This article includes a full listing of GED prep class locations and testing centers in the Berkeley area. California residents are offered two options if they want to earn their high school equivalency credentials: the GED and HiSET exams.
The exams are set up to allow adults who have never completed high school to acquire an equivalent degree.
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The HiSET and GED tests may be taken online or at a California testing facility. Read more below about online testing in the bottom section.
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A simple and easy way of getting your GED diploma.
If learning with a teacher in a classroom is better for you, check with a prep facility near you from the list below.
For details about the California cost of GED and HiSET testing and qualification criteria, check out GED in California.
Berkeley GED Prep Sites
Berkeley Adult School
2020 Bonar Street – Berkeley – California 94702 – Phone (510) 644-8963 or (510) 981-9150
Located on the corner of University Avenue in Berkeley. Orientation is held at 1939 Ward Street, Berkeley (enter on Milvia Street).
Inter-City Employment Services
3269 Adeline Street – Berkeley – California 94703 – Phone (510) 655-3552
The Multicultural Institute
1920 Seventh Street – Berkeley – California 94710 – Phone (510) 818-4075
Locations around Berkeley (Cities in Alphabetic Order)
Alameda Adult School
2201 Encinal Avenue – Alameda – California 94501 – Phone (510) 522-3858
Alameda Free Library Adult Literacy Program
2203 Central Avenue – Alameda – California 94501 – Phone (510) 865-2454
Room 350, Veterans Building 350
Sylvan El Cerrito
10810 San Pablo Avenue – El Cerrito – CA 94530 – Phone (510) 292-4055
Oakland Adult and Career Education
2607 Myrtle St – Room 122 – Oakland – CA 94607 – Phone: (510) 879.1400
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Piedmont Adult Education
760 Magnolia Ave – Piedmont – California 94611 – Phone (510) 594-2655
Sylvan Piedmont GED Instruction
1345 Grand Ave – Piedmont – CA 94610 – Phone (510) 907-7941
W. Contra Costa Adult Education
5625 Sutter St – Richmond – CA 94804 – Phone (510) 231.1453
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City College of San Francisco GED and HiSET Instruction
1125 Valencia Street – San Francisco – California 94110 – Phone (415) 561-1824
Mission Campus. See more San Francisco area prep sites here.
Treasure Island Job Corps
351 Ave H – Building 442 – Treasure Island – San Francisco – California 94130 – Phone (415) 277-2400
The GED and HiSET Sub-exams
The computer-based GED exam contains four separate modules (subtests) in
- Science
- English Language Arts
- Math
- Social Studies
California also welcomed the HiSET exam, which is offered both on a computer and on paper.
The HiSET exam includes separate writing and reading tests, so five in total.
The GED modules may be completed individually, which also counts for the HiSET subtests.
Berkeley Area GED Testing Sites
Berkeley Adult School (BAS) Testing Site-GED & HiSET
1701 South Pablo Avenue – Berkeley – California 94702 – Phone (510) 644-6130
From here, cities by alphabet
Alameda Adult School Test Center-HiSET
2201 Encinal Avenue – Alameda – California 94501 – Phone (510) 522-3858
Tamalpais Adult Education (GED)
375 Doherty Drive – Larkspur – California 94939 – Phone (415) 945-1031
Oakland Adult and Career Education (McClymonds Ed. Complex, Room 122 GED and HiSET)
2607 Myrtle Street – Oakland – California 94607 – Phone (510) 273-2310/2311
Contra Costa County Office of Education (GED, HiSET)
77 Santa Barbara Road – Pleasant Hill – California 94523 – Phone (925) 942-5321
West Contra Costa Adult Education (GED)
5625 Sutter Avenue – Richmond – California 94804 – Phone (510) 231-1453
Mission Neighborhood Centers – El Centro (GED)
1245 Alabama Street – San Francisco – California 94110 – Phone (415) 643-5600
City College of San Francisco Mission – HiSET
1125 Valencia Street – Room 115 – San Francisco – California 94110 – Phone (415) 561-1824
GED and HiSET
The state of California not only offers the GED test (entirely computer-formatted and including the four test subjects of Science, Social Studies, Math, and Language Arts).
But the state also offers an alternative assessment system for its residents to earn the High School Equivalency Diploma: the HiSET exam.
This alternative exam has two literacy sections (reading and writing) and is offered in both computer- and paper versions. Not all testing centers administer both options, so please check with a testing site near you to learn which exam(s) they offer!
Please bear in mind that websites that sell online GED documents are fraudulent and run by con artists who just try to steal your hard-earned money.
Online GED, HiSET Testing
The HiSET and GED tests can be taken online as well. It used to be that you had to come to a state-designated testing center to earn your high school equivalency diploma and take the test in person.
But for a few years now, the exams have been available in a proctored, online testing version as well.
You can learn more about online HiSET testing here: ‘The online HiSET exam.’
For more information about the online GED exam, visit ‘The online GED test.’
You can only register for the online GED test if you have achieved scores in the ‘green’ range of the GED Ready practice test.
There’s a corresponding practice test for each GED subtest, so that’s four in total.
This will set you back an additional $32 ($7.99 per practice test) on top of the usual California GED testing fees.
Free GED Ready Test Vouchers
However, if you opt to study for your GED with one of Onsego’s Advantage Plans, you will get four GED Ready test vouchers for free as part of your plan!
Onsego offers the Advantage Plans starting at $79 for their 6-month plan, which includes the four free practice test vouchers and several highly effective support courses, all included in the price!
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Last Updated on March 4, 2026.