GED Classes Richmond California

This page includes a full listing of GED and HiSET prep facilities and testing centers in the Richmond area.

Both options can be taken online or at an official testing site. To learn more about online testing, check the bottom paragraph.

The exams offer adult learners without a high school diploma the chance to earn a credential that’s equivalent to a high school diploma.

This website makes GED prep accessible with our free online GED classes and practice tests that help you determine if working with an online course suits you well.

If so, we suggest continuing your GED journey with Onsego GED Online Prep, an affordable program rated fully GED-aligned by GED Testing Service.

If you’d rather study with an instructor, contact a prep facility near you from the overview in this post.

Visit “GED Testing in California” to learn all about the California HiSET and GED testing fees, qualification requirements, and so forth.

Richmond GED Prep Class Locations

West Contra Costa Adult Education (Alvarado Adult School)
5625 Sutter Avenue, Richmond, California 94804, Phone: (510) 231-1453

West Contra Costa Adult Education (Serra Adult Education School)
6028 Ralston Avenue, Richmond, California 94805, Phone: (510) 231-1453
West Contra Costa GED classes are offered at multiple sites throughout West County

Literacy for Every Adult Program – LEAP
440 Civic Center Place, Richmond, California 94804, Phone: (510) 307-8084
LEAP is sponsored by the Richmond Public Library

The Multicultural Institute
3600 MacDonald Avenue, Richmond, California 94805, Phone: (510) 848-4075 (ext. 1) or (510) 847-1479

West County Detention Facility
5555 Giant Highway, Richmond, California 94806, Phone: (510) 262-4340
Not open to the public

Prep Sites around Richmond (Cities by Alphabet)

Berkeley Adult Basic Education
2020 Bonar Street, Berkeley, California 94702, Phone (510) 644.8963 or (510) 981.9150
Corner of Bonar Street and University Avenue. Orientation is at 1939 Ward Street (enter on Milvia Street).

Inter-City Job Services GED Instruction
3269 Adeline Street, Berkeley, California 94703, Phone: (510) 655.3552

Multicultural Institute GED Classes
1920 7th Street, Berkeley, California 94710, Phone: (510) 818.4075

El Cerrito Sylvan Learning Center
10810 S. Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, California 94530, Phone: (510) 292.4055

Oakland Adult Education
2607 Myrtle Street, Oakland, California 94607, Phone: (510) 879-3036/1400
See more Oakland Area GED prep sites <- on this page

New Horizons Career Center
199 Parker Avenue, Rodeo, California 94572, Phone: (510) 799-2916
New Horizons offers GED classes, basic computer lessons, resume writing, interviewing techniques, and more to residents of Crockett, Bayo Vista, Hercules, Rodeo, Tormey, and Port Costa communities, helping them become “job-ready.”

San Quentin Rehabilitation Center Learning Center GED Program
100 Main Street, San Quentin, California 94964, Phone: (415) 454-1460
Not open to the public

Marin Employment Connection (Referral and Advice)
120 North Redwood Drive, San Rafael, California 94903, Phone: (415) 473-3300

Conservation Corps North Bay-San Rafael
27 Larkspur Street, San Rafael, California 94901, Phone: (415) 454.4554

What is on the GED and HiSET Exams

The GED exam is fully computerized. There are four GED subtests measuring a candidate’s proficiency in

• Math
• Language
• Social Studies
• Science

The four GED subtests can be taken one (or more) at a time and in any order.

The HiSET exam can be taken both on paper and on a computer and comes with individual reading and writing subtests, so five overall, that can be taken separately as well.

Testing happens at a level that is similar to what high school seniors must know upon graduation.

Richmond Area GED Testing Sites

West Contra Costa Adult Education GED Testing
5625 Sutter Avenue, Richmond, California 94804, Phone: (510) 231-1453

From here, cities by alphabet

Berkeley Adult School-HiSET & GED
1701 S. Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, California 94702, Phone: (510) 644-6130

Mount Diablo Adult Education (GED, HiSET)
1266 S. Carlos Avenue, Concord, California 94518, Phone: (925) 685-7340

Tamalpais Adult School-GED
375 Doherty Drive, Larkspur, California 94939, Phone: (415) 945-1031

Oakland Adult Education (McClymonds Education Complex, Rm 122, HiSET, GED)
2607 Myrtle Street, Oakland, California 94607, Phone: (510) 879-1400

Contra Costa County Office of Education (GED, HiSET)
77 Santa Barbara Road, Pleasant Hill, California 94523, Phone: (925) 942-5321

City College of SF-Mission (HiSET)
1125 Valencia Street (Room 115),  San Francisco, California 94110, Phone: (415) 561-1824

Mission Neighborhood El Centro (GED Testing)
1245 Alabama Street, San Francisco, California 94110, Phone: (415) 643-5600

One Test at a Time

The certification that you are given when you have finished the California GED or HiSET exam is acknowledged as equivalent to a regular high school diploma by state and federal institutions, recruiters, and academic institutions all over the United States.

There is no need to take all four GED tests in one session. You have the option to take one of the four tests when you feel sufficiently prepared, and the five HiSET tests are offered independently as well.

Practically all employers, colleges, and universities accept GED graduates in the same way they accept high school graduates. Applicants 17 years of age may also qualify if they meet strict requirements.

Passing Scores

GED results are calibrated on a 100-200 scale. To pass the GED exam, you need a minimum score of 145 on each one of the four tests. That’s the GED passing score. So, your overall score can never be under 580. There are four GED scoring ranges:

• 100-144: below passing
• 145-164: high school equivalency
• 165-174: college-ready
• 175-200: college-ready PLUS college credit

HiSET scores are calibrated on a scale that runs from 0 to 20. On each module, you must reach at least a score of 8 to pass that subject. Additionally, your overall score must be at least 45, and your essay score must be at least 2 out of 6.

The GED and HiSET modules are independent sub-exams. You can write them individually and in any order you desire.

Over the years, more than 20 million adults have passed the GED exam or one of the alternatives, and the GED diploma is accepted by nearly all US colleges, universities, and employers. Studies show that people with a GED Diploma will make 43 percent more income than those without.

Every year, more than half a million adults earn their GED diploma, and famous GED graduates include Dave Thomas (founder of Wendy’s), Peter Jennings, and Michael J. Fox.

GED Online

You can take the HiSET and GED online as well. Until a few years back, online HiSET or GED testing was not an option. Test takers needed to show up at an official test center and take the tests in person.

That changed some years back with the advent of the online GED and HiSET exams.

Read more about the online HiSET exam here: ‘The online HiSET test.’

For more details about the online GED exam, check out: ‘The online proctored GED exam.’

To be able to take the GED exam online, you must firstpass the GED Ready official practice test from GED Testing Service.

That applies to each of the four GED sub-exams, so that’s four of these tests, which will cost you an additional $32 ($7.99 per test) on top of the testing fees.

Free GED Ready Vouchers

If you choose to study for your GED with an Onsego Advantage Plan, you will receive four GED Ready Tests for free as part of your plan, a fine $32 bonus!

These Advantage Plans are already available at $79 for Onesgo’s six-month plan, including engaging, supportive courses and 4 GED Ready Vouchers.

Beware of Internet sites that claim they can offer the GED diploma online. This is a fraud, and their ‘diplomas’ are not worth the paper they are printed on.

When taking the exam, you must bring a valid photo ID, such as a DMV driver’s license or DMV ID card, Tribal ID card, Military ID card, or passport, or show it to the proctor if you take the exam online.

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Last Updated on February 22, 2026.