GED Classes Lynn, Massachusetts

Last Updated on April 11, 2024.

This page lets you discover all GED prep sites and testing locations in the Lynn region. The diploma of high school equivalency is issued by Massachusetts to adults who have passed the GED or the HiSET exam.

Both options can be taken at certified Massachusetts GED test centers only. The state has suspended online testing.

The exams offer people who could not complete their HS curriculum the opportunity to earn an equivalent degree.

The GED® includes four independent subtests (modules) covering

• Social Studies
• Math
• Science
• English Language Literacy

These fully computerized GED modules don’t need to be completed in one go. You can take them one at a time.

The HiSET® has five testing fields, as Literacy has separate reading and writing tests that you may also take individually.

Both exams measure basic knowledge that students usually learn in four years in high school.

The HiSET is available in both paper-based and computer-formatted versions.

Until recently, online GED and HiSET testing was not an option. That has changed now, as both tests now offer an online test-taking option. In Massachusetts, however, online testing was suspended.

Check out our page, “The Massachusetts GED Exam,” to read more about eligibility criteria and testing costs in Massachusetts, or the HiSET and GED scoring systems.

Lynn GED Prep Locations

Lynn Public Schools GED Instruction
90 Commercial St – Lynn – MA 01905 – Ph: (781) 477.7220

North Shore Community College Adult Learning Center
300 Broad St – Lynn – MA 01901 – Ph: (781) 691.7450

Catholic Charities Education Center HiSET Program (Lynn Education Center)
117 N Common St – Lynn – MA 01902 – Ph: (781) 593.2312

Pathways Adult Education & Training
Lynnway – Suite 302 – Lynn – MA 01901 – Ph: (781) 599.8543
Pathways (formerly Operation Bootstrap) creates pathways to education and jobs for adults in Lynn and the North Shore area through free classes that support education and career goals. Located in the Lynn Clock Tower Business Center.

Lynn Vocational Technical Institute (Main Building. Door D3)
80 Neptune Blvd – Lynn – MA 01902 – Ph: (781) 417.9002
NOT a GED program, but Lynn Tech offers classes to help North Shore residents improve their skills and advance their professional options.

Prep Sites around Lynn (Cities in Alphabetic Order)

Beverly Bootstraps Community Services
35 Park St – Beverly – MA 01915 – Ph: (978) 927.1561

Boston Center for Youth and Families GED Instruction
1483 Tremont St – Boston – MA 02120 – Ph: (617) 635.4920
All Boston area GED prep locations <- are found here

North Shore Community College Adult Learning Center
One Ferncroft Rd – Danvers – MA 01923 – Ph: (978) 236.1226

NFI Community Based Services
300 Rosewood Dr – Suite 101 – Danvers – MA 01923 – Ph: (978) 423.9757
GED instruction is offered in

• Danvers
• Lynn
• Haverhill
• Lawrence
• Lowell

Sylvan Peabody/Danvers
85 Andover St – Danvers – MA 01923 – Ph: (978) 208-4715

Action, Inc. Compass Youth Program HiSET Instruction
180 Main St – Gloucester – MA 01930 – Ph: (978) 282.1000
For youth between 16 and 24 years of age.

Wellspring Community Education (Wellspring House)
302 Essex Ave – Gloucester – MA 01930 – Ph: (978) 381.3268 or (978) 879.9201

Wellspring Multi-Service Center
814 Nantasket Ave – Hull – MA 02045 – Ph: (781) 925.3211

Middleton House of Corrections
20 Manning Ave – Middleton – MA 01949 – Ph: (978) 750.1900
Not publicly available

Revere Community School
101 School St – Revere – MA 02151 – Ph: (781) 333.2061 x 51424
Revere Community School is located at Revere High School (Door#21)

North Shore YouthBuild
98 Lafayette St – Salem – MA 01970 – Ph: (978) 745.8071 or (978) 219.5362

Training Resources of America, Inc.
10 Federal St – Suite 15 – Salem –  MA 01970 – Ph: (978) 744.2417

Sylvan Swampscott
444 Humphrey St – Suite 6 – Swampscott – MA 01907 – Ph: (978) 208.4715

Online HiSET and GED Testing

It used to be that you could not deal with the GED or HiSET exam in an online format. The exams had to be taken exclusively at state-designated testing centers. But now, we’ve seen the introduction of online testing formats for both the HiSET and GED exams in many states.

In Massachusetts, online testing has stopped, but perhaps you qualify to take the HiSET or GED exam online in a state other than Massachusetts without any residency requirement.

To read more about the new online ‘HiSET-At-Home’ exam, check out the following post: ‘The online HiSET test.’ For more information about the recently introduced GED online testing format, visit ‘Introducing the online GED exam.’

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education announced that the state covers the fees of the GED and HiSET exams. Check here for more details and to learn about promo codes.

Lynn Area GED Testing Sites

North Shore Community College (McGee Building, LS215)-GED, HiSET
300 Broad Street | Lynn | Massachusetts 01901 | Phone 781.477.2135

From here, cities by alphabet

Roxbury Community College-HiSET
1234 Columbus Avenue | Boston | Massachusetts 02120 | Phone 617.708.3628
Check here -> to see all Boston test centers

Charlestown Adult Education (HiSET)
76 Monument Street | Charlestown | Massachusetts 02129 | Phone 617.635.4920

Bunker Hill Comm. College HiSET and GED Testing
70 Everett Avenue | Chelsea | Massachusetts 02150 | Phone 617.228.2368/2377

North Shore Comm College-GED, HiSET
One Ferncroft Road | Danvers | Massachusetts 01923 | Phone 978.739.5409/5429

Paris Street Comm Center-HiSET
112 Paris Street | East Boston | Massachusetts 02128 | Phone 617.635.4920

Harborside Community Ctr-HiSET
312 Border Street | East Boston | MA 02129 | Phone 617.635.4920

Wellspring House-HiSET
302 Essex Avenue | Gloucester | MA 01930 | Phone 978.281.3221

Triangle Inc.-Salem (HiSET and GED Testing)
45 Congress Street | Suite 4171 | Salem | MA 01970 | Phone 617.312.2871

Galvin Middle School-HiSET
525 Main Street | Wakefield | Massachusetts 01880 | Phone 781.246.6410 ext 24107

Who Qualifies?

The HiSET or GED (General Education Development) test is developed for adults who have not completed high school and wish to obtain an equivalent credential.

The certificate/diploma that you will be given upon completing the Massachusetts HSE (High School Equivalency) exam is all over the nation recognized and accepted in the same way as a common high school diploma by government bodies, recruiters, employers, and colleges and universities.

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