GED Florida: Guide To Get A GED In Florida

The GED certificate is a great choice for people not finishing high school but wanting to obtain the same level of knowledge as a high school graduate. If you are living in Florida and have intention to take the GED Florida test, follow this article to know how to get a GED here.

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1. GED Florida scoring

The four GED subject tests are scored on a range from 100 to 200 points. The passing score of all four subtests is 145. Scoring is as follows:

– Below Passing: between 100 and 144

– High School Equivalency Passing Score: between 145 and 164

– College – Ready Score: between 165 and 174

– College – Ready + Credit Score: between 175 and 200.

2. GED Testing Sites in Florida

City	Testing Center	Address	Phone
Chipley	Florida Panhandle Technical Coll	757 Hoyt St \| Chipley \| FL 32428	850.638.1180
Clearwater	Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater	6100 154th Ave N \| Bldg 12 \| Clearwater \| FL 33760	727.538.7167
Century	Pensacola State Coll.-Century	440 E Hecker Rd \| Century \| FL 32535	850.471.4622
Chiefland	College of Cent. Florida-Levy Campus	15390 NW Hwy 19 \| Chiefland – FL 32626	352-658-4077
Bradenton	Manatee Technical College	6305 State Rd 70 E \| Bradenton \| FL 34203	941.751.7900
Brooksville	Suncoast Technical Ed. Center	4057 California St \| Brooksville \| FL 34604	352.797.7091
Avon Park	S Florida Community College	600 W. College Dr \| Avon Park \| FL 33825	863.784.7214
Belle Glade	Belle Glade Adult Ed. (W. Tech, Bldg 6)	2625 State Rd 715 \| Belle Glade – FL 33430	561.351.9464
Arcadia	Arcadia Family Service Center	310 W. Whidden St \| Arcadia – FL 34266	863.993.1333
Auburndale	East Area Adult School	300 E Bridgers Ave \| Auburndale \| FL 33823	863.965.5475
Deland	Daytona State	Bldg 7, Rm 117 – 1155 County Rd 4139 – Deland – FL 32724	386-785-2029
Delray Beach	Daytona State	Bldg 7, Rm 117 – 1155 County Rd 4139 – Deland – FL 32724	386-785-2029
Daytona	Daytona State College	1200 W. Int’l Speedway Blvd \| Daytona Beach – FL 32120	386.506.3067
DeFuniak Springs	NWFSC-Chautauqua Ctr	908 US Hwy 90 W \| DeFuniak Springs \| FL 32433	850.200.4100
DeFuniak Springs	Emerald Coast Technical Coll.	761 N 20th St \| DeFuniak Springs \| FL 32433	850.892.1241
Dade City	James Irvin Education Ctr	35830 State Rd 52 – Dade City – FL 33525	352-524-5700
Davie	McFatter Technical Coll.	6500 Nova Dr \| Davie – FL 33317	754.321.5700
Coconut Creek	Atlantic Technical College	4700 Coconut Creek Pkwy \| Coconut Creek \| FL 33063	754.321.5147
Crawfordville	Wakulla County School Board	69 Arran Rd \| Crawfordville \| FL 32327	850.926.1841
Clewiston	Clewiston Adult School	475 E Osceola Ave \| Clewiston \| FL 33440	863.893.1511
Cocoa	Clearlake Education Ctr	1225 Clearlake Rd \| Cocoa \| Fl 32922	321.633.3660
Hialeah	Miami Dade Coll.-Hialeah Campus	1780 W. 49th St – Hialeah – FL 33012	305.237.8791
Hollywood	Sheridan Technical Center	5400 Sheridan St \| Hollywood \| FL 33021	754-321-5577
Fort Pierce	Indian River State Coll.	3209 Virginia Avenue \| Fort Pierce \| Florida 34981	772.462.7585
Gainesville	Traffic Safety Ctr (Alachua Co. Public Schools)	3501 NE 12th St – Gainesville – FL 32609	352-955-7795
Fort Lauderdale	Atlantic Technical College	1701 N.W. 23rd Ave \| Fort Lauderdale – FL 33311	754.322.2800
Fort Meyers	Lee County Adult Education	2855 Colonial Blvd \| Fort Myers – FL 33966	239.335.1557
Fort Meyers	Dunbar Community School	1857 High St \| Fort Myers \| FL 33916	239.335.1557
Eastpoint	Franklin County Adult School	85 School Rd \| Eastpoint \| FL 32328	850.670.2810 x 4127
Eustis	Lake Technical College	2001 Kurt Street \| Eustis \| FL 32377	352.589.2250
Doral	Miami Dade Coll.-West Campus	3800 NW 115 Ave \| Rm 2110 \| Doral \| FL 33178	305.237.8979
Deltona	Daytona State College-Deltona	2351 Providence Blvd \| Deltona \| FL 32725	386.789.7307
Lakeland	West Area Polk Co. Adult School	604 S Central Ave \| Lakeland \| FL 33815	863.499.283
Live Oak	RiverOak Technical College	415 SW Pinewood Dr \| Live Oak \| FL 32060	386.647.4200
Lake Butler	Union County Schools	208 SE 6th. Street \| Lake Butler – FL 32054	386-496-1300
Lake City	Florida Gateway Coll.	149 S.E. College Pl. \| Lake City – FL 32025	386.754.4378
Lake City	Columbia Co. School Board	409 SW St. Johns Street \| Lake City – FL 32025	386-755-8190
Key West	Florida Keys Comm. Coll.	5901 College Rd \| Key West \| FL 33040	305.809.3185
Kissimmee	Osceola County Ad Learning Ctr	2320 New Beginnings Road \| Kissimmee \| FL 34744	407.518.8140
Inverness	Withlacoochee Technical Institute	1201 W Main St \| Inverness \| FL 34450	352.726.2430
Immokalee	iTECH-Immokalee Tech	508 North 9th St \| Immokalee \| FL 34142	239.377.9900
Homestead	Miami-Dade Comm. Coll.	Homestead – 500 College Terrace – Homestead – FL 33030	305.237.5198
Jacksonville	Florida State Coll.	Jacksonville-Downtown Campus \| 101 W. State St – Jacksonville – FL 32202	904.633.8321
	Florida State-Kent Campus	3939 Roosevelt Boulevard \| Bldg A102 \| Jacksonville \| FL 32205	904.381.3754
	Florida State-Deerwood Ctr	9911 Old Baymeadows Road – Jacksonville – FL 32256	904-997-2629
	Florida State-North Campus	4501 Capper Rd \| Bldg E \| Rm 223 \| Jacksonville – FL 32218	904-713-6014
	Florida State-South Campus	11901 Beach Blvd \| Bldg U131)Jacksonville \| FL 32246	904.646.2263
Naples	Lorenzo Walker Tech	3702 Estey Avenue \| Naples \| FL 34104	239.377.0999
New Port Richey	Pasco-Hernando State Coll.	10230 Ridge Rd \| New Port Richey \| FL 32465	727.816.3381
New Port Richey	MTEC-Marchman Technical Ed. Ctr	7825 Campus Dr – New Port Richey – FL 34653	727-774-1700
Milton	Santa Rosa Adult School	5330 Berryhill Rd \| Milton \| FL 32570	850.983.5710
Miami Lakes	Miami Lakes Ed. Ctr	5780 N.W. 158th St – Miami Lakes – FL 33014	305-557-1100
Monticello	Jefferson County School Board	1490 W Washington St\| Monticello \| FL 32344	850.342.0526
Mayo	Lafayette County Adult Education	160 N.E. Hornet Dr \| Mayo \| FL 32066	386.294.2446
Miami	Robert Morgan Ed. Ctr	18180 SW 122nd Ave. \| Rm N777 – Miami – FL 33177	305-253-9920
	Lindsey Hopkins Tech	750 NW 20th St – Miami – FL 33127	305-324-6070 x 7081
	Miami Dade Coll.-	Wolfson Campus – 245 NE 4th St – Bldg 3-Rm 3104 – Miami – FL 33132	305-237-3011
	Miami Dade Coll.	Medical Campus – 950 NW 20th St – Rm 1303 \| Miami – FL 33127	305-237-4275
	Miami Dade Coll.	InterAmerican Campus – 627 SW 27th Ave – Rm 1306 – Miami – FL 33135	305-237-6041
	Miami Dade Coll.	North Campus – 11380 NW 27th Ave – Bldg 1-Rm 1160 – Miami – FL 33167	305-237-1015
	Miami Dade Coll.	Kendall Campus – 11011 SW 104 St – Building R, 5th Fl – Ste 513 – Miami – FL 33176	305-237-2341
Madison	CareerSource North Florida	705 E Base St \| Madison \| FL 32340	850.973.2672
Mariana	Jackson County School Board	4294 Liddon St \| Bldg 4 \| Mailing address: 2971 Guyton Street \| Marianna \| FL 32446	850.718.0547
Macclenny	Baker County Career & Adult E	212 South Blvd E – Macclenny – FL 32063	904-259-0403
Panama City	Tom P. Haney Technical Ctr	3016 Hwy 77 \| Panama City \| FL 32405	850.767.5508
Pembroke Pines	Sheridan Tech-West Campus	20251 Stirling Rd \| Pembroke Pines – FL 33332	754-321-3910
Palm Beach Gardens	Palm Beach County ACE Testing Center	3950 RCA Blvd \| Ste 5002 – Palm Beach Gardens – FL 33410	561-649-6870
Palm Coast	Flagler Technical Inst.	5400 E. Hwy 100 – Palm Coast – FL 32164	386-447-4345
Orlando	Orange Tech Mid-Florida Campus	2900 West Oak Ridge Rd \| Orlando \| FL 32809	407.251.6113
Palatka	St Johns River State Coll.	5001 St. Johns Ave \| Palatka – FL 32177	386-312-4228
Okeechobee	Okeechobee Co. School Board	700 SW 2nd Avenue \| Okeechobee \| FL 34974	863.462.5000
Orange Park	Clay Co. School Board	2306 Kingsley Ave – Orange Park – FL 32073	904.336.4450
Ocala	Marion Technical Coll.	1014 S.W. 7th Rd. – Ocala – FL 34474	352-671-4134
Ocala	College of Cent. Florida	3001 S.W. College Rd – Ocala – FL 34474	352-237-2111
St. Petersburg	Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg	901 34th. St S – St. Petersburg – FL 33711	727-592-2036
St. Augustine	First Coast Technical Coll.	2980 Collins Ave – St. Augustine – FL 32084	904-547-3390
Starke	North Florida Tech	609 North Orange St. \| Starke – FL 32091	904-966-6780
Quincy	Gadsden Technical College	120 ML King Jr Blvd \| Bldg 9958\| Quincy \| FL 32351	850.875.8324
Sanford	Seminole State Coll.	100 Weldon Boulevard \| Sanford \| FL 32773	407.708.2127
Sarasota	Suncoast Technical College	4748 Beneva Rd – Sarasota – FL 34233	941-924-1365 ext. 62138
Pensacola	Pensacola State Coll.	1000 College Blvd \| Pensacola \| FL 32504	850.484.2146
Pensacola	George Stone Tech Center	2400 Longleaf Drive \| Pensacola \| FL 32504	850.941.6200
Perry	Big Bend Technical College	3233 S Byron Butler Hwy \| Perry \| FL 32347	850.838.2545
Port Charlotte	Charlotte Tech	18150 Murdock Cir \| Port Charlotte \| FL 33948	941.255.7500
Port St. Joe	Port St. Joe Adult Education	2853 Long Ave \| Port St. Joe \| FL 32456	850.227.1744
Winter Garden	Orange Tech Westside Campus	955 E Story Rd \| Winter Garden \| FL 34787	407.905.2018
Yulee	Florida State College at Jacksonville	76346 William Burgess Blvd – A103 – Yulee – FL 32097	904-548-4410
Vero Beach	Treasure Coast Technical Coll.	4680 28th Crt \| Vero Beach \| FL 32967	772.564.4970
Wauchula	Hardee County School Board	901 West Main St \| Wauchula \| FL 33873	863.773.3173
Tallahassee	ACE Adult Education GED Testing	526 Appleyard Dr \| Tallahassee \| FL 32304	850-717-2020
Tampa	Hillsborough Co. Schools GED Testing	5410 N 20th St \| Tampa \| FL 33610	813-740-7660 ext. 314 or 813-231-1953
Tampa	Hillsborough Co. Schools GED Test Subsite	5101 N 40th St \| Tampa \| FL 33610	813-740-7660 ext. 314
Sumterville	Sumter County Adult Ed.	1425 County Rd 526-A – Sumterville – FL 33585	352-793-5719
Stuart	Stuart Community Adult Learning Ctr	1150 SE St. Josephs Ave \| Stuart – FL 34996	772-219-1296

3. GED Florida Requirements

– You have not had a secondary education degree (high school or equivalent diploma)

– You have not registered for another school program.

– You must be at least 16 years old.

– Students who are 16 and 17 years old need to meet additional and stringent criteria. For instance, they must be officially withdrawn from high school as well as gain permission from their parents.

– To take the GED Florida test, you needn’t live in the state.

– In Florida, students are not required to attend a GED prep course or first pass the GED Ready Practice Test.

4. GED Test Cost Florida

If you take the GED test at one testing location in Florida, you need to pay $32 for each subtest (or $128 for four sub-exam).

If you take the GED Florida test online, the price is $38 per individual subject test (or $152 for four subject tests). Nevertheless, you should count the added GED Ready costs ($28), so you must pay $180 in total.

5. Florida GED diploma

If you pass all four GED subtests, you will receive a Florida GED diploma. Many institutions of higher education, federal and state government agencies and employers have accepted the GED certificate as the equivalency of a high school diploma.

In case you don’t have a high school diploma, possessing a GED certificate is really important since it gives you opportunities to get a better job as well as allows for a college education. The GED certificate will certainly enhance your living conditions.

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6. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About How To Get a GED In Florida?

6.1. Do I have to live in Florida to take the Florida GED test?

You don’t have to live in Florida to take the GED Florida exam.

6.2. How many questions are on the Florida GED test?

Math, Social Studies, Science and Language Arts include 46, 35, 34 and 46 questions respectively.

6.3. How long is the Florida GED test?

On the GED Florida exam, students will be given a total of 7 hours and 41 minutes to complete all four GED sub-exams with 90 minutes for Science, 115 minutes for Math, 150 minutes for Language Arts and 90 minutes for Social Studies.

6.4. How can I get my GED in Florida?

You may wonder how you can get a GED in Florida. Well, obtaining a GED certificate is easier than you think. The sooner you start, the sooner you can attain your target score.

Below are steps to get a GED in Florida.

– Check Your Eligibility: Each state has its own GED test eligibility requirements. You should check your eligibility first.

– Learn the Material: You can study online or attend GED-prep classes. Besides, you can also study on your own with a study guide.

– Practice the Material: Concentrate on your study. Test your knowledge with mock tests.

– Register: Once you are ready for the test, register to take the test.

– Take the Test: On test day, remember to bring a non-expired, government-issued photo ID. All personal belongings are not allowed to be brought into the testing area.

If passing the test, you will be awarded a GED certificate which indicates you have obtained the same knowledge level as a high school graduate.

6.5. Can I retake a subject on the Florida GED if I don’t pass?

Generally, you can retake each subtest you don’t pass up to 3 times without waiting. In the fourth attempt, you must wait for 60 days. You will receive a discount for your first two retakes (You only need to pay $12 for each subject instead of $32). To qualify for being offered additional discounted retakes, you must wait 60 days, pay the full price of $32, and then you will be given two more discounted retakes. All retakes must happen within 12 months of the first attempt.

6.6. Can I take an online Florida GED test?

You can take the GED Florida test at an official Florida GED testing site or online. You can find the closest center to you on our table of the GED Testing Sites in Florida above.

From September 1st, 2021, the Online Proctored (OP) GED test option was applied. The Online Proctored (OP) GED test option allows you to take the GED test online.

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