GED Classes Cookeville, Tennessee

Posted here is an overview of GED and HiSET prep locations and testing sites in the Cookeville region. In Tennessee, you must pass the GED or HiSET exam to earn your High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma.

Both the HiSET and the GED exams can be taken online or at one of Tennessee’s official testing centers.

The exams are for individuals who never completed high school and give them the opportunity to earn an equivalent degree.

Testing takes place at a level comparable to what may be expected of high school seniors upon graduation.

The HiSET has five subtests covering

• English Language Literacy Writing
• English Language Literacy Reading
• Science
• Social Studies
• Math

The GED test has four separate sub-exams because here, the English Language Literacy Writing and Reading sections were combined in one Language sub-exam.

The HiSET sub-tests can be taken on paper or on a computer, one at a time if you prefer, and in any order. The GED modules must be taken on a computer. These sub-exams can also be taken one at a time and in any preferred order.

Online HiSET or GED testing had, until recently, never been an option. Test-takers needed to come to an official Tennessee HSE testing site.

Now, the arrival of online GED and HiSET test-taking options has changed everything. Learn more below at the bottom of this post.

Visit “The GED Exam in Tennessee” if you would like to learn more about Tennessee HiSET and GED qualification requirements, testing fees, or scoring.

Cookeville GED Prep Classes

Putnam County Adult Education
286 E Main Street – Cookeville – TN 38506 – Ph: (931) 528.8685

Upper Cumberland Adult Education (@American Job Center-Cookeville)
1000 England Drive – Cookeville – TN 38501 – Ph: (931) 520.9519

Upper Cumberland Adult Education
1400 E Spring Street – Cookeville – TN 38506 – Ph: (931) 526.9777 or 1 (833)749-0779
Classes are available at 1000 England Drive. Upper Cumberland provides HSE instruction at these locations:

• Cookeville:  (931) 520.9519
• Celina: (615)666.9622
• Crossville: (931)459.6608/6609
• Gainesboro: (931) 268.6815 or (615) 666.9622
• Jamestown: (931) 879.3802
• Lafayette: : (615) 666.9622
• Livingston: (931) 854.5121
• McMinnville: (931)304.3188
• Smithville: (931) 307.3188
• South Carthage: (615) 666.9622 or (615) 735.0476 ext. 216
• Sparta: (931) 459.6608/6609 or (931) 316.7918
• Spencer: (931) 459-6609 or (931) 316.7918
• For all locations, you can also call 1 (833)749.0779

Sylvan Learning Cookeville
728 S Jefferson Avenue – Suite 9 – Cookeville – TN 38501 – Ph: (931) 284.4742

Prep sites around Cookeville (Cities by Alphabet)

Kentucky Skills U Clinton County Center
2353 N Hwy 127 – Albany – KY 42602 – Ph: (606) 387-6648

FLEX Learning Center
286 E Main St – Algood – TN 38506 – Ph: (931) 520-9519
Night classes provided by Upper Cumberland Adult Education

Smith County Career Center (Referral)
120 Pauline Gore Way – Ste A – Carthage – TN 37030 – Ph: (615) 735-0476

Clay County Board of Education
502 Brown St – Celina – TN 38551 – Ph: (615)666-9622
HSE classes provided by Upper Cumberland Adult Education

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville Adult Literacy Program
910 Miller Avenue – Crossville – Tennessee 38555 – Ph: (931) 484.7502
The Adult Literacy Program is located inside TCAT (Tennessee College of Applied Technology, Building 1, Phone: (931) 337.5809

Upper Cumberland Adult Education-Crossville (@American Job Center)
60 Ridley Street – Crossville – TN 38555 – Ph: (931)459.6608/6609

Sylvan Learning Crossville
2569 Cook Road – Crossville – TN 38571 – Ph: (931) 284.4742

Jackson County Adult Education-Gainesboro (@UCHRA Building)
744 School Dr – Gainesboro – TN 38562 – Ph: (931) 268.6815 or (615) 666.9622
HSE instruction by Upper Cumberland Adult Education

Trousdale Adult Education (@Trousdale County High School)
262 W McMurry Blvd – Hartsville – TN 37074 – Ph: (615) 237-7545

Fentress Adult Education Center
209 Main St – Jamestown – TN 38556 – Ph: (931) 879-3802
HSE instruction provided by Upper Cumberland Adult Education

Macon Adult Education-Lafayette
501 College St – Lafayette – TN 37083 – Ph: (615) 666-9622
The Adult Education Office is located behind the Macon County Board of Education (501 College St.)
HSE classes by Upper Cumberland Adult Education

Overton Adult Learning Center
112 Bussell St – Livingston – TN 38570 – Ph: (931) 854-5121
HSE classes by Upper Cumberland Adult Education

Warren Adult Education (@First United Methodist Church Outreach Building)
200 W Main St – McMinnville – TN 37110 – Ph: (931)304-3188

Warren County Jail HiSET Program
108 Security Cir – McMinnville – TN 37110 – Ph: (931) 473.7863
No public availability

TCAT-Murfreesboro HSE Classes
1303 Old Fort Pwy – Murfreesboro – TN 37129 – Ph (615) 898-8010
Check here -> for all Murfreesboro sites

TN College of Applied Technology Nashville
100 White Bridge Pike – Nashville – TN 37205 – Ph: (615) 425-5500
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DeKalb County Adult Education
722 S Congress Blvd – Room 119 – Smithville – TN 37166 – Ph: (931) 307-3188
HSE instruction provided by Upper Cumberland Adult Education

Smith County Adult Education (@UCHRA Building)
120 Pauline Gore Way – South Carthage – TN 37030 – Ph: (615) 666-9622 or (615) 735-0476 ext. 216
HSE classes by Upper Cumberland Adult Education

White County Board of Education
576 Hale St – Sparta – TN 38583 – Ph: (931) 459-6608/6609 or (931) 316-7918
HSE instruction by Upper Cumberland Adult Education

Burritt College (Smith County and Van Buren Adult Education)
445 College St – Spencer – TN 38585 – Ph: (931) 459-6609 or (931) 316-7918
HSE instruction by Upper Cumberland Adult Education

Welcoming Online FED and HiSET Testing

In earlier days, to take the GED or HiSET exam, you had to come, in person, to an official, state-designated Tennessee HSE testing site.

But all of that has now changed as we saw the arrival of online proctored HiSET and GED testing. To learn about this fascinating new development, visit this page: Welcoming the online HiSET test. For more details about the Online Proctored GED test, visit our page, The Online GED Test.

Cookeville Area GED Testing Centers

Volunteer State Community College HSE Test Center (Room 200)
1000 Neal St | Cookeville | TN 38501 | Ph 615.230.3382

From here, cities by alphabet

Putnam County Flex Learning Center
286 East Main St | Algood | Tennessee 38506 | Ph 931.520.9519

Smith County Adult Learning Center
123 SCMS Lane | Carthage | Tennessee 37030 | Ph 913.528.8685

Smith County Library
215 Main St | Carthage | Tennessee 37030 | Ph 615.230.3382

Clay County Adult Education HSE Test Center
502 Brown St | Celina | Tennessee 38551 | Ph 615.230.3382

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville
910 Miller Ave | Crossville | Tennessee 38555 | Ph 931.484.7502

Fentress County Adult Learning Center
209 North Main St | Jamestown | Tennessee 38556 | Ph 931.879.3802

Macon County Adult Education HSE Test Center
501 College St | Lafayette | Tennessee 37083 | Ph 931.528.8685 or 615.230.3382

First United Methodist Church Outreach Building
200 West Main St | McMinnville | Tenessee 37110 | Ph 931.528.8685

Tennessee Coll of Applied Technology-McMinnville
241 Vo-Tech Dr | McMinnville | Tennessee 37110 | Ph 931.473.5587

Your Future

The HSE (high school equivalency) program offers adults with no high school diploma the chance to earn a credential that compares to a regular high school degree.

The certificate that is awarded after completing the Tennessee GED (General Education Development) or HiSET (High School Equivalency Test) is accepted all over the United States by official institutions, colleges, and employers.

The GED exam is completely computer-formatted, whereas the HiSET can be done both on paper and on a computer.

On the HiSET exam, you need to attain at least a score of 8 (out of a possible 20) on all five individual subtests. Your essay must score between 2 and 6, and your overall score must be at least 45 (out of a possible 100), not including your essay.

The GED passing score on each of the four sub-exams is 145, and your scores are celebrated on a 100-200 scoring scale. Scores in the 145-164 range are considered high school equivalent; scores in the 165-174 range are “college-ready” results; scores in the 175-200 range may additionally result in up to 10 college credit hours in total, all depending on the subject area and the college or university.

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Last Updated on September 11, 2024.