New GED Graduates

Congrats to all of our GED graduates.  Just click on th e above title and it will take you to the Courier-Tribune.com website to see the article, and on the front page of todays news is one of your graduates.  You all are AWESOME!!

We will start testing again on January 11

We will start GED testing again on January 11.  We hope to see next semester.  Happy Holidays to everyone!!!

Awesome new website.

The creators of the GED practice test have put practice tests on line for students to practice.  The web address is gedpractice.com, or you can click on the link above.  This is an exceptional tool to help students practice and get ready for the real test.  Any score you recieved from a practice test cannot be used as a practice test score here at Randolph Community College to give you admittance to the offical GED tests.  This website will certainly help you as you prepare for practice tests, and the GED tests.

Transcripts

When you want to request transcripts showing your GED test scores, and proof that you have received your GED Diploma from the State of North Carolina you must submit a request to Raleigh. We do not hold your transcripts nor do we process them here at Randolph Community College. We can give you what is called "an unofficial score report" which we print out; this tells you your testing history, your points per test and your overall total of points. This however is not an official transcript. Most employers and all colleges and universities require an official transcript of your GED Diploma. To do this you need to send a request with the following information: the name you used when you took the tests, Social Security Number, Date of Birth, the approximate year you tested (you don't need the exact year, just try to get as close to it as possible), where you took the test (Randolph Community College), current mailing address, phone number, and signature. If you are requesting transcripts to be sent to an employer or school you should write the name, address, and if available, the fax number of recipient.
For more information visit the following website
http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/Basic_Skills/ged.htm

Send all of this information to
NC GED Office
5016 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-5019


or fax it 919-807-7172 or 919-807-7164

The transcript is free. Allow 20-25 business days to receive your transcript if by mail, or 15 days by fax.

Pre-GED testing scores

It has been asked, "why do I need to get a 480 on my practice GED test in order for me to take the official GED test, when I only need a score of 410 to pass?"


There are a few reasons why we have this policy in place here at Randolph Community College. Some students will remember that the passing score on a practice GED test was 450. When we had the policy in place we had many students that would get 450 on the practice test and then not score high enough on the real test. The practice test has only half the amount of questions on the official test. According to extensive studies, there is the possibility that one’s practice score and ones official score may fluctuate by 50 points. So if someone scores a 480 on the practice test, it gives that student some wiggle room in case they have an off day at the official testing.

Although the minimum score needed to pass any one of the five GED tests is 410, the cumulative score of all five tests has to equal 2,250 points. That is an average of 450 on each test. By these new policies and testing practices now in place we have seen a remarkable difference in how much better students transition from practice tests to the official GED testing. This is part of our how we at RCC are going from good to great! We are creating opportunities and changing lives.

Graduation

For all of you that have received your GED diploma this semester, it is not too late to registar for the graduation ceremonies.  You can purchase your cap and gown through the campus bookstore.  Graduation will be December 17 at 7pm in the LRC auditorium.  It will be a great event, and a night to remember.  We hope to see you there!

GED myth busting

You can take a test up to three times in a calendar year.  That means you can take for example the social studies test up to three times between January 1st and December 31.  Once you have exceeded your three attempts you will need to wait until the following year to take the test again.

Your scores do not disappear or become invalid after a year.  If you have taken the GED tests since 2002 your scores are still valid.  The GED Testing Service is currently updating and making changes to the series of tests.  But don't let this worry you, we will give you ample notice to the changes and if you are currently taking the tests there is no reason to doubt that you won't finish before this current series of tests become invalid.

No you cannot get your GED online or take a computer test.  Although GEDTS is currently looking into computer based testing.

The writing test is not the hardest test.  No one test is designed to just utterly demolish any test taker.  Every test is constructed to evaluate the general education of the test takers.  Depending on one's ablities and strengths some tests are easier and others are more difficult.

No we cannot give you scores or tell you how you did on the test over the phone.  If you want to know your scores come into our GED office with a picture ID and we will be more than happy to print you a score report.  It doesn't matter if your dear Aunt Sally got her scores over the phone or if your classmate Joe got his-the truth is that it probably didn't even happen, because it shouldn't.  We here at Randolph Community College take the privacy and security of our students and test takers seriously.

If you have a question or a doubt let us know we are more than willing to answer them.

National Needs Alter Plans for GED 5th Edition Test

The highly anticipated release of the new GED test series that was set to be released in 2012 has been postponed.
National Needs Alter Plans for GED 5th Edition Test
The following link will take you to a FAQ page.  Check back with this site as further details and information is released. http://www.acenet.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ged/news/National_Needs_Announcement_FAQs.pdf

If you are a GED® diploma recipient

If you are a GED diploma recipient and you earned your diploma through Randolph Community College, we would love to hear your story.  You can email us through this website or bring in your story to school and we will publish.  This will be great to inspire and motivate those that are thinking about getting their GED diploma or are already in the GED program at RCC.

Still Under Construction

Dear Readers, this site is still underconstruction.  We are still tweeking it a bit.  Please check back with us, we should be good as Gold by the first week of November.  If you have any questions call us at 336-633-0211.  Thanks.

Spanish GED Test available

Starting in January 2010 we will be offering GED tests in Spanish.  They are just like the English GED tests.  For those taking the GED Spanish tests you can take an English proficiency test.  This way on your GED Diploma it will say that you passed the GED tests in Spanish and you are still proficient in English.

Testing Information

We offer tests every Monday at the Asheboro Campus, and every Wednesday at the Archdale Campus.  Tests begin at 8:30am, 12:30pm, 3:30pm, and 6:00pm.