hello my name is jasmine im 19 years old and i have a 4 month old daughter. I havent had the chance to get my ged but i wanna start college all ready. Does anyone know any online colleges that would let me do my ged and start college at the same time?
Hi Jasmine. Whereabouts are you located? I don’t know about all community colleges, but mine didn’t even bother to check or ask for proof of my GED. If you’re in the central Los Angeles area, why not give East Los Angeles College a try? Of course, things may have changed by now, but they didn’t ask to see my GED when I enrolled.
Enroll in a community college in your area for your GED so that you can take classes that will also serve for some undergraduate credit. They generally have an onsite daycare for children of students.
If you do happen to be in the Los Angeles Area, I know LACC has a daycare for children while their parents attend classes.
If you don’t have a social worker who can help you with this, the visit your closest community college and ask about GED programs. There are free GED prep programs available online and as live classes. Some of the live programs will have free childcare. If the community college is too hard to get to, ask at your public library. The librarians will be able to help you find out about this too.
Many community colleges do not require you to have a HS diploma or a GED to attend. Some will require you to enroll in a special program, some will not.
Emme12 - If the OP needs federal financial aid money to help pay for college, then the OP needs to complete HS or a GED. Without doing one of those, the FAFSA can’t be filed.
Schools with the Ability to Benefit program give aide to those that don’t have a high school credential. I beleive OP can also earn one concurrently while taking college classes. Of course, it is dependent upon highest level of high school completed, as well as the passing the test.
However, earning a GED, in most states, doesn’t require mandatory classes prior to the test. Dependent upon the OP’s knowledge of high school subjects, they may be able to pass the GED with little preparation. RLA and Math will be the subjects to really study for.
Some states offer the option of an Adult Diploma which would allow the OP to use all of the old HS credits and to fulfill graduation requirements with some combination of credit for experience, credit by exam, adult ed classes and/or community college classes. If that option is available and the OP is not to far from completing a HS diploma, it could be the fastest route.
@Emme12 - Thanks for the info about Ability to Benefit!