This is an overview of GED prep facilities and testing locations in the Bakersfield region. California uses the computer-based GED test for its High School Equivalency testing program.
Additionally, California embraced the HiSET exam for this purpose, which can be taken both on paper and on a computer.
The GED and HiSET tests may be taken online or at one of California’s testing facilities. Read more below.
The exams give persons who never finished high school the opportunity to earn an equivalent diploma. The GED is fully computerized, while the HiSET exam is offered both on computer and on paper.
Online GED Classes
A simple and easy way of getting your GED diploma.
The GED includes four separate modules (subtests) that cover the academic subject fields of
- Language Arts
- Math
- Social Studies
- Science
The four sub-exams are modular; they can be completed one at a time and in any preferred order.
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If so, we advise you to continue with Onsego GED Online Prep, an accredited full-scope program. If online learning is not for you, check out the sites below.
The HiSET exam comes with individual language writing and language reading tests, so there are five subtests overall that may also be taken separately.
For more details about GED and HiSET testing fees and qualification criteria in California, go to GED in California.
Bakersfield GED Prep Sites
Bakersfield Adult School
501 S Mt Vernon Ave, Room 110, Bakersfield, CA 93307, Phone 661-835-1855
Bakersfield Job Spot
1501 Panama Ln, Bakersfield, CA 93307, Phone: 661-396-4990
GED classes by Bakersfield Adult School
Kern Literacy Council GED Test Preparation
331 18th St, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Phone 661-324-3213
Kern County Literacy Council and Kern Literacy Library have partnered to offer The Tutoring Network, a free tutoring service that includes GED preparation. Tutoring is available on-site at all Kern County Library locations.
Bakersfield College Adult Education
1501 Panama Ln, Bakersfield, CA 93307, Phone 661-396-4992
No GED classes, but Bakersfield College offers various options to help you achieve your educational and career aspirations. For students whose education has been on hold for a while, Bakersfield College Adult Education helps them overcome obstacles and reach their goals through tuition-free, career-focused programs and support.
Greenfield Union School District Migrant Education (@Valle Verde Elementary, Room 35)
400 Berkshire Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93307, Phone 661-837-6059 ext. 4470
California State University HEP Program (Lorien Building)
9001 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93311, Phone: (661) 654-2707/2743
This program is for migrant and seasonal workers and helps them earn their GED diplomas.
For Shafter/Wasco, call (661) 654-2723. For Porterville, call (661) 654-2738
Beale Memorial Library GED Testing Lab (Second Floor)
701 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Phone: 661-868-0820
PearsonVUE GED Testing Site.
Sylvan Bakersfield
2720 Calloway Dr, Suite A, Bakersfield, CA 93312, Phone: 661-537-3802
Locations around Bakersfield (Cities by Alphabet)
Delano Adult School
1811 Princeton St, Delano, CA 93215, Phone 661-720-4171/4173
North Kern State Prison GED Program
2737 W Cecil Ave, Delano, CA 93215, Phone: 661-721-2345
No public availability
Cerro Coso Community College- Kern River Valley Campus
5520 Lake Isabella Blvd, Lake Isabella, CA 93240, Phone 760-384-6395/6219
Lamont Elementary School District Migrant Education Program
7915 Burgundy Ave, Lamont, CA 93241, Phone: 661-845-0751
Antelope Valley Adult Education
45110 3rd St East, Lancaster, California 93535, Ph: 661.942.3042
Want to see all Lancaster area GED courses? Visit Lancaster Area GED Courses
McFarland Adult Education (San Joaquin High)
599 Fifth St, McFarland, CA 93250, Phone: 661-792-6312/3178
Mojave Adult Education GED Classes
15732 O Street, Mojave, California 93501, Phone: 661.824.4088 ext 108
Cerro Coso Community College (Learning Assistance Center)
3000 College Heights Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA 93555, Phone 760-384-6380/6100
Cerro Rosso offers HSE prep classes in
- Ridgecrest
- Bishop
- Lake Isabella
- Techahapi
- Mammoth Lakes
College of the Canyons-Valencia Campus
26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, California 91355, Ph 661.362.3304
For all Santa Clarita prep courses, visit Santa Clarita Area GED Programs
West Kern Adult Education Network (at Fort)
915 N 10th St, Suite 34, Taft, CA 93268, Phone: 661-745-4315
Cerro Coso Community College Tehachapi
126 S Snyder Ave, Tehachapi, CA 93561, Phone: 661-823-4986
Tehachapi Adult Education
400 South Snyder Avenue, Tehachapi, CA 93561, Phone 661-822-2112
California Correctional Institution GED Instruction (Not available to the public)
24900 California 202, Tehachapi, CA 93561, Phone 661-822-4402
California Correctional Institution’s Tehachapi Mountain Adult School offers GED instruction to enable inmates to acquire and develop skills that will be very useful once they return to the outside world.
The school’s programs also include schooling in professional skills such as auto body repair, construction, building maintenance, and office services. The school works hard on job-building skills because they don’t want the inmates to come back to prison. The skills gained here allow inmates to become members of their communities and better family members.
Visalia Adult Education GED Instruction (English and Spanish)
3110 E Houston Ave, Visalia, CA 93292, Phone: 559-730-7646
For all Visalia Area GED prep facilities, <- check here
Wasco Adult Education Center
1445 Poso Dr, Wasco, CA 93280, Phone: 661-758-7414/7450
Online HiSET and GED Testing
The GED and HiSET exams are now available in online, proctored versions as well. To qualify for the online GED testing option, candidates are required to attain scores in the “green zone” on the GED Ready practice test.
To learn more about these developments, check out online HiSET testing to learn more about the HiSET-At-Home options, and for information about taking the online proctored (OP) GED test, check here.
Bakersfield Area GED Testing Sites
Bakersfield Adult School (GED and HiSET)
501 S Mount Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93307, Phone 661-835-1855
Beale Library GED Testing Lab (located on the 2nd Floor)
701 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Phone: 661-868-0701
California State University Bakersfield HiSET Test Center
9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93311, Phone 661-758-7414
From here, cities by alphabet
Delano Adult School (GED and HiSET)
1811 Princeton Street, Delano, CA 93215, Phone 661-720-4173
West Kern Adult Education (Taft Historic Fort, Room 22, GED)
915 N 10th Street, Room #22, Taft, CA 93268, Phone 661-745-4582
TAFT College (HiSET Testing Center)
29 Cougar Court, Taft, CA 93268, Phone: 661-763-7962
Tehachapi Adult Education (GED)
400 S Snyder Avenue, Tehachapi, CA 93561, Phone 661-822-2266
Adults who wish to earn their high school equivalency diploma also have the option to take the GED test at the certified and fully operational testing center at Monroe High School in Tehachapi.
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Last Updated on April 1, 2025.