GED Exam Preparation is a course designed to review the skills necessary to succeed on the GED test and earn a Maryland high school diploma.  All five subject areas (writing skills, social studies, science, reading, and math) are covered in this twice-a-week course.  If you are at least 16 years of age and do not have your high school diploma, this program is for you.

The GED Practice Test is a test that determines your readiness to take the GED exam.

The test is half the length of the actual GED and gives a GED correlate score indicating your readiness.  The test is given three Saturdays per year or on Tuesdays by appointment only and is scored on-site the day it is taken.  Email Meredith Lowman at mlowman@howardcc.edu or call 410-772-4841 to set up an appointment to take the GED Practice Test.

Important information about the GED can be found on our GED fact sheet.

Annual Diploma Recognition Ceremony

Each year, Howard Community College holds its Annual Diploma Recognition Ceremony to honor those students who have recieved their high school diplomas through the General Education Development (GED) program or the National External Diploma Program (NEDP).  The ceremony is held in HCC's Smith Theatre and is attended by the graduates; their family and friends and dignitaries from Howard County and the State of Maryland.  As part of the ceremony, several graduates speak about their individual journeys toward achieving their goal of a high school diploma.  Following the ceremony, a reception is held to honor the graduates.