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.

Spanish-Language Test Centers

Note to Spanish-language Testers: If you wish to take the test in Spanish, it is very important that you schedule tests only at a test center that offers Spanish-language testing since you are not allowed to take some subtests in Spanish and some subtests in English.

Key:

  • All Test Centers
  • CBT — Computer Based Testing
  • PBT — Paper Based Testing
  • SP — Spanish Testing
  • GED® — GED® Testing
  • HiSET® — HiSET® Testing
  • SA — Special Accommodations

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®

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

  • Chelsea

    • Bunker Hill Community College
      70 Everett Avenue
      Chelsea MA 02150
      (617)288-2101
      CBT SP HiSET® GED©

  • Clinton

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

  • Devens

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

  • 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©

  • Lynn

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

  • 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©

  • Somerville

    • Somerville Public Schools
      SCALE Adult Learning Center
      167 Holland Street
      Somerville, MA 02144
      (617) 629-5500
      CBT PBT SP HiSET® GED© SA

  • 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©

Reference in this website to any specific commercial products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm, or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsement or recommendation by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Our office is not responsible for and does not in any way guarantee the accuracy of information in other sites accessible through links herein. DESE may supplement this list with other services and products that meet the specified criteria. For more information contact: HSET@mass.gov or 781-338-6625.

Last Updated: January 3, 2025

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