Nearly 100 Graduate from GED Program
Nearly 100 Doña Ana County residents graduated from Doña Ana Community College (DACC)’s recent GED ceremony.
The college celebrated 88 graduates who received their high school equivalency diplomas from the Adult Education program. A ceremony, held on June 5th, recognized the recent graduates who received their GEDs (General Educational Development) or HiSET diploma (High School Equivalency Test) in both English and Spanish.
The GED test covers four subjects in math, science, social studies and reasoning through language arts. The HiSET covers five subjects from language arts (writing), mathematics, science, social studies and language arts (reading). DACC is an official testing center and offers classes to prepare students for these exams.
“(These tests) are not a shortcut,” says Tricia Brainard, director of DACC Adult Education. “It’s a second chance, and second chances take double the strength. Many students had to stop school to work, raise children, or care for family members to complete the work to pass the tests.”
There is no cost to complete a high school equivalency exam. You must be 16 years or older to attend classes. Registration for the fall term begins on Thursday, July 10th.
