GED exam includes four separate modules (independent subtests) that can be taken one at a time and in any order.
The GED testing fields are
- Social Studies
- Language Arts
- Math
- Science
The HiSET exam includes individual reading and writing tests, so five overall, which can also be taken separately. In Illinois, you additionally need to pass the state’s Constitution Test.
The GED exam is entirely computerized, while the HiSET exam can be taken on paper or on a computer.
The Illinois Community College Board announced it will cover a large part of the GED testing costs for successful testers. Upon registration, use the code ILSAVE26, but please check if this offer is still valid.
Arlington Heights Area GED Test Sites
Cities by Alphabet
Addison Learning Center (College of DuPage, GED)
301 S. Swift Rd | Door 12 | Addison | IL 60101 | Phone (630) 942-4650
College of DuPage-GED
500 Kuhn Rd | Carol Stream | IL 60188 | Phone (630) 942-4900
Wilbur Wright College (Room L-125, GED)
4300 N Narragansett Ave | Chicago | IL 60634 | Phone (773) 481-8897
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McHenry County College (GED)
8900 US Hwy 14 | Crystal Lake | IL 60012 | Phone (815) 455-3700
Elgin Community College (B-115, GED))
1700 Spartan Dr | Elgin | IL 60123 | Phone (847) 214-7150
Chinese Mutual Aid-Elgin (HiSET)
164 Division St | Suite 403 | Elgin | IL 60120 | Phone (847) 289-1138
Joseph Business School (GED)
7600 W Roosevelt Rd | Forest Park | IL 60130 | Phone (708) 697-6200
College of DuPage-Berg Instructional Center, Room 2A08 (GED, HiSET)
425 Fawell Blvd | Glen Ellyn | IL 60137 | Phone (630) 942-2401
College of Lake County (Room B150, GED)
19351 W Washington St | Grayslake | IL 60030 | Phone (847) 543-2076
PLCCA, Inc (GED)
411 W Madison St | Maywood | IL 60153 | Phone (708) 450-3500
West 40 Intermediate Service Center II (Door 2-W, GED)
415 Lexington St | Maywood | IL 60153 | Phone (708) 449-4284
McHenry County Regional Office of Education (GED)
408 Illinois 31 | McHenry | IL 60050 | Phone (815) 334-4055/4005
Harper College Palatine (Building A, Room A148, GED)
1200 W Algonquin Rd | Palatine | IL 60067 | Phone (847) 925-6541
Harper College Prospect Heights (GED)
1375 S Wolf Rd | Prospect Heights | IL 60070 | Phone (847) 925-6066
Roosevelt University-Schaumburg Campus Test Center (GED)
1400 N Roosevelt Blvd | Unit 509 | Schaumburg | IL 60173 | Phone (847) 619-8536
College of Lake County-Southlake Campus (GED)
1120 S Milwaukee Ave | V212 | Vernon Hills | IL 60061 | Phone (847) 543-6544
College of Lake County-Lakeshore (GED, HiSET)
34 N Sheridan St | Waukegan | IL 60085 | Phone (847) 543-2120/2121
College of DuPage-Westmont (GED
650 Pasquinelli Dr | Westmont | IL 60559 | Phone (630) 942-4850
Online GED and HiSET Exams
Taking the HiSET or GED online was, until a few years back, not possible. It just wasn’t offered online. To earn your Illinois High School Equivalency diploma, you had to come to an official Illinois testing site.
That changed a few years back with the advent of online proctored test versions.
For more online GED information, check out this article: ‘Online proctored GED testing.
For more details about the online HiSET exam, go to: ‘Online proctored HiSET testing.’
If you want to take the four GED modules online, you first need to pass the GED Ready practice test. Each GED module requires you to pass a GED Ready test first, making it four in total.
The GED Ready practice tests are available on the GED.com website for $7.99 each, adding $32 to your total Illinois testing costs.
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If you are an Onsego student with an Advantage Plan, you don’t need to worry about buying any GED Ready tests. All Advantage Plans include four vouchers for GED Ready testing, a fine $32 bonus!
Onsego’s Advantage Plans are actually very affordable. These plans start at $79 for the 6-month option, and all plans include several free support courses, dedicated student support, the four free GED Ready Vouchers, and more.
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Last Updated on August 17, 2026.