This post lists all GED and HiSET prep facilities and testing centers in the Boston area. Massachusetts uses the GED exam for high school equivalency testing and also welcomed the HiSET exam.
Both exams are available online and at certified testing centers.
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It doesn’t matter when you left school.
Both the GED® and HiSET® offer adults who did not have the chance to complete their regular high school education.
This way, they can earn a credential that is all over America recognized as the equivalency of a common HS diploma.
Both exams assess academic proficiency at a level that compares to that of high school grads.
The HiSET has five subtests in Language Reading, Language Writing, Math, Science, and Social studies that can be taken separately.
The GED has four subtests (writing and reading are combined in one Literacy test) that also can be taken independently.
The GED must be taken on a computer, whereas the HiSET is offered both on-paper and on-computer.
Until recently, there was no possibility of taking the HiSET or GED exam over the internet. But now, both high school equivalency exams have introduced online testing options. Learn more below.
Boston GED Prep Classes (by ZIP)
Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts
10 Post Office Square, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02109, 617-367-1313 or 888-466-1313
Jewish Vocational Service-Boston
75 Federal St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110, 617-399-3131/3208
A wheelchair-accessible entrance is located on Franklin Street
Bridge Over Troubled Waters GED Classes
47 West St, Boston, MA 02111, 617-423-9575
BridgeOTW serves homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth up to age 24 in the greater Boston area.
Blackstone Community Center
50 W Brookline St, Boston, MA 02118, 617-635-5162
Boston Center for Youth & Families
1483 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02120, 617-635-4920
Boston Center for Youth & Families Satellite Sites:
BCYF Condon Community Center, 200 D St, South Boston, MA 02127 (HiSET)
BCYF Curtis Hall Community Center, 200 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 (HiSET, GED)
BCYF Jackson Mann Community Center, 500 Cambridge St, Allston, MA 02134 (HiSET)
BCYF Menino Community Center, 125 Brookway Rd, Roslindale, MA 02131 (HiSET)
BCYF Paris St Community Center, 112 Paris St, East Boston, MA 02128 (HiSET)
BCYF Perkins Community Center, 155 Talbot Ave, Dorchester, MA 02124 (HiSET)
BCYF Vine St Community Center, 339 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119 (HISET)
Charlestown Adult Education Center, 76 Monument St, Charlestown, MA 02129 (HiSET)
X-Cel Adult Education
39 Smith St, Boston, MA 02120, 617-504-6261
Strive Boston Employment Service START Program
651 Washington St, Boston, MA 02124, 617-825-1800
GED/HiSET instruction is offered in collaboration with X-Cel Adult Academy
Notre Dame Education Center HiSET Classes
200 Old Colony Ave, Boston, MA 02127, 617-268-1912
Catholic Charities Labouré Center
275 W Broadway, Boston, MA 02127, 617-268-9670
East Boston Harborside Comm. School
312 Border Street, Boston, MA 02128, 617-635-5114/5115
Bunker Hill Community College (Division of Workforce & Economic Development)
250 New Rutherford Avenue, Boston, MA 02129, Phone: 617-228-2462 or 617-228-2286/2108
HiSET instruction in English and Spanish (Charlestown Campus, H-Building, Room H115)
GED Prep Classes In The Boston Area (Cities By Alphabet)
Jackson Mann Community Center
500 Cambridge St, Allston, MA 02134, 617-635-5153
Middlesex Community College GED Instruction
591 Springs Rd – Building 9 – Bedford – MA 01730 – 781.280.3662/3654
Brockton Adult Education Center
211 Crescent St – Brockton – MA 02302 – 508.580.7475
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Sylvan Brookline
44 Washington St – Suite 105A – Brookline – MA 02445 – 617.795.4635
Cambridge Community Learning Center
5 Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, 617-349-6073
North Cambridge Community Learning Center
286 Rindge Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140, 617-349-6363/6073
YouthBuild Just-A-Start
1175 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02141, 617-492-1460
Charlestown Adult Education
76 Monument St, Charlestown, MA 02129, 617-635-5221
Bunker Hill Charlestown Campus
570 Rutherford Ave, Charlestown, MA 02129, 617-228-2462
LARE Training-Chelsea
100 Everett Avenue, Chelsea, MA 02150, 617-884-5125
1st Floor, Unit 8
Bunker Hill Community College (Chelsea Campus)
70 Everett Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150, 617-228-2101/3341
Spanish GED Classes
Intergenerational Literacy Program
99 Hawthorne St, Chelsea, MA 02150, 617-466-5154
For Chelsea residents ages 16-22. HSE (high school equivalency) instruction in English and Spanish.
Catholic Charities Yawkey Center (El Centro del Cardenal)
185 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02121, 617-506-6600
Mujeres Unidas Avanzando
54 Clayton St, Dorchester, MA 02122, 617-282-3500
Perkins Community Ctr-BCYF
155 Talbot Ave, Dorchester, MA 02124, 617-635-1895/5146
St. Mary’s Women’s Learning Ctr
90 Cushing Ave, Dorchester, MA 02125, 617-436-8600
Grove Hall Community Center GED Classes
51 Geneva Ave, Dorchester, MA 02121, 617-635-1484
Haitian Multi-Service Center ABE
185 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02121 617-506-6600
ESAC Youth Opportunity Collaborative (@Brookview House)
2 Brookview St, Suite 1, Dorchester Center, MA 02124, 617-524-2555 ext. 109
Formerly: GED Plus Program
Education and Training Institute (@East Boston Neighborhood Health Ctr)
250 Sumner St, East Boston, MA 02128, 617-568-6444
HiSET classes are provided by X-Cel Education for youth ages 18-24 only.
East Boston Harborside Community School
312 Border St, East Boston, MA 02128, 617.635.5114
East Boston Ecumenical Community Council
282 Meridian St, East Boston, MA 02128, 617-567-2750, ext. 228
Spanish GED classes
Everett High School
100 Elm St, Everett, MA 02149, 617-394-2490
Jamaica Plain Comm. Center Ad. Learning Program
144 McBride St, Room 117, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, 617-635-5201
ESAC Youth Opportunity Collaborative (@Greater Egleston YMCA)
3134 Washington St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, 617-524-2555 ext. 109
Formerly: GED Plus Program
X-Cel Education
7 Glenvale Terrace, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, 617-522-2590
Pathways Adult Education Program
330 Lynnway, Ste 302, Lynn, MA 01901, Phone: 781-599-8543
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Quincy Adult Ed. GED Instruction (Quincy Community Action Programs)
1509 Hancock St, 2nd Floor, Quincy, MA 02169, 617-657-5387
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Revere Community School HiSET Classes (@Revere High School)
101 School St, Revere, MA 02151, 781-333-2061
Roxbury Adult Learning Center (Family Literacy Program)
55 Malcolm X Blvd, Roxbury, MA 02120, 617-635-9300
Project Hope ABE
550 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119, 617-442-1880 ext. 253
X-Cel Education (Located in Mission Main Community Center)
39 Smith St (2nd Floor), Roxbury, MA 02120, Phone: 617-522-2590
YouthBuild-Boston
27 Centre St, Roxbury, MA 02119, 617-445-8887
Mission Main Community Center
39 Smith St, 2nd Floor, Roxbury, MA 02120, 617-522-5290
Enrollment by appointment only. HiSET classes by X-Cel Education
Roxbury Community College GED/HiSET Instruction
1234 Columbus Ave, Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120, Phone: 617-427-0060 or 857-701-1405
SCALE (Somerville Center for Adult Learning Experiences)
167 Holland St, Somerville, MA 02144, 617-629-5500
NDEC-Julie’s Family Literacy
133 Dorchester St, South Boston, MA 02127, 617-269-6663 ext. 34
Middlesex Community College (@McDevitt Middle School)
75 Church St, Waltham, MA 02452, Phone: 781-280-3665
Woburn Adult Evening School (Woburn Memorial High School)
88 Montvale Ave, Woburn, MA 01801, 781-937-8210 ext. 315
Sylvan Woburn and Burlington
400 Tradecenter Dr, Suite 1910, Woburn, MA 01801, 781-995-0542
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Online GED And HiSET Tests
Until recently, you couldn’t take the HiSET or GED test online. That has now changed, however, with the introduction of online test-taking options for both the GED and the HiSET exam.
You can learn more about the ‘HiSET-At-Home’ Exam on this page: ‘HiSET online exam,’ and for information about taking the GED exam online, check out: ‘The online GED test.’
50 well-known persons with a GEDThe Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education has decided that the state covers the cost of GED and HiSET testing. Read more here.
Boston Area GED Testing Centers
Boston Center for Youth and Families-HiSET
1483 Tremont St, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02120, 617-635-4920
Roxbury Community College-HiSET (Testing Dept Lab, Bldg 3, Rm 218)
1234 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02120, 617-708-3628
The following cities by alphabet:
BCYF Jackson Mann Community Center-HiSET
500 Cambridge St, Allston, MA 02134, 617-635-4920 ext. 2202
Charlestown Adult Education-HiSET
76 Monument St, Charlestown, MA 02129, 617-635-4920
BCYF Perkins Community Center-HiSET
155 Talbot Ave, Dorchester, MA 02124, 617-635-4920 ext. 2202
BCYF Paris Street Community Ctr-HiSET
112 Paris St, East Boston, MA 02128, 617-635-4920 ext. 2202
Harborside Community Center-HiSET
312 Border St, East Boston, MA 02129, 617-635-4920
BCYF Hyde Park Comm Center-HiSET
1179 River St, Hyde Park, MA 02136, 617-635-5178
BCYF Curtis Hall Community Center-HiSET
20 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, 617-635-4920 ext. 2202
North Shore Comm College-Lynn-GED/HiSET
300 Broad St, Lynn, MA 01901, 781-477-2135
BCYF Mildred Avenue Comm Center-HiSET
5 Mildred Ave, Mattapan, MA 02126, 617-635-4920
Quincy College (Room 203N, 2nd Floor, GED/HiSET)
1250 Hancock St, Quincy, MA 02169, 617-984-1700/1650
BCYF Thomas M Menino Comm Center-HiSET
125 Brookway Rd, Roslindale, MA 02131, 617-635-5256
BCYF Roslindale Comm Center-HiSET
6 Cummins Hwy, Roslindale, MA 02131, 617-635-4920 ext. 2202
BCYF Vine Street Comm Center-HiSET
339 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119, 617-635-1285
BCYF Shelburne Community Center-HiSET
2730 Washington St, Roxbury, MA 02119, 617-635-4920 ext. 2202
Boston Public Schools Adult Ed-HiSET (Madison Park High, Bldg 1)
55 Malcolm X Boulevard, Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120, 617-635-9300
Roxbury Community College GED and HiSET Testing
1234 Columbus Ave, Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120, 857-701-1400
SCALE-HiSET Testing
167 Holland St, Somerville, MA 02144, 617-629-5500
Tech Computers, Inc. GED Testing
574 Dorchester Ave, South Boston, MA 02127, 617-622-5600