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.
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 for HiSET®))
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® and HiSET®)
Springfield Tech. Comm. College One Armory Square, Bldg. 19 Springfield, MA 01105 (413) 755-4507 (GED® and HiSET®)
Last Updated: January 31, 2023
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