GED Classes Columbus, Mississippi

On this page, we list all sites that offer GED preparatory classes in the Columbus region. Mississippi uses two options for high school equivalency testing: the GED and HiSET exams.

Both the GED and HiSET exams are available online and at certified Mississippi test centers.

The exams give people who didn’t graduate high school one more shot at earning an equivalent diploma.

Testing happens at a level similar to what high school must command upon graduation.

The GED includes four individual subtests (modules) in

• Social Studies
• English Language Literacy
• Science
• Math

These modules may be taken separately and in any desired order.

HiSET testing is done via five subtests. Here, the Literacy part has separate writing and reading tests. These tests can also be taken separately.

The GED must be done exclusively on a computer, while the HiSET is offered both on paper and on a computer.

Until recently, online high school equivalency testing was not possible, but now, we’ve witnessed the introduction of an online GED option, and also the HiSET has introduced online testing. Learn more below.

You can read all about Mississippi eligibility requirements, HiSET or GED passing scores, and testing fees on this page: The Mississippi GED Exam.

Columbus GED Prep Facilities

Greater Columbus Learning Center
612 Military Road – Columbus – Mississippi 39701 – Phone: (662) 329.7691

East Mississippi Community College-Launch Pad East
612 Military Road – Columbus – Mississippi 39701 – Phone: (662) 370.1448
The Launch Pad is for adult learners who don’t have a high school diploma or require basic skills training for educational and professional advancement. Participants can prepare for high school equivalency, career-technical education, college entrance, and employment. Launch Pad classes are free, including books and other study materials. Participants must be Mississippi residents of at least 16 years of age who aren’t enrolled in a secondary education program.

Recovery House GED Program
770 Golding Road – Columbus – Mississippi 39702 – Phone: (662) 329.4333
Not open to the public

GED Prep Sites around Columbus (Cities in Alphabetic Order)

Louisville Career Advancement Center
1475 S Church Street – Louisville – Mississippi 39339 – Phone: (662) 773-2292
GED classes by East Central Community College

James Arthur Hensleigh Training Center (EMCC)
505 Jefferson Street – Macon – Mississippi 39341 – Phone: (662) 243-1985 or (662) 476-5386
This is a GED Fast-Track class in a mobile unit (portable classroom), located behind the Noxubee County Courthouse in downtown Macon.

Noxubee Public Library (EMCC, Adult Basic Education classes)
103 E King Street – Macon – Mississippi 39341 – Phone: (662) 243-1985 or (662) 476-5386

East Mississippi Community College LaunchPad Central
8731 S Frontage Road – Mayhew – Mississippi 39753 – Phone: (662) 243-1985/2627
EMCC also offers the newly statewide introduced MI-BEST program (Mississippi Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training). Students learning for their GED diploma may, at the same time, get technical & career training. To learn more, please call EMCC’s adult education program at 662-243-1985.

Millport Public Library
920 Black Street – Millport – AL 35576 – Phone: (800) 648-3271 ext. 5363
GED classes provided by Bevill State

Pearl River Comm. Coll. Poplarville
101 U.S.-11 N – Jeff Davis Hall – 2nd Floor – Poplarville – MS 39470 – Phone: (601) 403.1439

East Mississippi Community College Launch Pad South
1512 Kemper Street – Scooba – MS 39358 – Phone: (662) 476.5096
EMCC’s GED classes are free without any cost for books or other study materials. You can advance at your own pace with various instruction methods, from traditional face-to-face lessons to distance learning.

JL King Center GED Classes
700 Long Street – Starkville – MS 39759 – Phone: (662) 370-9693
J.L. King Center will pay for your GED test when you are ready to succeed!

Starkville School District GED Instruction (Overstreet School)
307 S Jackson Street – Starkville – MS 39759 – Phone: (662) 324-4193 or (662) 615-0033

Starkville Alternative School (The Learning Center)
2926 16th Section Road – Starkville – MS 39759 – Phone: (662) 323-1462
NOT a GED program, but the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Alternative School offers an alternative setting for students in grades 5 through 12.

Shelton State Comm. Coll. Adult Education Program
3401 MLK Jr. Boulevard – Tuscaloosa – Alabama 35401 – Ph: (205) 391.2662
For all Tuscaloosa-area GED programs, see Tuscaloosa Area GED Classes

Vernon Police Training Facility
44425 AL-17 – Vernon – Alabama 35592 – Ph: (800) 648-3271 ext. 5363
GED classes provided by Bevill State Community College

Launch Pad North – West Point (EMCC)
3861 TVA Road – West Point – MS 39773 – Phone: (662) 243-2677

Online GED and HiSET Testing Options

It used to be that there was no online GED or HiSET testing option, but recently, things have changed. Earlier, you were required to show up personally at one of Mississippi’s state-designated HSE test locations, but now, the HiSET exam has become available in an online version. You can learn more here: ‘The online HiSET test,’ and also the GED has welcomed an online option. Read more here: ‘The online GED exam.’

Columbus Area GED Test Centers

Greater Columbus Learning Center HiSET testing
612 Military Road | Columbus | Mississippi 39701 | Phone 662.329.7691

The following cities by alphabet

Amory WIN Center HiSET Testing
1617 Highway 25 | Amory | Mississippi 38821 | Phone 662.407.1512

Bevill State Comm. College GED Testing
2631 Temple Avenue North | Fayette | Alabama 35555 | Phone 205.932.3221

Bevill State Comm. College (GED, Building A, Room A-110)
1481 Military Street South | Hamilton | Alabama 35570 | Phone 205.921.3177

Houston WIN Center (HiSET)
210 South Monroe Street | Houston | Mississippi 38851 | Phone 662.407.1513

EMCC-Mayhew HiSET and GED Testing
8731 S Frontage Road | Mayhew | Mississippi 39753 | Phone 662.243.1981

EMCC GED and HiSET Testing
1512 Kemper Street | Scooba | Mississippi 39358 | Phone 662.243.2627 or 662.476.5096

Shelton State Comm. College (GED, CA Fredd Campus, Bldg 200, Ste 223)
3401 MLK Jr. Boulevard | Tuscaloosa | Alabama 35401 | Phone 205.391.2676

EMCC-West Point (HiSET)
3210 N TVA Road | West Point | Mississippi 39773 | Phone 662.243.1981

Challenging GED and HiSET

GED test questions are presented in various formats: multiple-choice, short answer, hot spot, fill-in-the-blank, extended response, and more. It’s crucial to spend quite some time preparing for the Mississippi HSE exam because the tests have become pretty challenging.

The GED needs to be done only on a computer, and the HiSET can be done both on a computer and in a paper-based format.

What is the GED Exam?

The GED exam awards a high-school-graduation-equivalency diploma, and almost 800,000 adults sit for the exam every year, of whom, in general, some seventy percent succeed.

The exam consists of four separate, modular sub-exams, and candidates who reach passing scores on all four exams receive their state’s High School or High School Equivalency Diploma, an educational credential that has the same legal and academic status as a conventional high school degree.

There is no more handwriting on the GED exam; the assessment method is on a computer. You must register for the test online, and you must pay online. The questions are no longer strictly multiple-choice, as was the case in the past.

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Last Updated on September 11, 2024.