GED Classes Lafayette, Louisiana

Last Updated on December 19, 2023.

This page shows all HiSET and GED classes and test centers in the Lafayette area. Louisiana uses both exams for the state’s high school equivalency (HSE) testing program.

The HiSET® exam, like the GED®, offers students who quit high school before graduating an extra chance to acquire an equivalent degree.

The HiSET has five independent, modular subject tests that address the academic areas of:

  • Mathematics
  • English Language Reading
  • English Language Writing
  • Social Studies
  • Science

GED testing includes four independent subtests as the reading and writing sections were melted into one Language Arts sub-exam. So, there are four separate GED subtests.

The five HiSET sub-exams are available in both paper-based and computer-based formats, whereas the four GED sub-exams must be taken on a computer. All subtests can be taken one at a time and in any order.

Online HiSET or GED testing was, until recently, not possible. Testing had to be done at a state-designated testing site in person, but now, online HiSET and GED testing options have been introduced. Learn more below.

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Prepare Quickly To Pass The GED Test.
Get Your Diploma in 2 Months.

The diploma that you’ll receive upon successful completion of the HiSET or GED exam is accepted in the same way as a high school degree by practically all employers and schools.

To read more about GED and HiSET testing requirements in Louisiana, testing costs, or passing scores, check out Louisiana GED testing.

Lafayette GED Prep Sites

SLCC-Lafayette Campus-Bertrand Learning Center
1101 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA 70506, 337 . 521 . 7268 / 9056

SLCC WorkReadyU Adult Education
320 Devalcourt Street, Lafayette, LA 70506, 337 . 521 . 9056
Students 16-18 years of age looking to earn their HSE (high school equivalency) credential must make an appointment to attend a 4-hour WorkReadyU Adult Education Teen Meeting accompanied by a parent or guardian prior to registration and attending a class.

Goodwill Job Connection Center
1225 Kaliste Saloom Road, Lafayette, LA 70508, 337 . 769 . 7650

Sylvan Lafayette
221 N College Road, Lafayette, LA 70506, 337 . 735 . 1856

Progressive Community Outreach Center
125 Gallian Street, Lafayette, LA 70501, 337 . 234 . 3924 opt. 2
Free childcare is available for children 3-11 years old

VITA Adult Education (Volunteer Instructors Teaching Adults)
905 Jefferson Street, Suite 404, Lafayette, LA 70501, 337 . 234 . 4600
For VITA support in Opelousas, call 337 . 942 . 1511

Acadiana Workforce Solutions-Lafayette (Referral)
706 E Vermilion Street, Lafayette, LA 70501, 337 . 262 . 5601

The Family Connection
800 E Vermilion Street, Lafayette, LA 70501, 337 . 393 . 0747
Not publicly available. The Family Connection offers therapeutic foster care for young adults experiencing issues adjusting to adult life.

GED Requirements in Louisiana

Locations around Lafayette (Cities by Alphabet)

South Louisiana Community College-Gulf Area Campus
1115 Clover Street, Abbeville, LA 70510, 337 – 892 – 2360

Goodwill Job Connection Abbeville
2900 Veteran’s Memorial Drive, Abbeville, LA 70510, 337 . 769 . 7650

Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office GED Program
101 S State Street, Abbeville, LA 70510, 337 . 893 . 0871
Not open to the public

CLTCC-Alexandria
516 Murray Street, Alexandria, LA 71301, 318 – 487 – 5443 x 1125
See all Alexandria area HSE programs here -> Alexandria Area GED Classes

Baton Rouge Community College (Arcadian Campus HSE Program)
3250 North Acadian Thruway East, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70805, 225 – 359 – 9371
For an overview of all classes in and around Baton Rouge, go to -> Baton Rouge Area GED Programs

Sylvan Broussard
201 Albertson Parkway, Suite M, Broussard, LA 70518, 337 – 735 – 1856

Goodwill Industries of Acadiana HSE Classes
812 Veterans Drive, Carencro, LA 70520, 337 . 261 . 5811 / 769 . 7650

South Louisiana Community College-Arcadian Campus
1933 W Hutchinson Avenue, Crowley, LA 70526, 337 . 788 . 8114/7523
SLCC also offers the Career Pathways program, where students can prepare for the HiSET (High School Equivalency Test) and take classes in a technical study field at the same time through the Career Pathways program.

Students can choose from a number of high-demand fields such as medical assistant, oil & gas engineering, software development, digital media design, industrial-agricultural technology, information technology, welding, and more. For details, please call 337-521-6620.

SLCC-Franklin Adult Education Center
1013 Perret Street, Franklin, LA 70538, 337 . 828 . 1171

SOWELA-Morgan Smith Campus
1320 N Main St, Jennings, LA 70546, 337 . 824 . 4811 or 337 . 421 . 6968

Free online Louisiana GED prep course

SOWELA Technical College
3820 Senator Bennett Johnston Avenue, Lake Charles, LA 70615, 337 . 494 . 7000
For all Lake Charles area locations, visit Lake Charles Area GED Courses

South Louisiana Community College-Young Memorial Campus
900 Youngs Road, Morgan City, LA 70380, 985 . 380 . 2957

Goodwill Arcadiana-New Iberia
1003 E Admiral Doyle Drive, New Iberia, LA 70560, 337 . 769 . 7650

South Louisiana Community College-Southern Rural Educational Opportunity Center
609 Ember Drive, New Iberia, LA 70560, 337 . 373 . 3244
Located at the Acadiana Workforce Solutions Building on the SLCC New Iberia Campus

Sylvan New Iberia
1000 Parkview Drive, Suite 10, New Iberia, LA 70563, 337 . 465 . 4777

SOWELA-Oakdale
117 Highway 1152, Oakdale, LA 71463, 318 – 335 – 3944 x 4551

South Louisiana Community College – T.H. Harris Campus
332 E South Street, Opelousas, LA 70570, 337 . 942 . 1511 / 943 . 1518

Goodwill Arcadiana Job Connection-Opelousas
1308 Creswell Lane, Opelousas, LA 70570, 337 . 769 . 7650

St Landry Parish Jail HiSET Program
108 S Market Street, Opelousas, LA 70570, 337 . 948 . 6516
No public availability

Goodwill Job Connection-Scott
911 Alfred Street, Scott, LA 70583, 337 . 769 . 7650

South Louisiana Community College-Evangeline Campus
6305 Main Highway, St. Martinsville, LA 70582, 337 . 394 . 4269

St. Martin Parish Corrections Center HSE Program
400 St Martin Street, St Martinville, LA 70582, 337 . 394 . 3071
No public availability

Acadiana Center for Youth-St Martinville HSE Program
1815 Terrace Highway, St. Martinville, LA 70582, 318 . 346 . 0125
No public availability

SLCC – C.B. Coreil Campus
1124 Vocational Drive, Ville Platte, LA 70586, 337 . 506 . 6403

Louisiana GED Practice Test

HiSET Online Testing Option

Until recently, you could not take the HiSET or GED exam in an online format. If you wanted to earn your Louisiana high school equivalency diploma, you had to show up in person at an official Louisiana HSE testing facility. Now, however, this has all changed with the arrival of online HiSET and GED testing options called the HiSET-At-Home Exam and the OP (Online Proctored) GED Test.

So now you also have the option to take the HiSET or GED assessment from your home using an online format where a proctor will see if you do everything in line with some pretty strict regulations. Check out ‘The online HiSET test’ to learn more. For more information on the online GED exam, <- check here.

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Lafayette Area GED Testing Centers

South Louisiana Comm. College-Lafayette Campus (Suite 243)
320 Devalcourt Street, Lafayette, LA 70506, Phone: 337-581-8175

The following cities are in alphabetical order

South LA Comm. College-Gulf Coast Campus
1115 Clover Street, Abbeville, LA 70510, Phone: 337-521-6688

South Louisiana Community College-Acadia Campus
1933 West Hutchinson Avenue, Crowley, LA 70526, Phone: 337-521-6688

LSU-Eunice (Library, Room 100C)
2048 Johnson Highway, Eunice, LA 70535, Phone: 337-457-6116

South Louisiana Community College-Franklin Campus
1013 Perret Street, Franklin, LA 70538, Phone: 337-521-6688

Sowela Technical College
2110 N Sherman Street, Jennings, LA 70546, Phone: 337-421-6580

South Louisiana Community College-Evangeline Campus
6305 Main Highway, St. Martinville, LA 70582, Phone: 337-521-6688

South Louisiana Community College-New Iberia Campus
908 Ember Drive, New Iberia, LA 70560, Phone: 337-521-6688

South Louisiana Community College-T.H. Harris Campus
332 East South Street, Opelousas, LA 70570, Phone: 337-521-6688

South Louisiana Community College-Coreil Campus
1124 Vocational Drive, Ville Platte, LA 70586, Phone: 337-521-6688

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