HSE College Ready
The GED® College Ready (CR) and GED® College Ready + Credit (CR+) score levels were created to help move students more quickly into and through college certificate and degree programs. Based on recommendations from the ACE Credit® program — the same program that backs CLEP and Advanced Placement (AP) — students scoring at these levels have demonstrated readiness to enter credit-bearing classes.
GED Students who score 165–174 (on any test subject) should qualify for waivers from developmental education course and from applicable placement testing. These scores are equivalent to the top 9–27% of the national average of graduating high school seniors.
ETS recommends scores of 15–20 on the HiSET® Exam have demonstrated student readiness to enter credit-bearing classes, should qualify students for waivers from developmental education course and from applicable placement testing. A recent ETS study demonstrated that High School students with a GPA of less than 2.7 were not likely to pass this exam.
Massachusetts Community Colleges that have adopted HSE College Ready Are:
Berkshire Community College
1350 West Street
Pittsfield, MA 02101
(413) 499-4660 (GED® and HiSET®)
Bristol Community College
777 Elsbree Street
Fall River, MA 02720
(774)-357- 2811 (GED® and HiSET®)
Bunker Hill Community College
250 New Rutheford Avenue
Charlestown, MA 02129
(617)-228-2000 (GED® and HiSET®)
Greenfield Community College
One College Drive
Greenfield, MA 01301
(413)-775- 1000 (GED® and HiSET®)(English Only)
Holyoke Community College
303 Homestead Avenue
Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 552-2292 (GED® Math Only)
Mt. Wachusett Community College
444 Green Street
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 630-9173 (GED®)
North Shore Community College
300 Broad St
Lynn, MA 01901
(978) 739-5423 (GED®)
Northern Essex Community College
100 Elliot Street
Haverhill, MA 01830
(978) 556-3872 (GED® and HiSET®)
Quinsigamond Community College
670 West Boylston Street
Worcester, MA 01606
(508) 854-4407 (GED® and HiSET® English Only)
Roxbury Community College
1234 Columbus Ave
Roxbury, MA 02120
(617) 427-0060 (GED®)
Springfield Tech. Comm. College
One Armory Square, Bldg. 19
Springfield, MA 01105
(413) 755-4507 (GED® and HiSET®)
Last Updated: November 13, 2020