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High School Equivalency (HSE) Testing Program

Massachusetts Official HSE Test Centers

Most testing sites have reopened and are now available to test following strict safety guidelines. This includes mask requirements and reduced capacity to ensure social distancing. In order to find test sites open near you and schedule a test at an official test center, please visit the vendor websites www.GED.com; www.hiset.ets.org.

Additionally, GED® and HiSET® offer a remote (at home) proctored testing option to Massachusetts candidates. To schedule an exam at home, visit the vendor websites: Introducing the Official Online GED Test - GED; HiSET Exam at Home.

If you have questions you may send an email to HSET@mass.gov with your name and phone number and someone will call you back with information.

Test Centers for HiSET®

Key

All Test Centers

CBT — Computer Based Testing

PBT — Paper Based Testing

SP — Spanish Testing

GED® — GED® Testing

HiSET® — HiSET® Testing

English-Language testing is available at all sites
Boston
Boston Centers for Youth & Families
1483 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02120
(617) 635-4920 x2540
CBT PBT SP HiSET® GED©

Satellite Sites:

BCYF Curtis Hall Community Center
200 South Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
CBT SP HiSET® GED©

BCYF Jackson Mann Community Center
500 Cambridge Street
Allston, MA 02134
CBT SP HiSET®

BCYF Paris St Community Center
112 Paris St.
East Boston, MA 02128
CBT SP HiSET®

Charlestown Adult Education Center
76 Monument St
Charlestown, MA 02129
CBT SP HiSET®


Bunker Hill Community College
250 New Rutherford Avenue
Charlestown, MA 02129
(617)-228-2000
HiSET®

Roxbury Community College
1234 Columbus Avenue
Boston, MA 02120
(617) 427-0060 x5193
CBT SP HiSET® GED©

Tech Computers, Inc.
574 Dorchester Avenue
Boston, MA 02127
(617) 622-5600
CBT HiSET® GED©

Brockton
Massasoit Community College
One Massasoit Boulevard
Brockton, MA 02402
(508) 588-9100 x1993
CBT HiSET® GED©

Clinton
Clinton Public Schools
Clinton Adult Learning Center
150 School Street
Clinton, MA 01510
(978) 365-4226
CBT SP HiSET® GED©

Danvers
North Shore Community College
1 Ferncroft Road
Danvers, MA 01923
(978) 739-5423
CBT HiSET®

Devens
Mt. Wachusett Community College
One Jackson Place 27 Jackson Ave Room 125 — Basement
Devens, MA 04134
(978) 630-9173
CBT SP HiSET® GED©

Fall River
Bristol Community College
777 Elsbree Street
Fall River, MA 02720
(774) 357-3978
CBT HiSET® GED©

Gardner
Mount Wachusett Community College
444 Green Street, Bldg.: 072 below Library
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 630-9173
CBT PBT SP HiSET® GED©

Gloucester
Wellspring House, Inc.
302 Essex Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 281-3558 x306
CBT SP HiSET®

Greenfield
Greenfield Community College
One College Drive
Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 775-1147
CBT PBT SP HiSET® GED©

Haverhill
Northern Essex Community College
100 Elliott Street
Haverhill, MA 01830
(978) 556-3448
CBT HiSET® GED©

Holyoke
Holyoke Community College
303 Homestead Avenue
Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 552-2292
CBT SP HiSET® GED©

Lawrence
Lawrence Public Schools
Lawrence Adult Learning Center
237 Essex Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
(978) 722-8114
CBT & PBT SP HiSET® GED©

Lowell
Lowell Public Schools (Abisi Education Center)
Lowell Adult Education Center
408 Merrimack Street
Lowell, MA 01854
(978) 937-8989
CBT PBT HiSET® GED©

Lynn
North Shore Community College
300 Broad St
Lynn, MA 01901
(978) 739-5423
CBT SP HiSET® GED©

Malden
Triangle, Inc.
157 Pleasant Street
Malden MA 02148
(781) 388-4326
CBT HiSET®

Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard Regional H.S.
P. O. Box 1385
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
(508) 693-1033 x174
PBT HiSET®

Nantucket
Nantucket Community School
56 Centre Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
(508) 228-7285 x1571
PBT SP HiSET® GED©

New Bedford
New Bedford Public Schools
181 Hillman Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 997-4511 x 2419
PBT SP HiSET® GED©

Pittsfield
Berkshire Community College
1350 West Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 236-1655
CBT PBT SP HiSET® GED©

Plymouth
Quincy College
Plymouth Campus
36 Cordage Park Circle, Suite 228
Plymouth, MA
(617) 984-1617
CBT HiSET® GED©

Quincy
Quincy College
1250 Hancock Street
Quincy, MA 02169
(617) 984-1617
CBT HiSET® GED©

Salem
Triangle, Inc.
45 Congress St, Suite 4171
Salem MA 01970
(781) 322-0400
CBT HiSET® GED©

Somerville
Somerville Public Schools
SCALE Adult Learning Center
167 Holland Street
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 629-5500
CBT HiSET®

Springfield
Springfield Public Schools
Adult Learning Center (OWL)
204 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01109
(413) 787-7210
PBT CBT SP HiSET®

Springfield Tech. Comm. College
One Armory Square, Bldg. 19
Springfield, MA 01105
(413) 755-4507
CBT PBT SP HiSET® GED©

Wakefield
Galvin Middle School
525 Main Street
Wakefield MA 01880
(617) 697-6065
CBT PBT HiSET®

West Barnstable
Cape Cod Community College
2240 Iyannough Road
West Barnstable, MA 02668
(508) 362-2131 X4450
CBT HiSET® GED©

Worcester
Quinsigamond Community College
670 West Boylston Street
Worcester, MA 01606
(508) 854-4407
CBT HiSET® GED©

Worcester Public Schools
Worcester Adult Learning Center
24 Chatham Street, Fanning Bldg. Rm 105
Worcester, MA 01609
(508) 799-3090
CBT HiSET® GED©

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Last Updated: January 31, 2023

 
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