Sandusky Career Center
High School Equivalence
Do you lack a high school diploma?
August 2017, the Ohio Department of Education has approved HiSET and GED to become the testing assessment companies for the High School Equivalency test for the State of Ohio.
The Sandusky Career Center is a testing center for the HiSET® exam. SCC offers a choice of paper & pencil or computer-delivered formats that enable students to have a choice between paper/pencil or computer based testing format, administered locally at the Sandusky Career Center. By taking the HiSET® exam, you can earn a state-issued high school equivalency credential.
The Sandusky Career Center is also a testing center for the GED® exam. The GED® exam is only administered on the computer.
What is the cost to take the HiSET or GED exam in Ohio?
Currently, $80.00 voucher codes are available through your local Career Technical Planning District (CTPD) office for first time test takers only for the HiSET® & GED® exams.
HiSET
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Computer Based Exam - $93.75
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(Voucher for $80.00)
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Cost per each subtest - $2.75 per test
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Total student cost = $13.75
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Paper & Pencil Based Exam - $115.00
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(Voucher for $80.00)
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Cost per each subtest - $7.00 per test
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Total student cost = $35.00
GED
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Computer Based Exam - $120.00
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(Voucher for $80.00)
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Cost per each subtest - $10.00 per test
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Total student cost = $40.00
The HiSET exam lets you demonstrate that you have attained the knowledge equivalent to a high school graduate. It consists of five subtests that measure your knowledge in five core areas:
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Language Arts–Reading: contains 50 multiple-choice questions and measures your ability to understand, comprehend, interpret, and analyze a variety of reading material.
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Language Arts–Writing: contains 60 multiple-choice and one essay question, and measures your ability to edit and revise written text, and to generate and organize ideas in writing.
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Mathematics: contains 55 multiple-choice questions and assesses your ability to solve quantitative problems using fundamental concepts and reasoning skills.
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Science: contains 60 multiple-choice questions and measures your ability to use science content knowledge, apply principles of scientific inquiry, and interpret and evaluate scientific information.
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Social Studies: contains 60 multiple-choice questions and measures your ability to analyze and evaluate various kinds of social studies information.
The GED exam consists of four subtests.
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Reasoning Through Language Arts: contains approximately 46 questions and an essay. It measures reading for meaning, identifying and creating arguments, & grammar and language.
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Math: Consists of 46 questions. Some of the many question types include multiple-choice, drag-and-drop, hot spot, and fill-in-the-blank and measures, basic math, geometry, basic algebra, & graphs and functions.
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Social Studies: Calculator allowed, access to calculator reference sheet,
multiple choice and other question types (drag and drop, fill in the blank, select an area, and drop down). The test contains 35 questions and measures reading for meaning in social studies, analyzing historical events and arguments in social studies, and using numbers and graphs in social studies. -
Science: Calculator allowed, access to calculator reference sheet,
multiple choice and other question types (fill in the blank, drag and drop, select an area, and drop down). The test contains 34 to 40 questions and measures reading for meaning in science, designing and interpreting science experiments and using numbers and graphics in science.
The TI-30xs calculator is used on the HiSET exam and the GED exam.
