New York State GED

New York State uses the GED test for its high school equivalency testing program. This New York State GED page links to all prep sites and includes an overview of all testing centers in New York.

The GED exam offers individuals who couldn’t complete high school the chance to obtain an equivalent degree. The GED assesses knowledge at a level similar to what is expected of high school graduates.

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The state continues to offer the exam at no cost, but state residency is required. Online GED testing is NOT possible in New York.

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Onsego’s online course and preparation classes in New York will help you get all set to take the four GED sub-exams successfully at one of the many GED testing sites in New York State.

Our free GED practice test will help you determine which subject areas need more of your attention so you can study more efficiently for your GED test.

GED Prep Classes in New York State

You may get all set for the GED exam by following an online study program. You may also choose to go to a traditional prep class near you. Click on your nearest city to see all prep sites in your area.

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Requirements for the New York State GED

To take the GED in New York State, you must be at least 16 years old.
If you are 16, 17, or 18 years old, however, additional eligibility rules, requirements, and restrictions apply.
You must, for instance, have permission from your school district and hold parental consent. Please contact a test center.
You are eligible to take the GED if you have lived in New York State for at least 30 days.
You are not a high school graduate or hold a high school-equivalent credential.
You cannot be signed up for any other school program.

For more information, get in touch with the New York State Education Department, Adult Career & Continuing Education Services at www.nysed.gov. You can also call the New York State High School Equivalency Call Center at (518) 474-5906 (Tues. Wed. & Thurs. 10 am – 12 pm).

New York GED Testing Centers

Albany
Capital South Campus Center – 20 Warren St – Albany- NY 12202 – Ph: (518) 629.7002
Auburn
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES – 12 Allen St – Auburn – NY 13021 – Ph: (315) 253.4899
Batavia
Genesee Valley BOCES – 8250 State Street Rd – Batavia – NY 14020 – Ph: (585) 344.7720
Binghamton
Binghamton Adult Ed. – 42 Chenango St – Binghamton – NY 13901 – Ph: (607) 763.4863
Brentwood
Suffolk County Comm. Coll. – Crooked Hill Rd – Brentwood – NY 11717 – Ph: (631) 451.4926
Long Island EOC – 1090-A Suffolk Ave – Brentwood – NY 11788 – Ph: (631) 450.2495
Bronx NYC
Bronx Referral Ctr (NY City Department of Ed.) – 1010 Rev James Polite Ave – Bronx – NY 10459 – Ph: (718) 638.2635
America Works NY – 1231 Lafayette Ave (3rd Fl) – Bronx – NY 10474 – Ph: (212) 599.5627
Brooklyn NYC
CUNY Brooklyn College – 2900 Bedford Ave – Brooklyn – NY 11210 – Ph: (718) 951.4117
CUNY Medgar Evers Coll. – 1150 Carroll St – Ste C311 – Brooklyn – NY 11225 – Ph: (718) 270.4835
Brooklyn Adult Ed. Ctr – 475 Nostrand Ave – Brooklyn – NY 11216 – Ph: (718) 638.2635
Brooklyn Library (Pacific Literacy Off.) – 25 4th Ave (2nd Fl) – Brooklyn – NY 11217 – Ph: (718) 622.4460
Kingsborough Comm. Coll. – 2001 Oriental Blvd – Brooklyn – NY 11235 – Ph: (718) 368.5051
FBOP MDC Brooklyn (Not open to the public) – 80 29th St – Brooklyn – NY 11232 – Ph: (718) 840.4200 ext. 5370
Buffalo
University at Buffalo EOC – 555 Ellicott St (Rm 404-F) – Buffalo – NY 14203 – Ph: (716) 645.1876
Buffalo Public Schools – 160 Edward St – Buffalo – NY 14201 – Ph: (716) 888.7088
Ken-Ton UFSD – 155 Delaware Rd – Buffalo – NY 14217 – Ph: (716) 874.8437
Canton
St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES – 40 W Main St – Canton – NY 13617 – Ph: (315) 386.4504
Ellenville
Ulster County BOCES – 104 Center St – Ellenville – NY 12428 – Ph: (845) 331.5050
Elmhurst
Elmhurst Adult Ed. Center – 86-07 Broadway – Elmhurst – NY 11373 – Ph: (718) 990.0754
Elmira
GST BOCES – 303 N Main St – Elmira – NY 14901 – Ph: (607) 739.7684
Flushing
Queens Library (Flushing ALC) – 41-17 Main St – Flushing – NY 11355 – Ph: (718) 661.1241
Garden City
Nassau Comm. College – 1 Education Dr (356 East Rd) – Garden City – NY 11530 – Ph: (516) 572.7667
Hempstead
Hempstead High School – 201 President St – Hempstead – NY 11550 – Ph: (516) 434.4249
Hudson
Columbia-Greene Community College – 4400 State Route 23 – Hudson – NY 12534 – Ph: (518) 697.6510
Ithaca
Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES – 555 Warren Rd – Ithaca – NY 14850 – Ph: (607) 257.1561/1551
Jamaica
Queens Library (Rochdale Village Adult Learning Ctr) – 169-09 137th Ave – Jamaica – NY 11434 – Ph: (718) 990.0754
Queens Library – 89-11 Merrick Blvd – Jamaica – NY 11432 – Ph: (718) 990.0754
SUNY Queens EOC – 158-29 Archer Ave – Jamaica – NY 11433 – Ph: (718) 725.3403
Jamestown
Jamestown Comm. Coll. – 260 Curtis St – Jamestown – NY 14701 – Ph: (716) 805.3123
Johnson City
Broome Tioga BOCES – 500 Main St – Johnson City – NY 13790 – Ph: (607) 763.369
Johnstown
HFM BOCES Johnstown – 2755 State Highway 67 – Johnstown – NY 12095 – Ph: (518) 736.4340
Kingston
Ulster County BOCES Port Ewen – 300 Enterprise Dr – Kingston – NY 12401 – Ph: (845) 331.5050
Liverpool
OCM BOCES Main Campus – 110 Elwood Davis Rd – Liverpool – NY 13088 – Ph: (315) 453.4424
Loch Sheldrake
Sullivan County Comm. Coll. – 112 College Ave – Loch Sheldrake – NY 12759 – Ph: (845) 434.5750
Lockport
ON BOCES Lockport Comm. Ed. Ctr – 50 Main St – Lockport – NY 14094 – Ph: (716) 731.6800
Long Island City
LaGuardia Comm. Coll. – 29-10 Thomson Ave – Long Island City – NY 11101 – Ph: (718) 482.5385
Queens Library Ravenswood – 35-32 21st St – Long Island City – NY 11106 – Ph: (718) 990.0754
Manhattan NYC
Operation Equivalency Test Ctr – 205 E 122nd St – Ste 200 – New York – NY 10035 – Ph: (646) 395.0686
Mid-Manhattan Adult Ed. Ctr – 212 W 120th St – New York – NY 10027 – Ph: (718) 638.2635
SUNY Manhattan EOC – 163 W 125th St – Rm 1505 – New York – NY 10027 – Ph: (212) 961.6047
AVNA Learning Ctr – 11 Hanover Square – Unit 600 – New York – NY 10005 – Ph: (646) 525.4320
AVNA Learning Ctr Uptown – 179 E116th St – Ste LL-01 – New York – NY 10029 – Ph: (201) 809.9679
Medina
St. John’s Episcopal Church (ON BOCES) – 200 E Center St – Medina – NY 14103 – Ph: (585) 798.1420
Medford
AVNA GED Testing (Bldg 8, Ste 3) – 3239 NY 112 – Medford – NY 11763 – Ph: (631) 496.7009
Melville
AVNA Learning Center – 20 Broadhollow Rd – Ste LL10 – Melville – NY 11747 – Ph: (631) 213.2466
Mount Vernon
SUNY Westchester – 17 S Fifth Ave – Mount Vernon – NY 10550 – Ph: (914) 606.7200
Newark
Finger Lakes Comm. Coll. – 1100 Technology Pkwy – Newark – NY 14513 – Ph: (585) 785.1593
Newburgh
SUNY Orange Test Center – 74 Grand St (Kaplan Hall, Rm 111) – Newburgh – NY 12550 – Ph: (845) 341.4890
Olean
Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES – 1825 Windfall Rd – Olean – NY 14760 – Ph: (716) 376.8214
Otisville
FBOP FPC Otisville – Two Mile Drive – Otisville – NY 10963 – Ph: (845) 386.6763
Plattsburgh
CV-TEC (One Work Source) – 194 US Oval – Plattsburgh – NY 12903 – Ph: (518) 561.0430
Poughkeepsie
Dutchess BOCES Comm. Coll. – 3 Pendell Rd – Poughkeepsie – NY 12601 – Ph: (845) 790.3734
Dutchess BOCES Comm. Coll. – 49 BOCES Rd – Poughkeepsie – NY 12601 – Ph: (845) 483.3640
Ray Brook
FBOP FCI (not open to the public) – 128 Ray Brook Rd – Ray Brook – NY 12977 – Ph: 518) 897.4000
Rochester
SUNY Rochester EOC – 161 Chestnut St – Rochester – NY 14604 – Ph: (585) 232.2730
Action for a Better Community – 400 West Ave (3rd Fl) – Rochester – NY 14611 – Ph: (585) 325.5116
Rockaway Beach
Queens Public Library – 9225 Rockaway Beach Blvd – Rockaway Beach – NY 11693 – Ph: (718) 990.0754
Saratoga Springs
WSWHE BOCES – 15 Henning Rd – Saratoga Springs – NY 12866 – Ph: (518) 581.3741
Schenectady
Schenectady School District – 422 Mumford St – Schenectady – NY 12307 – Ph: (518) 370.8220
Staten Island NYC
CUNY Coll. of Staten Island – 2800 Victory Blvd (1A – 104E) – Staten Island – NY 10314 – Ph: (718) 982.3996
Pathways to Graduation Referral Ctr – 450 St. Mark’s Pl – Staten Island – NY 10301 – Ph: (718) 638.2635
Suffern
Rockland Comm. Coll. – 145 College Rd – Suffern – NY 10901 – Ph: (845) 574.4525
Syracuse
SUNY Syracuse EOC – 224 Harrison St – Ste 200 – Syracuse – NY 13202 – Ph: (315) 472.0130
Syracuse City School District – 1728 South Ave – Syracuse – NY 13207 – Ph: (315) 435.4150
Troy
Capital District EOC – 431 River St – Troy – NY 12180 – Ph: (518) 273.1900
Utica
Madison-Oneida BOCES – 508 Second St – Utica – NY 13501 – Ph: (315) 738.7304/7300
Watertown
Jefferson-Lewis BOCES – 20104 NYS Rt 3 – Watertown – NY 13601 – Ph: (315) 779.7220
White Plains
AVNA Testing Center – 77 Tarrytown Rd – Ste 1W – White Plains – NY 10607 – Ph: (914) 561.3590
Yonkers
SUNY Westchester EOC – 26 S Broadway – Yonkers – NY 10701 – Ph: (914) 606.7656

What’s on the New York State GED?

The diploma that is issued upon successful completion of the GED high school equivalency exam is recognized across North America. The diploma is accepted just like a common high school diploma by practically all employers and educational institutions.

The four testing subject fields on the GED exam are

Language Arts (Reading and Writing combined)
Math
Social Studies
Science

The entire exam will take around 7.5 hours to complete, but the subtests may be taken separately and in any order. The GED exam also includes writing an essay.

The diploma that’s awarded upon successfully completing the GED subtests opens the doors of colleges, training schools, and universities and will certainly lead to better job options.

The GED exam is quite challenging, so make sure to get optimally prepared. This website offers you free video lessons and practice tests to help you determine if an online course works for you.

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Free Online Prep for the New York State GED

After successful completion of the exam, you will receive the High School Equivalency Diploma. This page informs you about all GED test resources that will successfully prepare you to take the New York State High School Equivalency Test.

Registration must be done online at the website GED.com, where students can schedule their tests. Even though taking the GED online test is a growing trend nationwide, New York doesn’t offer this option.

Online GED Testing

As stated earlier, you cannot take the New York State GED online. In most other states, to qualify for online testing, you’ll have to get scores in the Likely to Pass (“Green”) zone on the GED Ready official practice test, but in New York, the GED test online is not available.

There’s a GED Ready practice test for each of the four GED subtests that can be purchased on GED.com for $7.99 each, so that’s an additional $32 on top of the regular testing fees.

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Price of the New York State GED

New York is one of only four states that completely subsidize the high school equivalency test for its residents.

So, in New York State, the GED exam is free. Not only is the exam free in New York, but most prep facilities also offer classes at no cost.

The GED exam is fully computer-based. Paper-formatted GED testing is no option. Only students with disabilities can apply for paper-based testing accommodations.

GED Scoring

The GED (General Education Development) exam consists of four independent modules or subtests that are scored on a 100-200 scale.

The passing score on each subtest is 145, and averaging is not possible. So, your overall score cannot be under 580, and, as said earlier, averaging is not possible. You need to reach the 145-score on EACH of the four sub-exams.

There are three GED passing score ranges: 145-164: high school equivalency range; 165-174: college-ready range; 175-200: college-ready + credit range.

The GED test measures readiness for college and/or the workforce as directed by the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), a set of standards indicating what students must be taught at what grade level.

GED Acceptance

Applicants who successfully take the GED exam receive a diploma that is regarded and accepted as equivalent to a high school diploma by employers and admissions offices in colleges and universities. Our free GED online NYC classes are a great way to get optimally prepared in the Big Apple.

Online GED testing is now also possible. It used to be that testing was exclusively possible at certified GED testing facilities, but that has changed with the arrival of the Online Proctored (O.P.) test.

Our free GED classes online in New York will assist you in dealing with the four GED tests efficiently. As said before, the GED test online is not offered to New York residents.

More High School Equivalency Diploma Options in New York State

There are more High School Equivalency options approved by the High School Equivalency Office of the New York State Education Department: the 24 college credits option, the NEPD, and the Regents tests.

24 College Credits

Students can apply for a New York State HSE (High School Equivalency) diploma if they have earned 24 college credits from a certificate or degree-granting program at a U.S. college or university accredited by a U.S. Institution of Higher Education.

New York’s High School Equivalency Office does not recognize credits from foreign post-secondary institutions.

Applicants must have resided in New York State for at least 30 days, cannot be high school graduates, and must meet age requirements that also count for the GED exam.

NEDP

In 2016, the NY State Board of Regents also approved the National External Diploma Program (NEDP) for obtaining a NY State high school equivalency (HSE) diploma. Applicants need to be at least 18 years of age to qualify for NEDP testing.

The NEDP allows adult students to demonstrate their abilities in a series of job- and real-life simulations. Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in 10 content fields.

Regents Exams

Taking Regents Exams is another NY State High School Equivalency Pathway in combination with one GED testing field.

So, applicants cannot earn a NY HSE diploma based only on Regents Exams. At least one GED subtest must also be passed to earn a NY State HSE Diploma.

To take one of the four GED subtests, applicants must have lived in New York for at least 30 days and be at least 16 years old.

For 16, 17, and 18-year-olds, additional restrictions and requirements apply. Students applying to use Regents exam credit toward a NY State HSE diploma must use the so-called “R Application” form, and applicants under the age of 19 need to submit an age eligibility form as well.

FAQ about the New York State GED

How do you get a New York State GED?

New York uses the GED exam for its High School Equivalency (HSE) testing program. To get your HSE diploma in New York, you’ll have to pass the four subtests that are included in the GED exam.

The four GED subtests (independent modules) cover Math, Reading, Writing, Social Studies, and Science. The GED exam can be taken on a computer only.

What are the New York State GED testing requirements?

The GED exam is only available to adults who didn’t finish high school. In New York, test-takers must be at least 19 years old, though applicants 16, 17, or 18 years of age may also qualify if they meet additional, strict requirements.

New York State residency is required (you must have lived in the state for at least 30 days), but there’s no need to pass a practice test first.

How much is the New York State GED?

New York is one of four states where HSE (High School Equivalency) testing is offered at no cost. The entire GED exam will take around 7.5 hours to complete, but test-takers can take the four subtests in their preferred order and one at a time.

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Last Updated on August 2, 2026.