GED Classes Effingham, Illinois

Last Updated on April 10, 2024.

This article contains an overview of all GED testing sites and preparatory facilities in the Effingham area. Illinois is offering two options for adults wishing to earn their high school equivalency degree: the GED and HiSET.

Both options are available in an online format and at state-approved Illinois test centers. Check below for more information on online testing.

The assessments offer persons who didn’t complete high school the opportunity to get hold of an equivalent credential.

The GED® is entirely computer-based, while the HiSET® exam is offered on paper and on a computer. Not all testing centers administer both options, so get well-informed. In Illinois, test takers must also pass a constitution exam.

The GED contains four individual modules (independent subtests) that can be completed one (or more) at a time and in any order. The modules cover the academic fields of:

• Social Studies
• Science
• Language
• Math

The HiSET exam includes five subtests, as the Literacy part has individual reading and writing subtests. These subtests may also be taken one at a time.

The cost of HiSET and GED testing was lowered in Illinois, and the GED test is now available for free as well! Read more about these reduced Illinois GED fees and free testing <- here.

If you’d like to read about Illinois GED requirements, passing scores, and more, check out this page: The GED Test In Illinois.

Effingham GED Prep Locations

Lake Land College Kluthe Center for Higher Education & Technology
1204 Network Center Blvd – Effingham – Illinois 62401 – Phone 217-238-8292

C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation
1805 South Banker Street – Effingham – Illinois 62401 – Phone: 217-347-7033
GED classes are available in

• Effingham
• Mattoon
• Centralia
• Vandalia
• Robinson

GED Prep Sites around Effingham (Cities by Alphabet)

Red Hill High School (FCC)
908 Church Street – Bridgeport – Illinois 62417 – Phone: 618-842-3711

Kaskaskia College GED Classes
27210 College Road – Centralia – IL 62801 – Phone: 618-545-3115
Kaskaskia College offers GED preparation classes at the school’s Main Campus and the following locations:

• Kaskaskia College Workforce Center
• Centralia Crisp Technology Center
• Greenville Education Center
• Nashville Education Center
• Salem Education Center
• Trenton Education Center
• Vandalia Education Center
• Carlyle Assembly of God Church
• and more GED prep sites

Kaskaskia College-Centralia Crisp Technology Ctr
2005 E McCord Street – Centralia – IL 62801 – Phone: 618-545-3115

Centralia Regional Library (Kaskaskia College)
515 E Broadway – Centralia – IL 62801 – Phone: 618-545-3115

Spero YouthBuild of South Central Illinois
831 E Second Street – Centralia – IL 62801 – Phone: 618-533-5288
The YouthBuild program is especially for young individuals looking to earn a High School Equivalency Certificate (HSE/GED diploma) and who are between 17 and 24 years of age. Ilinois awards high school diplomas to persons who successfully took the HiSET or GED test.

C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation Centralia
2005 E McCord Street – Centralia – IL 62801 – Phone: 217-279-0371 or 217-347-7033 (Effingham)

Parkland College Adult Education
2400 West Bradley Avenue – E building – Champaign – Illinois 61821 – Phone 217.351.2580
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Eastern Illinois University (Booth Library, Room 4450)
600 Lincoln Avenue – Charleston – Illinois 61920 – Phone: 217-238-8292
GED classes provided by Lake Land College

Richland Comm. College GED Instruction
One College Park – Decatur – Illinois 62521 – Phone: 217.875.7211 ext. 6489 or 6355
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Kaskaskia College-Greenville
209 North 3rd Street – Greenville – Illinois 62246 – Phone 618-545-3115

Rend Lake College-Ina Skills Center
468 N Ken Gray Parkway – Ina – Illinois 62846 – Phone 618-437-5321 ext. 1220

Lake Land College Eastern Region Center
224 South 6th Street – Marshall – Illinois 62441 – Phone 217-238-8292

Lake Land College-Workforce Development Center
305 Richmond Ave East – Mattoon – Illinois 61938 – Ph 217.238.8292
Lake Land College offers free GED instruction at the following locations:

• Mattoon
• Charleston
• Pana
• Effingham
• Marshall
• Shelbyville
• Sullivan
• Paris

Rend Lake College-Mount Vernon
321 Potomac Boulevard – Mount Vernon – Illinois 62864 – Phone 618-437-5321 (x 1241/1220)

YouthBuild of South Central Illinois
107 Shiloh Drive – Mount Vernon – Illinois 62864 – Phone 618-242-6723 (ext. 234) for Jefferson County and 618-533-5288 for Marion County.

Kingdom Seed Ministries
118 S 9th Street – Mount Vernon – Illinois 62864 – Phone 618-242-8445

Olney Central College GED Instruction
305 N. West Street – Olney – Illinois 62450 – Phone 618-395-7777 (x 2265)

Lake Land College-Western Region Center
600 East First St – Pana – Illinois 62557 – Phone 217-238-8292

Old Paris High School
Corner of S Central & W Crawford – Entrance S6 – Paris – Illinois – Phone 217-238-8292
GED classes provided by Lake Land College

Lincoln Trail College GED Program
9998 Illinois 1 – Robinson – Illinois 62454 – Ph 618.544.8657

Crawford County Jail
203 S. Jefferson Street – Robinson – Illinois 62454 – Ph: 618.546.1515
Not available to the public

Kaskaskia College-Salem
1475 West Whittaker Street – Salem – Illinois 62881 – Phone 618-545-3115

Sullivan High 
725 North Main Street – Sullivan – IL 61951 – Phone 217-238-8292
GED classes provided by Lake Land College

First Assembly of God
108 South Oak Street – Shelbyville – IL 62565 – Phone 217.238.8292

The New Approach Alternative High School
1805 West Fletcher Street – Vandalia – Illinois 62471 – Phone 618-283-9311
The Illinois State Board of Education has recognized The New Approach as an alternative high school, and the school has served over 250 applicants seeking to acquire their high school or GED diplomas since it started. New Approach aims to help young adults aged 14 to 21 in Bond, Fayette, and Effingham Counties who are educationally at risk. New Approach offers high school credit courses and skill classes to allow participants to obtain or work towards their diplomas. These classes are offered at no cost, except for a small fee that could be waived in certain situations.

Kaskaskia College-Vandalia
2310 West Fillmore Street – Vandalia – Illinois 62471 – Phone 618-545-3115

For more Illinois HSE testing information and to learn all about the lowered testing fees and free GED testing, <- check out this page.

Online GED and HiSET Testing

Until very recently, taking the GED or HiSET exam online was not possible. If you wished to earn a high school equivalency diploma, you had to show up at an official, state-designated testing site.

Now, that has changed. Both the GED and the HiSET are now offered online with the use of an online proctor. If you want to learn more, go to these articles: ‘The Online GED Test’ and ‘The Online HiSET at Home Test.’

Illinois GED testers are also required to pass the state’s Constitution Test if they want to earn a GED.

GED Testing Sites in the Effingham Area

 Regional Office of Education #3-Effingham (HiSET)
101 North 4th St | Effingham | Illinois 62401 | Ph 217-342-4363

The following Cities in Alphabetic Order

Kaskaskia College GED or HiSET Testing (Room L121)
27210 College Rd | Centralia | Illinois 62801 | Ph 618-545-3160/3070

Parkland College (GED)
2400 West Bradley Avenue | Champaign | Illinois 61821 | Phone 217-351-2433

Champaign-Ford Regional Off. of Ed. (GED Testing)
3358 Big Pine Tr | Champaign | Illinois 61822 | Ph 217.893.3219

Regional Office of Education #11 (GED)
730 7th Street | Charleston | Illinois 61920 | Ph 217.348.0151

Richland Community Coll. GED Testing
1 College Park | Decatur | Illinois 62521 | Phone 217-875-7200

Macon-Piatt Reg. Office of Ed. (HiSET Testing)
3433 Rupp Parkway | Decatur | Illinois 62526 | Phone 217-872-3721

Frontier Community College (Clemence Elizabeth Cox Hall, GED)
2 Frontier Drive | Fairfield | IL 62837 | Phone 618-842-3711

Regional Off. of Education #3-Hillsboro (HiSET Testing
203 S Main St | Hillsboro | IL 62049 | Phone: 217-824-4730

Lake Land College (Webb Hall, Room 044, GED)
5001 Lake Land Blvd | Mattoon | Illinois 61938 | Phone 217.234.5287

Regional Office of Education #13 (GED)
1714 Broadway | Mt. Vernon | Ilinois 62864 | Phone 618.244.8040

Olney Central College (HiSET, GED)
305 N West Street | Olney | Illinois 62450 | Phone 618.395.7777

Mayo Middle School (HiSET Testing)
300 E Wood Street | Paris | Illinois 61944 | Phone 217.465.8448

Lincoln Trail College (HiSET, GED)
11220 State Hwy 1 | Robinson | Illinois 62454 | Phone 618-544-8657

Reg. Off. of Education-Crawford County (GED)
301 South Cross Street | Suite 211 | Robinson | Illinois 62454 | Phone 618-544-2719

Regional Office of Education 3 (HiSET and GED)
101 S. Main St | Taylorville | Illinois 62568 | Ph (217) 824.4730

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