This article lists all HiSET and GED prep class locations and testing centers in the Joplin area. In Missouri, you must pass the HiSET or GED exam to earn your HSE (high school equivalency) diploma.
You can take the GED and HiSET exams online and at state-approved testing centers.
The exams are for persons who did not graduate from high school. This way, they can acquire an equivalent degree.
The GED comes with four modular, independent subtests that measure knowledge in the academic subject areas of
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- Mathematics
- English Language Arts
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- Science
The HiSET includes five subtests in the academic areas of Math, Language writing, Language reading, Social Studies, and Science.
The GED exam is fully computer-based, while the HiSET subtests are available both on a computer and on paper and can be taken separately as well.
Online HiSET or GED testing was, until a few years ago, no option. You had to come to a state-designated testing site and sit for the exam in person.
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Now, this has changed with the arrival of the online proctored (OP) GED and HiSET testing options. Read more at the bottom of this page.
If you want to learn about Missouri GED eligibility requirements, testing costs, or passing scores, go to The Missouri GED Test.
Joplin GED Prep Facilities
Joplin Adult Education and Literacy Program
123 S Main St | Joplin | MO 64801 | Ph: 417-625-5263
For Spanish, call 417-625-3633
Joplin NALA Read (Joplin Neighborhood Adult Literacy Action)
123 S Main St | Joplin | MO 64801 | Ph: 417.782.2646
No GED classes, but NALA Adult Education offers free one-on-one tutoring and instruction in reading, writing, workplace literacy, and math.
Joplin Job Center
730 S Wall Ave | Joplin | MO 64801 | Ph: 417.629.3000
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Facilities around Joplin (Cities by Alphabet)
Carthage Technical Center North Campus
609 South River St | Carthage | MO 64836 | Ph: 417.359.7095
Carthage Tech South Campus
1100 East Airport Rd | Carthage | MO 64836 | Ph: 417.359.7095
Crowder College-Cassville GED Classes
4020 North Main St | Cassville | MO 65625 | Ph: 417.847.1706 or 417.342.8811
Neosho County Community College (East Kansas Adult Education)
800 West 14th St | Chanute | KS 66720 | Ph: 620.432.0393
Columbus VO-Tech (Labette Community College)
509 West Elm St | Chetopa | KS 67336 | Ph: 620.820.1124/1182
Liston Center HSE Classes
508 N Main St | El Dorado Springs | MO 64744 | Ph: 816.333.9332
Fayetteville Adult Education (@The Percival Center)
300 S Ray Ave | Fayetteville | AR 72701 | Ph: 479.444.3041
See more Fayetteville area GED prep sites <- on this page
Fort Scott Community College
2108 S Horton St | Fort Scott | KS 66701 | Ph: 620.432.0329 or 620.431.8698
FSCC’s adult education center is located in the library in Bailey Hall
Fort Scott Community College HEP Program
2108 S Horton St | Fort Scott | KS 66701 | Ph: 620.223.2700 ext. 7801
FSCC’s Tri-State HEP is for migrant workers and their families and helps them earn a GED diploma.
Cornerstone Learning Center
720 E 7th St | Galena | KS 66739 | Ph: 620.783.5129
Independence Comm. Coll. Adult Education Center
1057 W College Ave | Independence | KS 67301 | Ph: 620.332.5631
The ICC Adult Education Center is housed in the Academic Building, Room 101
Testing takes place at the ICC West Campus, 2615 West Main Street, Room 111
Crowder College – McDonald County
194 College Rd | Jane | MO 64856 | Ph: 479.273.5041 or 417.455.5521
Northeast Oklahoma A&M College (NEO)
200 I St NE | Dyer Hall | Miami | OK 74354 | Ph: 918.540.6292
Ottawa County Jail GED Program
28 B St SE | Miami | OK 74354 | Ph: 918.542.2806
No public availability
Clark Resource Center
801 N Lincoln Ave | Monett | MO 65708 | Ph: 314.451.2158 or 417.455.5521
HSE classes provided by Crowder College
Crowder College Adult Education & Literacy Program (Newton Hall, Room 300A)
601 Laclede Ave | Neosho | MO 64850 | Ph: 417.455.5521 or 417.986.4071
Crowder College Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) provides free HSE (High School Equivalency) instruction in these counties: Lawrence, Barry, Dade, Jasper, Newton, and McDonald. HSE classes are offered in:
- Aurora
- Cassville
- Jane-Pineville
- Mount Vernon
- Monett
- Neosho
- Noel
Crowder College HEP Program
601 Laclede Ave | Neosho | MO 64850 | Ph: 417.417.346.5844
The High School Equivalency Program (HEP) is for migrant/agricultural workers and their direct dependents, and it provides free GED classes.
For Missouri and Kansas, call 417.346.5844
For Arkansas and Oklahoma, call 417.368.4655
Noel Housing Authority (classes by Chowder College)
628-B Johnson Dr | Noel | MO 64854 | Ph: 417.462.6227
The GED classroom is housed in the same building as the Noel Library (628 Johnson Dr, Noel)
Labette Community College Student Success Center
200 South 14th St | Parsons | KS 67357 | Ph: 620.820.1147/1182
Crowder College McDonald County Education Center
194 College Rd | Pineville| MO 64856 | Ph: 417.455.5521 or 417.226.6000
Vinita High School (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College – NEO)
801 N Adair St | Vinita | OK 74301 | Ph: 918.540.6292
(Mobile Unit by VoAg building)
Webb City Public Library (Joplin Adult Education)
101 S Liberty St | Webb City | MO 64870 | Ph: 417.673.4326.
Introducing Online Proctored GED and HiSET Testing
Taking the GED or HiSET exam online was, until recently, not possible. But things have changed. Both the GED and HiSET exams are now also offered in an online format. You need to have a good, reliable Internet connection, and an online proctor will check whether you do everything in line with regulations. For information on the online GED test, check here.
To learn more about the new online HiSET-At-Home testing option, go to this article: Welcoming the HiSET-At-Home test.
Joplin Area GED Testing Sites
Missouri Southern State University (HiSET)
3950 E Newman Rd | Joplin | MO 64801 | Ph: 417.625.9324
Franklin Technology Center HiSET testing
810 S Wall Ave | Joplin | MO 64801 | Ph: 417.680.0004
From here, cities by alphabet
NW Arkansas Comm. College (Student Center, Room 306, GED)
One College Dr | Bentonville | AR 72712 | Ph: 479.986.4078
Carthage Technical Center (GED, HiSET)
609 S River St | Carthage | MO 64836 | Ph: 417.359.7095
Crowder College-Cassville HiSET Test Center
4020 N Main St | Cassville | MO 65625 | Ph: 417.455.5624
Independence Community College (HiSET, GED)
2615 W Main St | Room 111 | Independence | KS 67301 | Ph: 620.332.5634/6776
Northeastern Oklahoma A & M College (Dyer Hall, Room 210)
200 I St NE | Miami | OK 74354 | Ph: 918.540.6149
Crowder College (McDonald Hall, Room 318)
601 Laclede Ave | Neosho | MO 64850 | Ph: 417.455.5624
Nevada Regional Tech Center
900 W Ashland St | Nevada | MO 64772 | Ph: 417.448.2090 ext. 2223
Labette Community College (GED)
200 S 14th St | Parsons | KS 67357 | Ph: 620.421.6700
Labette Comm. Coll.-Cherokee Center (GED)
7186 NE Hwy 171 | Pittsburg | KS 66762 | Ph: 620.820.1182
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Last Updated on May 19, 2025.