Do you want to... Earn your GED? Go on to college? Get a job? Get a better job?
If you answered "yes" to any of the above, but need to improve your reading, writing, math, or communications skills first, the best place to start is Western Iowa Tech!
For Sioux City classes, call the location where you'd like to attend.
For the Cherokee, Denison, Ida Grove, Le Mars, or Onawa classes, register during the time class is scheduled.
Classes are FREE, for adults 18 and older, self-paced so you work as quickly as you want, and easy to start.
For more information, contact Lily Bonilla at 712-274-8733, ext. 1492, 800-352-4649, or lily.bonilla@witcc.edu.
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Sioux City
Location: WITCC Campus, 4647 Stone Avenue, Student Success Center, 274-8733 ext 1418 or 1803
Time: M-Th 8am - 2pm, F 9am - 12pm
Instructors: Blanca Gomez and Marcia Donkersloot; Lab Aide Mary Beth Daugherty Time: M-Th 8am - 2pm, F 9am - 12pm
Instructors: Derek Albert and Tabitha Rees; M-Th 4pm - 8pm
Daytime and evening orientations are scheduled regularly for adults who want to enroll in Sioux City Adult Basic Education/GED Preparation classes.
Testing is now done in the Testing Center. Please call 712.274.6443 and set up an appointment.
Cherokee
Location: WITCC Campus Conference Center, 200 Victory Drive
Time: Please call the Cherokee campus at 712.225.0238 for a schedule of class dates and times
Instructor: Dori Claycamp
Denison
Location: WITCC Campus, Room B4
Time: T/Th 5:30 - 8:30pm
Instructor: Shauna Heiden
Le Mars
Location: The LeMars Center, 940 Lincoln Street SW
Time: T 5:30 - 8:30pm
Instructor: Cindy Wilberding
General Educational Development (GED) Testing
Facts about the GED
  1. GED graduates earn an average of $7,000 per year more than those without a GED or high school diploma.
  2. The GED diploma is accepted by more than 95 percent of U.S. employers, colleges, and universities.
  3. Four out of ten high school graduates could not pass the GED tests.
  4. 97 percent of WITCC GED candidates pass!
To earn your GED, you must pass the five GED tests: Reading, Math, Writing, Social Studies, and Science.
  • Testing is available in Sioux City, Le Mars, Cherokee, and Denison.
  • Testing fee is $100.
  • Free pretests are administered (through the Adult Basic Education/GED Preparation classrooms) to assess your readiness for GED testing.
PLEASE NOTE: Persons seeking to meet the Iowa High School Equivalency Diploma requirements should be aware of companies that claim to offer the Test of General Education Development (GED) over the Internet or through correspondence courses. Ther are no online correspondence testing programs recognized by the General Education Devleopment Testing Service (GEDTS) of the American Council on Education (ACE). Persons can only take the Official GED Test Battery at an approved Iowa GED test center. The only way to receive an Iowa High School Equivalency Diploma is to successfully pass the Official GED Test Battery by Iowa state standards.
Western Iowa Tech Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed,color, gender, national origin, religion, age,
disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or other protected basis in its educational programs, activities, admission procedures, or employment practices.