GED Classes Mankato, Minnesota

Last Updated on December 20, 2023.

Listed on this page are all GED prep locations and test facilities in the Mankato area. Minnesota is using the computer-based GED test for its high school equivalency testing program.

Online GED Classes

A simple and easy way of getting your GED diploma.

Learn fast, stay motivated, and pass your GED quickly.


GED testing can be done both online and at state-certified test centers,

The GED® exam is for adults who did not complete high school and gives them the opportunity to acquire an equivalent degree.

The assessment measures proficiency at a level similar to that of graduating high school students.

The GED is fully computerized and consists of four separate subtests in

  • Language Arts
  • Social studies
  • Math
  • Science

You can take the four GED subtests (modules) separately. No need to complete the GED battery in one take.

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Prepare Quickly To Pass The GED Test.
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Online GED testing was, until recently, no option. You needed to show up at an official Minnesota GED test center and take the four subtests in person. This has changed with the arrival of the online proctored GED testing option. Read more below.

All across North America, the GED diploma is recognized in the same way as a conventional HS degree.

If you want to learn all about GED eligibility criteria in Minnesota, passing scores, or testing costs, visit “Minnesota GED Testing.”

Mankato GED Prep Facilities

Mankato Area Adult Basic Education (Lincoln Community Center)
110 Fulton St, Mankato, Minnesota 56001, Phone: (507) 345.5222

Minnesota CareerForce Service Center Mankato
12 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 1600A, Mankato, Minnesota 56001, Phone: (507) 344-2622
For advice and referral

Blue Earth County Jail GED Program
401 Carver Rd, Mankato, MN 56001, Ph: (507) 304.4830
No public availability

GED Requirements in Minnesota

Locations around Mankato (Cities by Alphabet)

Albert Lea Education Ctr. GED Instruction
211 West Richway Dr, Albert Lea, Minnesota 56007, Ph: (507) 379.4866

Workforce Development (@Riverland Community College)
2200 Riverland Dr, Albert Lea, Minnesota 56007, Ph: (507) 369.1488

Albert Lea Detention Center
411 Broadway South, Albert Lea, Minnesota 56007, Ph: (507) 377.4683
No public availability

Blue Earth CareerForce Center
315 East 6th St, Blue Earth, Minnesota 56013, Ph: (507) 526.3172

Fairmont Community Education & Recreation
115 S Park St, Fairmont, MN 56031, Ph: (507) 235.3141

CareerForce Minnesota-Fairmont
714 Victoria St, Fairmont, Minnesota 56031, Ph: (507) 235.3141

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Faribault Education Center
340 9th Ave SW, Faribault, Minnesota 55021, Ph: (507) 333.6472

Area Adult Learning Cooperative- TCU/Le Center
Tri-City United PreK Building, Le Center, Minnesota 56057, Ph: (507) 665-4626

Ziebarth Learning Center
706 Turril St, Le Sueur, Minnesota 56058, Ph: (507) 665.4626

Southwest Adult Education GED Classes (Madelia High School Library)
320 Buck Ave SE, Madelia, Minnesota 56062, Ph: (507) 642.3232 ext. 214/125

Minneapolis Adult Education South Campus
2015 E Lake St, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407, Ph: (612) 668.3800
All Minneapolis area GED prep facilities <- are listed here

Worthington-Mountain Lake Adult Education
1054 4th Ave, Mountain Lake, MN 56159, Ph: (507) 427-2506

MN free online GED classes

New Prague GED Instruction
410 Central Ave, New Prague, Minnesota 56071, Ph: (952) 758.1734 or SW Metro Intermediate District at 952-567-8104.

New Ulm CareerForce Center
17 N Broadway St, New Ulm, Minnesota 56073, Ph: (507) 345.5222

New Ulm Public Library
17 N Broadway St, New Ulm, Minnesota 56073, Ph: (507) 779.5827
The Library offers GED prep in partnership with Mankato Area Adult Basic Education.

Northfield Community Ed. Center GED Classes
700 Lincoln Pkwy, Northfield, Minnesota 55057, Ph: (507) 664.3764

Owatonna Community Education
122 East McKinley St, Owatonna, Minnesota 55060, Ph: (507) 444.7925

Hawthorne Learning Center
700 Fourth Ave SE, Rochester, Minnesota 55904, Ph: (507) 328.4440
For all Rochester area options, go to GED prep sites in and around Rochester

St. James Adult Education (Minnesota CareerForce)
600 8th Ave S, Saint James, Minnesota 56081, Ph: (507) 375.4517

Saint Peter Community & Family Education
600 South 5th St, Room 207, Saint Peter, Minnesota 56082, Ph: (507) 665.4626

Saint Peter Community & Family Education (Pathways to Healthcare Careers Program)
600 South 5th St (Rm 210), Saint Peter, Minnesota 56082, Ph: (507) 665.4626
The Pathways to Healthcare option is especially for those interested in a job in the medical field. Applicants need to be no younger than 17 and not be signed up for high school.

The first element is the “Bridge Class,” where students can explore options for healthcare careers while they, at the same time, will get ready for college. Successful students will proceed to South Central College, where they will attend the courses Medical Terminology and Basic Nursing 101.

Upon completion of the program, they will earn a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) certificate. The Bridge Class is offered free of charge, and the school also offers scholarships to help pay for the cost of tuition and books.

CareeForce Minnesota-Waseca
501 E Elm Ave, Waseca, Minnesota 56093, Phone: (507) 837.5489

BEA Community Education – Wells (United South Central School)
600 11th St SW, Wells, Minnesota 56097, Ph: (507) 553.5823

Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop GED Classes
1001 North Cottonwood St, Winthrop, Minnesota 55396, Ph: (507) 665.4626 or (507) 647.5382

Online GED Testing Introduced

You could, until recently, not take the GED test over the Internet. To earn a GED, you had to appear personally at an official Minnesota GED test center and deal with the four GED tests face-to-face. Now, all of this has changed with the introduction of an online GED test-taking option. More information can be found here: ‘Online GED testing.’

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Mankato Area GED Testing Centers

Mankato GED Testing Center (Lincoln Community Center, Room 252)
110 Fulton Street | Mankato | Minnesota 56001 | Phone: 507-345-5222

The following cities by alphabet

Cedar Valley Adult Education GED Testing
14420 Glenda Drive | Apple Valley | Minnesota 55124 | Phone: 952-431-8316

Albert Lea Community Education
211 West Richway Drive | Albert Lea | Minnesota 56007 | Phone: 507-379-4866

Faribault Adult Education Center
340 9th Avenue SW | Faribault | Minnesota 55021 | Phone: 507-333-6472

Lakeville GED Testing Center
17685 Juniper Path | Lakeville | Minnesota 55044 | Phone: 952-232-2150

Owatonna Adult Education
122 East McKinley Street | Owatonna | Minnesota 55060 | Phone: 507-444-7901

SouthWest Metro Adult Ed. GED Testing
4601 Dean Lakes Blvd | Shakopee | Minnesota 55379 | Phone: 952-567-8128

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