UACCM Adult Education Center Holds GED Graduation
The
University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton held the UACCM Adult
Education GED® Graduation June 13, 2016 in the Fine Arts Auditorium.
A total of 41 graduates, including12 from 2014 – 2015 and 29 from 2015 – 2016,
were recognized in the ceremony.
Five of those
who graduated were recently notified of their GED® attainment due to
the lowering of the passing score. On January 26, 2016, GED® Testing
Service announced a recalibration of the GED® test. The
passing score was lowered from 150 to 145 in each of the four content
areas. GED® Testing Service recommended that those students
who earned a 145 or above on all sections of the GED® test since
January 1, 2014, be retroactively given their high school equivalency diploma.
UACCM’s
Adult Education offers year round GED® classes and entry is open at
any point during the year. Classes are
free of charge and are available Monday – Thursday from 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
at the UACCM Adult Education office at 600 North St. Joseph Street in
Morrilton. The office is open until 7:30
p.m. on Tuesdays. UACCM is now also
offering classes on Mondays and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the
Max Milam Library in Perryville. A distance learning
option is also available.
Those
who wish to take the GED® must first pass the GED® Ready
test, a practice test that is free of charge. The official GED® exam
costs $16, divided between 4 parts at $4 each.
For more information about the GED® exam or Adult Education,
contact Kimberly Darling at 501-215-4905 or darling@uaccm.edu.
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