Listed here are all GED preparatory classes and test centers in the San Luis Obispo region. California uses two exams for High School Equivalency testing, the GED and HiSET.
Both the HiSET and GED can now be taken online as well. You can read more about online GED and HiSET testing below.
The HiSET and GED assessments give individuals who didn’t graduate high school one more shot at securing an equivalent degree.
Testing assesses knowledge at a level comparable to what graduating high school students must know.
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If you prefer to learn under the supervision of an instructor in a physical class, don’t hesitate to contact one of the sites listed below.
The HiSET has separate reading and writing tests, so five overall, that can be taken separately, too.
If you want to read more about the costs associated with HiSET and GED testing in California and qualification requirements, check out this page: “GED Testing In California.”
San Luis Obispo GED Prep Facilities
San Luis Coastal Adult School
1500 Lizzie Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, Ph: 805-549-1222
GED Classes are also available at El Morro Elementary in Laguna Beach
Cuesta College Continuing Education
Highway 1, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403, Ph: 805-591-6273
GED classes in English and Spanish
Sylvan San Luis Obispo
11982 Los Osos Valley Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405, Ph: 805-706-8632
California National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Academy (Grizzly Youth Academy)
721 Mendocino Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405, Ph: 805-782-6881/6882
Grizzly Youth Academy is a five-month voluntary residential charter high school program administered by the National Guard and the county’s Office of Education for at-risk youth aged 16-18 at Camp San Luis Obispo.
Many of the applicants are severely behind in their education when they come to the program with a high school diploma far out of reach. Through this program, they commit to furthering their education. Here, they are encouraged to get their GED diplomas and take their lives to the next level, in college or the workforce.
Grizzly Youth Academy is 1 of 2 National Guard Youth ChalleNGe programs in California, and across America, there are just over thirty of these programs. California puts a lot of effort into thwarting young adults’ progress in education, and quite a few students have come to a phase in life where if they don’t get their GED diploma now, they may never get it.
CMC California Men’s Colony GED Program
Prison Highway 1, San Luis Obispo, CA 93409, Ph: 805-547-7900
This program is not available to the public
San Luis Obispo County Jail GED Program
1585 Kansas Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405, Ph: 805-781-4600
This program is not available to the public
Locations around San Luis Obispo (Cities in Alphabetical Order)
Lucia Mar Adult Education
1055 Mesa View Drive, Arroyo Grande, California 93420, Ph: 805-474-3222
GED Classes are available at Nipomo Learning Center and Oceano Learning Center
Cuesta College South County Center (Arroyo Grande High School Office, Rm 920)
Corner of Orchard Street and W Cherry Avenue, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, Ph: 805-591-6273
Avenal Adult Education GED Classes
205 North Park St, Avenal, California 93204, Ph: 559.386.1369
CDCR-Avenal State Prison GED Program
1 Kings Way, Avenal, California 93204, Ph: 559-386-0587
Not open to the public
West Hills College HEP Program
300 West Cherry Lane, Coalinga, California 93210, Ph: 559-934-2430
High School Equivalency Program for seasonal and migrant workers
Nipomo Adult Education (Lucia Mar Adult Education)
190 East Price Street, Nipomo, CA 93444, Ph: 805-474-3222
Oceano Learning Center (Lucia Mar Adult Education)
1575 17th Street, Oceano, CA 93445, Ph: 805-474-3222
Cuesta College North County Campus
2800 Buena Vista Drive, Paso Robles, CA 93446, Ph: 805-591-6273
Allan Hancock College
800 S College Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93454, Ph: 805-922-6966 ext. 3492
For all Santa Maria area GED classes, go to -> Santa Maria Area GED Courses
Templeton Adult School
964 Old County Road, Templeton, CA 93465, Ph: 805-434-5827
Templeton Adult School provides a free High School Diploma Program, NOT a GED course. This is an open enrollment program, and the curriculum is competency-based, meaning students may progress at their own pace to earn their diplomas. The Templeton Adult School can be found by following the signs. Please enter through the correct door.
Online GED and HiSET Testing
If you’re looking to secure your high school equivalency diploma in California, you can do so online as well today. It used to be that there was no option to take the GED or HiSET exam online. That simply was not offered. You needed to go to an official test center and take the tests in person.
Well, that has now changed as the GED and HiSET assessments became available in proctored online formats as well. Read more here: online HiSET testing option, and for the GED exam, the online proctored GED exam.
San Luis Obispo Area GED Testing Centers
Cuesta College North County Campus GED Testing
2800 Buena Vista Dr (Bldg N1100, Office N1109), Paso Robles, CA 93446, Ph: 805-591-6273
Santa Barbara Community College GED Testing
310 W Padre St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, Ph: 805-898-8153
Allan Hancock College HiSET Testing
800 S College Dr, Santa Maria, CA 93454, Ph: 805-922-6966
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Last Updated on April 13, 2025.