Last Updated on April 10, 2024.
Listed on this page are all GED class locations and test centers in the Rockford region. Illinois uses two options for high school equivalency testing: the HiSET and the GED exams.
Both tests are offered online and at designated testing centers. Check below for more information about online GED and HiSET testing.
The exams give persons who left high school without graduating the chance to earn an equivalent degree.
You can get all set for the GED exam under the guidance of an instructor at one of the facilities listed below or sign up for a good, engaging, accredited online program, such as the course created by Onsego Online GED Prep.
The GED® has four separate modules, or subtests, in the academic subject areas of
- Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Math
- Science
You have the option to complete the four computer-based GED subtests one at a time. The HiSET® modules are offered separately as well if you wish.
The HiSET exam can be taken on a computer or on paper and contains five tests, as Literacy has individual reading and writing tests.
The HSE diploma is accepted by virtually all local and national government agencies, employers, and colleges and universities.
Test takers in Illinois must also pass an exam on the American and Illinois Constitutions.
For details about the qualification criteria in Illinois, <- go to this page.
Illinois now gives high school diplomas to successful GED testers, and the GED exam is offered at no cost as well in Illinois!
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Rockford GED Prep Classes
Rock Valley College Downtown (Rockford Register Star Building)
99 E State Street, Rockford, IL 61104, Phone: 815 . 921 . 2000
Rock Valley College Adult Education
3301 N Mulford Road, Rockford, IL 61114, Phone: 815 . 921 . 2000
GED classes are held at RVC Downtown (Rockford Register Star Bldg, 99 E State St)
Northwest Community Center (RVC)
1325 N Johnston Avenue, Rockford, IL 61101, Phone: 815 . 921 . 2000
YouthBuild Rockford
917 S Main Street, Rockford, IL 61101, Phone: 815 . 963 . 6236
YouthBuild Rockford is a 9-month program by Comprehensive Community Solutions (CCS) that offers participants counseling, mentoring, involvement in community service, and education while being employed with pay. The program offers candidates the opportunity to earn a high school or GED diploma.
The Literacy Council
982 N Main Street, Rockford, IL 61103, Phone: 815 . 963 . 7323
Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois GoodGRADS program
850 N Church Street, Rockford, IL 61103, Phone: 815 . 965 . 3795
Goodwill’s GoodGRADS program offers GED instruction. The GoodGRADS scholarship program is for individuals in DeKalb, Stephenson, Carroll, Boone, Jo Daviess, Ogle, and Winnebago Counties. GED classes are offered in
- Rockford
- Belvidere
- McHenry
- Ottawa
St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities Community Outreach GED Education
1536 S Main Street, Rockford, IL 61102, Phone: 815 . 969 . 6526
Roosevelt Community Education Center GED Instruction
978 Haskell Avenue, Rockford, IL 61103, Phone: 815 . 966 . 3251/3250
Regional Learning Center
410 8th Street, Rockford, IL 61109, Phone: 815 . 316 . 8450
Winnebago County Jail GED Program
650 W State Street, Rockford, IL 61102, Phone: 815 . 319 . 6600
Not available to the public
More information about reduced GED testing fees and FREE testing in Illinois can be found <- here.
GED Prep Classes around Rockford (Cities by Alphabet)
Stateline Literacy Council (located in Beloit Public Library)
605 Eclipse Boulevard, Beloit, WI 53511, Phone: 608 . 362 . 5207
Blackhawk Tech-Beloit
600 Henry Avenue, Beloit, WI 53511, Phone: 608 . 757 . 7741/7669
Even Start Family Literacy GED Classes
1717 Hackett Street, Beloit, WI 53511, Phone: 608 . 361 . 1905
Community Action Pathways Program (20 Eclipse Center)
600 Henry Avenue, Beloit, WI 53511, Phone: 608 . 313 . 1300
Project Ahead (the University of Wisconsin)
1221 Henry Avenue, Beloit, WI 53511, Phone: 608 . 364 . 3024
Goodwill GoodGRADS GED program (@The Salvation Army community center)
422 S Main St, Belvidere, IL 61008, Phone: 815 . 965 . 3795
McHenry County College GED Program
8900 U.S. Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60012, Ph: 815 . 455 . 8752
Westminster Presbyterian Church (Kishwaukee College)
830 North Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb, Illinois 60115, Phone: 815 . 825 . 9441/9409
Sauk Valley Community College
173 IL Route 2, Dixon, IL 61021, Phone: 815 . 835 . 6310/6312
For Spanish, call 815 . 835 . 6241. Saul Valley Community College offers GED classes at these sites:
- Dixon: Main Campus
- Dixon: Bethel Church
- Mt. Morris: Evangelical Free Church of Mount Morris
- Sterling: Sterling Public Library
- Sterling: Whiteside Area Career Center
Bethel Church
131 N Court Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021, Phone: 815 . 835 . 6310/6312
GED classes provided by Sauk Valley Community College
Business Employment Skills Team (SVCC)
112 E Second St, 3rd Floor, Dixon, IL 61021, Phone: 815 . 625 . 3623
Elgin Comm. Coll. ABE Center
B 1700 Spartan Dr – Bldg K, Rm K100 – Elgin – IL 60123 – Ph: 847 . 214 . 6904
Check here -> for all Elgin GED courses
Gateway Tech (Learning Success Center)
400 Co. Road H – Elkhorn – Wisconsin 53121, Ph: 262 . 741 . 8538 or 262 . 564 . 2683
Gateway Tech offers GED preparation at the school’s adult education centers:
- Elkhorn Learning Success Center
- Burlington Adult Learning Center
- Racine Learning Success Center
- Racine MLK Center
- Kenosha Adult Learning Center
Literacy Council of Walworth County (located inside Gateway Tech)
400 Co. Road H – Elkhorn, Wisconsin 53121, Ph: 262 . 475 . 9180
Highland Community College Adult Education
2998 W Pearl City Road – Freeport, IL 61032, Phone: 815 . 599 . 3460 or 815 . 235 . 6121
The Workforce Connection-Freeport
307 W Main Street – Freeport, IL 61032, Phone: 815 . 315 . 1830
The Workforce Connection offers the Elevate Program to help 16-24-year-olds in Boone, Stephenson, and Winnebago counties earn a high school or GED diploma and help with paying for tuition costs.
Blackhawk Tech-Central Campus GED Classes
6004 S. County Road G – Janesville, WI 53547, Phone: 608 . 757 . 7666 or 608 . 758 . 6900
Check out all Janesville area GED prep sites <- here
Boone/Winnebago Regional Office of Education (Referral Only)
300 Heart Blvd, Loves Park, IL 61111, Phone: 815 . 636 . 3060
Madison Area Technical College
2125 Commercial Ave, Rm 108, Madison, Wisconsin 53704, Phone: 608 . 243 . 4199
For all Madison-area locations, go to Madison Area GED Prep Programs
Kishwaukee College Adult Education
21193 Malta Road, Malta, IL 60150, Phone: 815 . 825 . 9420
For Spanish, call 815 . 825 . 9405
The Adult Education Department of Kishwaukee College also offers a Bridge to Healthcare Careers program for students who did not complete high school. This program prepares them for the GED/High School Equivalency exam so they can transition into one of the college’s healthcare career programs.
Blackhawk Tech Monroe
210 Fourth Ave, Monroe, Wisconsin 53566, Phone: 608 . 328 . 1660 or 608 . 757 . 7666
Business Employment Skills Team (BEST, Inc)
301 N Main St, Mt. Carroll, IL 61053, Phone: 779 . 012 . 3916
Evangelical Free Church of Mount Morris
102 S Seminary Avenue, Mount Morris, IL 61054, Phone: 815 . 835 . 6310/6312
GED classes provided by Sauk Valley College
Business Employment Skills Team Inc.
810 S 10th Street, Oregon, IL 61061, Phone: 815 . 732 . 0148
Rochelle United Methodist Church (Kishwaukee College)
709 4th Avenue, Rochelle, IL 61068, Phone: 815 . 825 . 9409/9441
Spanish GED classes
Business Employment Skills Team Inc.
2605 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, IL 61081, Phone: 815 . 625 . 9648
Sterling Public Library
102 W 3rd Street, Sterling, IL 61081, Phone: 815 . 835 . 6310/6312
GED classes provided by Sauk Valley Community College
Whiteside Area Career Center
1608 5th Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081, Phone: 815 . 835 . 6310/6312
GED classes provided by Sauk Valley Community College
Sycamore High School (Kishwaukee College)
55 Spartan Trail, Sycamore, Illinois 60178, Phone: 815 . 825 . 9409/9441
(You can park in the back and use the W2 entrance; GED instruction is in room T-160)
McHenry County Correctional Facility GED Program
2200 N Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, IL 60098, Phone: 815 . 338 . 2144
This program is not available to the public
Introducing Online GED and HiSET Exams
Sitting for the HiSET or GED exam over the Internet was, until recently, no option. It was simply not available online. If you were looking to earn an Illinois high school equivalency diploma, you were required to come to an official, state-approved testing facility and sit for the tests in person.
Well, that has now changed! Both the HiSET and the GED exam have introduced online versions using online proctors. You can learn more about the GED here -> The online proctored GED test, and to read more about The online HiSET-At-Home exam, <- check here.
GED Testing Centers in the Rockford Area
For GED testing in Winnebago/Boone, call the Regional Office of Education at 815-636-3060
Rockford Works! Center (Rescue Mission, GED)
715 W State St, Rockford, IL 61102, Phone: 815-316-4171
The following Cities by Alphabet
Beloit Public Library (Blackhawk Tech-GED)
605 Eclipse Blvd, Beloit, WI 53511, Phone: 608-757-7666
Sauk Valley Community College (GED)
173 IL Route 2, Dixon, IL 61021, Phone: 815-835-6530
Regional Office of Education #8 (GED)
27 S State Ave (Suite 101), Freeport, IL 61032, Phone: 815-599-1408
Highland Community College (GED, HiSET Testing)
2998 W Pearl City Rd, Freeport, IL 61032, Phone: 815-599-3680 or 815-235-6121
Blackhawk Technical College (GED)
6004 S County Road G (Prairie Road), Janesville, WI 53546, Phone: 608-757-7666
Boone-Winnebago Regional Office of Education (GED)
300 Heart Boulevard, Loves Park, IL 61111, Phone: 815-636-3060
Kishwaukee College Kish Test Center (GED)
21193 Malta Road, Malta, IL 60150, Phone: 815-825-9841
Blackhawk Technical College-Monroe (GED)
210 4th Avenue, Monroe, WI 53566, Phone: 608-329-8231
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