The Houston Adult Education and Literacy office now offers classes in Texas, Shannon, Howell, Dent, Wright and Douglas counties.
Students may enroll to study for the high school equivalency test, to gain basic skills or to prepare for college entrance exams.
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education [DESE] will begin using a new high school equivalency test Jan. 1.
HiSET, a test developed by Educational Testing Service, will replace the 2002 Series GED test, which expires at the end of 2013.
The cost of the HiSET for first-time applicants will be $95, which includes a $60 registration fee paid to DESE and $7 paid to the testing site for each of the five test sections. Examinees do not have to complete the entire test at one time; they can take the test in sections.
The $60 registration fee will allow individuals to test three times during a 12-month period. Examinees that do not pass the HiSET the first time can retake the entire test or any of the test sections two more times within the 12-month period by paying an additional $7-per-section fee. Testing sites for the new exam are still being determined. Registration for the HiSET began Nov. 8.
Any scores achieved on the GED will not transfer to the new HiSET test.
Prepare for the HiSET by attending free Adult Education and Literacy classes at:
Houston AEL- 401 S. Third St., Houston
Monday- Friday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday 4-7 p.m.
Phone number- 417-967-8520
Licking AEL- First Baptist Church basement, 223 S. Main St., Licking
Monday and Wednesday 9-noon and Tuesday and Thursday 4-7 p.m.
Cabool- Drury University, 801 Walnut, Room 103, and Cedar Bluff Community Center, 6B Cedar Bluff Ave., Cabool
Tuesday and Thursdays at Drury noon- 4 p.m. and Cedar Bluff from 4:30- 8:30 p.m.
Phone numbers- (Drury) 417-962-5314, (Cedar Bluff) 417-962-3050
Mountain Grove AEL- 606 E. State Street, Mountain Grove
Monday- Thursday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday 4-7 p.m.
Phone number- 417-926-1025
Willow Springs AEL- Adult Learning Center, 201 W. Main St., Willow Springs
Monday- Friday 8 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Phone number- 417-469-3211, ext. 367
Ava AEL- United Methodist Church Office facility at 941 SW 4th Ave., Ava,
Tuesday-Thursday 8 a.m. – noon and Tuesday and Thursday 5-8 p.m.
Phone number – 417-683-2765
Summersville AEL- Summersville High School HSE/MSU facility at 437 5th St., Summersville
Tuesday and Thursday 5-8 p.m.
Birch Tree AEL- Methodist Church Fellowship Hall at the corner of Oak and 3rd St., Birch Tree
Tuesday-Thursday 8 a.m.- noon
Salem AEL- Basement of the old City Hall, 202 N. Washington St., Salem
Monday- Thursday 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. and Monday and Tuesday 4-7 p.m.
Phone number- 573-729-2756
For more information, contact the main office at 417-967-8520.