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The Adult Education program at Southern Union State Community College is designed to provide assistance to adults who are seeking to achieve one or more of the following goals:
  • Earn a GED (more info below)
  • Improve academic skills
  • Improve English language (ESL) skills
  • Pass the Alabama High School Graduation Exam (available only if all high school credits have been earned)
The adult education classes are open entry/open exit. Students work at their own pace rather than in accordance with a set term limit. Instructors provide each learner with an individualized plan of instruction. This plan is based on the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) which each person is required to complete before entering classes.

Classes are open to all Alabama adults age 18 or above, as well as 16 or 17-year-old individuals who have the proper documentation of withdrawal from public, private, church, or home schools.

Adult Education classes and materials are provided free of charge. Classes are available both mornings and evenings and are located on all Southern Union campuses as well as other locations in Chambers, Clay, Lee, and Randolph counties. Online classes are also available for those who score ninth-grade level or above on the TABE. For more information about Adult Education schedules, locations, and registration, please call the main office at 334-749-8480.



Southern Union is designated by the Alabama State Department of Education as a test center for the General Educational Development Test (GED). The GED test is used as the basis for granting the State certificate of high school equivalency certificate issued by the State Department of Education. GED tests are administered monthly on the Opelika Campus and every other month on the Wadley Campus.

Current GED Testing Dates

GED Testing--General Information

GED Registration Pre-Registration is on each campus on the preset registration dates from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. central standard time on the Opelika and Wadley campuses and 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. eastern standard time on the Valley campus. Please be advised that all registration and testing dates are subject to change.

Locations

Opelika Campus
Technical Building 1, Assessment Center
1701 Lafayette Parkway
Opelika, Alabama 36801
334.745.6437 		Wadley Campus
750 Roberts Street
Wadley, AL 36276
256.395.2211 		Valley Campus
John R. Carmichael Building
321 Fob James Drive
Valley, Alabama 36854
334.756.4151

Identification needed for GED Registration
  1. Valid Picture ID
  2. Social Security Card
Cost
  • $50 Full Test (Reading, Writing, Math, Social Studies, Science)
  • $10 each for any retest section
  • Fee can be paid using cash or money order
Requirements
  • Must not be enrolled in any school
  • Must be 18 years or older
  • Re-testers must wait at least 6 weeks between their most recent test attempt before retesting.
Special Requirements for Testers under 18-years-old
  1. Must be officially withdrawn from public or private school.
  2. Present a completed notarized Student Exit Interview form from the last school attended and the form must be signed by the Superintendent of Schools or the Headmaster.
  3. Present a notarized letter from a parent or guardian giving the minor permission to take the GED.
For information on how to get an official copy of your GED Diploma or transcript if you have lost your original, go to http://www.accs.cc/ged.aspx.

For more information, please call:
Robbie Whaley
Opelika Assessment Center
334.745.6437, Ext. 5416 		Cydney Mathews
Opelika Assessment Center
334.745.6437, Ext. 5488
Southern Union State Community College is an Equal Education Employment/Opportunity Institution. Click here for official policy of non-discrimination.
750 Roberts Street
Wadley, AL 36276
(256) 395-2211 		1701 LaFayette Parkway
Opelika, AL 36801
(334) 745-6437 		321 Fob James Drive
Valley, AL 36854
(334) 756-4151
 
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