GED Preparation

You want to get your GED? Great idea! This is your road to college and job training. Did you know that - with very limited exceptions - to be eligible for federal financial aid, you must have a GED or high school diploma?

We can help you prepare so you can pass the GED tests and earn your GED by providing study courses and guidance.

All GED tests are scheduled through GED.com and taken on computer in a test center or through an online proctor. Our instructors can help you prepare for the tests and reach your GED goals! 

Steps to Enroll in ABSE/GED Classes

Please click the button above to complete our steps to enroll in classes. We'll get in touch with you about your schedule options, and help you find a class schedule that fits your life and location.

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For questions or more information, contact our Student Services Staff at abse@lanecc.edu or 541-463-5214.

Tuition Waivers and Scholarships

Course Cost: $27 Transportation Fee

If you are enrolled in courses at the Main Campus or the Mary Spilde Downtown Center, you will be charged the current LCC transportation fee of $27. This will allow you to obtain a LTD Bus Pass for no additional charge. If you are enrolled in courses at any other LCC ABSE/GED site, there is no fee, however you are not eligible for the bus pass through Lane Community College. 

ABSE/GED classes are non-credit, and offered at low-cost or no cost to students. Students enrolled only in ABSE classes do not qualify for financial aid.

We have limited scholarships available to students who could not otherwise afford to take the GED exams.

Transitioning to Credit Courses

Students may be eligible for a 6-credit tuition waiver, upon completion of either the GED or the CollegeReady courses. Contact the ABSE office for more information. 

Teen GED Options  

We have a support program for high school-aged students. This program is for you if:

• You are 16 – 17 years old
• You can read at a secondary level
• You are in high school, or
• You are not in high school (either way!)
• You have a release form from your local high school. (The decision to release a student is made by local school district officials in accordance with Oregon Revised Statutes and local school district policy.
• Home-schooled students can obtain a release form from Lane Educational Service District Release Form
  • Lane E.S.D.

Reading and Writing Development Courses

Level A/B Reading, Writing - Pre-Fundamentals

This is a reading and writing course designed to develop basic literacy skills and strategies needed for reading, writing by developing the knowledge base, range, and fluency in reading and writing.

Students will read closely to determine what the text says to ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Students will determine central ideas or themes of a text to identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. Students will write simple narratives and informative texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts or details about the topic, and provide some sense of closure. Readings will be anywhere from a sentence, to multiple paragraphs. Writings will be several sentences to multiple paragraphs.

This is a good option for students who need individualized support and instruction and basic literacy skills. 

Level C: Reading and Writing Fundamentals for GED and College/Career Readiness

This is a reading and writing class that helps students improve their basic skills as the foundation for the GED test, College or Career readiness. 

Students will practice ways to better understand what they read and how to express their thoughts and ideas in writing. Students will learn strategies for reading closely in order to identify main themes and supporting evidence, and develop writing skills to be able to create organized text-based responses. Readings will be anywhere from one paragraph to several pages. Writing activities will include one to several logical and detailed paragraphs, working toward an essay format. Social studies and science content will be introduced

This is a good option for students who would like to take their time to build basic reading and writing skills in order to progress to the next level for GED or college preparation.

Level D: Reading and Writing for GED 

This is a GED preparation class for students to learn and practice strategies that will improve reading comprehension and writing in order to improve foundation skills for all content areas. 

Students will learn strategies for reading closely in order to identify and evaluate claims and supporting evidence, and develop writing skills to be able to create organized text-based responses. Readings will be anywhere from several paragraphs to a few pages in length. Writing activities will range from short responses to multiple paragraphs. Social studies and science content are integrated into the reading and writing activities. Students learn about CIT, Career Pathways, Apprenticeship, etc. 

This is a good option for students who would like more time and practice building reading and writing skills in preparation of the GED tests in order to progress to the next course level, or complete the GED in order to enter their career field. 

Level D Science/ Social Studies for GED College and Career Readiness

This is a GED preparation class for students to learn and practice strategies that will improve reading comprehension in the social studies and science content areas. 

Students will learn strategies for reading closely in order to identify and evaluate readings to understand, interpret, and apply information. Students will learn test-taking strategies using graphs, charts, etc. in order to analyze and evaluate information. Social Studies content includes the study of economics, history, civics and government, and geography. Science content includes the study of life science, physical science, and earth and space science. Collaborate on themes and OACCRS outcomes with Level D Reading and Writing Course Instructor.

This is a good option for students who would like more time and practice building content background in preparation of the GED tests in order to progress to the next course level or complete the GED in order to enter their career field. 

Level E: GED Acceleration with Career and College Focus

This is a GED preparation class for students who wish to accelerate their GED completion in order to enter college or a career by building on their foundational reading and writing skills.

Reading strategies are developed to evaluate and analyze increasingly difficult texts as required on the GED. Readings will range from multiple paragraph passages to several pages. Writing will range from short answers to essays in argumentative style in order to meet the traits of the RLA writing portion of the GED.Science and Social studies are emphasized. Students explore college degrees, learn to navigate college systems, and build student success behaviors such as time management and learner engagement. 

This is a good option for students who have strong reading skills and wish to accelerate their GED completion and begin a transition to career or college degree programs.

GED Bridge to College

This class is ideal for Level E students who wish to accelerate into college, as well as Level D students who are referred by their instructors, or indicate they are interested in the course. 

Students will: Explore career options and degree programs, reflect on goals, create an action plan, map out GED Testing, explore Oregon Promise and other scholarship applications, gain an understanding of placement scores for college writing and math courses, connect with supportive staff across campus, learn about tutoring centers, and navigate through college admissions and enrollment.

This course is a good option for GED students who are within 1 to 2 terms from completing their GED and have a goal to enter and or explore college as their next step.

Math Development Courses

Level B: Fundamentals of Math

This course will develop knowledge and skill in operations with whole numbers, decimals and benchmark fractions; place value; estimation; problems involving measurement and time; representing data with a bar graph; perimeter and area of squares and rectangles; introduction to very basic algebraic thinking.

Level C: Strategic Problem Solving

This course will develop knowledge and skill in operations with large numbers, longer decimals, and improper and mixed fractions; ratios and proportions; multi-step word problems; order of operations; 1-step equations; marking points on a graph; making a line graph for a set of data; computing volume of a box. 

Level D: Foundations for College Math

This course will develop knowledge and skill in operations with positive and negative numbers; ratio and proportion; solving 1- and 2-step equations and inequalities; graphing linear equations; order of operations; scientific notation; computing circumference, area, surface area and volume for various shapes; mean/median/mode; simple probabilities. 

Level E: Algebra Essentials

This course will develop knowledge and skill in exponents and roots; solving multi-step problems; simplifying and evaluating expressions; solving equations and inequalities; factoring expressions; graphing the solutions of equations and inequalities; systems; functions.

For more information check out our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page, or call or visit a Lane ABSE site near you.