Pass the Los Angeles GED on your schedule, from East LA to the Valley.
Six LA Community College District campuses run official GED testing, spread from Hollywood to Woodland Hills and down to the Harbor, and California also allows the at-home proctored exam. The full battery is $164. We get you ready either way, on a schedule that survives a job and the 405.
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The fast facts for taking the GED in California — verify on official sources before your test date.
California High School Equivalency Certificate
HiSET also accepted
Available in Spanish
Facts verified May 31, 2026
Official GED test sites listed by GED Testing Service for the Los Angeles metro. Verify hours and seat availability on ged.com before you go.
Center listings refreshed quarterly. The official source is GED Testing Service.
Local context for prep — testing capacity, college access, statewide pricing, and the always-available online option.
LA Community College District campuses running official GED testing — City College in Hollywood, East LA in Monterey Park, Trade-Tech downtown, West LA in Culver City, Pierce in Woodland Hills, and Harbor College in Wilmington. Pearson VUE operates additional sites across the county.
California charges $41 per subject, and the price is identical on campus or through at-home proctoring. A discounted retake runs $15 per subject.
The GED is offered in English and Spanish across all four subjects, and California lets you combine languages — take math in one and language arts in the other. The certificate issued is identical.
Test from a private room at home any day of the week, once you have a passing score on the official GED Ready practice test.
Same prep, same teachers, wherever you are. What changes is how the program meets the realities of studying in Los Angeles.
Lessons run 6 to 9 minutes. One fits a Metro B Line ride, a break between gigs, or the half hour after the kids go down. Nothing is scheduled, so a shift change or an hour lost on the 405 never costs you a class.
Los Angeles graduates move into LACCD nursing and allied-health programs, Trade-Tech construction and culinary tracks, transfer pathways toward Cal State LA and UCLA, and the employers hiring across the county — Kaiser and Cedars-Sinai, Port of LA logistics, entertainment production crews, and the building trades.
284 short video lessons and 1,500+ adaptive practice items across all four subjects, plus credentialed teachers — one per subject — answering questions seven days a week. Our lessons are taught in English; you still choose the language you sit each official subject in.
Real Los Angeles students. Real diplomas. Real next chapters.
Enrolled in a nursing prerequisite track at East LA College.
“I have two kids and no fixed hours. Studying in ten-minute pieces after bedtime was the only version of this that was ever going to work. Four months, four subjects.”
Cleared the diploma requirement for an entertainment production job.
“Every crew posting I wanted asked for a diploma or equivalent. I tested at home on weekends because West LA had no seats for a month. Same certificate.”
Started an HVAC program at LA Trade-Technical College.
“I took math in Spanish and the rest in English because California lets you mix. Trade-Tech was a straight shot on the Blue Line and I was enrolled by the next term.”
Moved into a medical office administrator role.
“I was 41 and had put this off for twenty years. The diagnostic showed social studies was already fine, so I stopped worrying about it and spent everything on math.”
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Specific to taking the GED in Los Angeles. For broader course questions, see the help center or email support@twigera.com.
Six LA Community College District campuses run official GED testing across the county. Los Angeles City College sits at 855 North Vermont Avenue. East Los Angeles College is at 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez in Monterey Park. Trade-Technical College is at 400 West Washington Boulevard downtown, West Los Angeles College at 9000 Overland Avenue in Culver City, and Pierce College at 6201 Winnetka Avenue in Woodland Hills. Harbor College tests in Wilmington at 1111 Figueroa Place, Technology Building Room 202. Pearson VUE runs additional sites. Book through ged.com.
California charges $41 per subject, or $164 for the full four-subject battery, and the price is the same whether you test on a campus or at home through online proctoring. If you miss a subject, the discounted retake is $15. The official GED Ready practice test costs $7.99 per subject and is billed separately. California sits above the national middle on price, so it is worth checking whether a local adult school can cover part of the fee.
Yes. California offers at-home proctored testing around the clock from any Los Angeles address, at the same $41 per subject you would pay on campus. You need a passing score on the official GED Ready practice test first, plus a webcam-equipped computer, reliable internet, and a private room where nobody will interrupt you. That GED Ready requirement applies only to at-home testing — walk into City College or Pierce and it does not apply.
Yes. California offers all four GED subjects in English and Spanish, on campus and at home, and you may combine languages across subjects to earn the credential. Take mathematical reasoning in Spanish and language arts in English if that is how you read and think — the state counts them together. You choose per subject at registration on ged.com. Twigera's lessons are taught in English, and the certificate issued is identical regardless of the language you tested in.
Standard testing age is 18, and California opens two earlier routes. You can test if you are within 60 days of when you would have graduated had you stayed in school and completed the usual courses. Otherwise, at 17 you need to have been out of school for at least 60 consecutive days and bring a letter requesting the test from the military, a college, or a prospective employer. Either route lets you sit the exams, but California does not issue the certificate itself until you turn 18 — worth planning around if an employer needs it in hand.
The California Department of Education issues the California High School Equivalency Certificate once you pass all four subjects at 145 or higher out of 200. You do not need to pass them on the same day or in any set order — each subject stands alone and your scores are held until the set is complete. Employers, colleges, apprenticeship sponsors, and the military treat the certificate exactly as they treat a traditional high school diploma.
Yes. All nine LA Community College District campuses accept the California High School Equivalency Certificate, as do Cal State Los Angeles, Cal State Northridge, UCLA, and California public institutions generally. LACCD is the usual first stop because it is open-admission and the cheapest route in the county, and its credits transfer into the CSU and UC systems through California's statewide articulation agreements.
Yes. LACCD adult education and the Los Angeles Unified Division of Adult and Career Education both run free GED preparation across dozens of sites, many with bilingual instruction. Those programs cover classes only, not the $164 exam fee, which you pay at registration on ged.com. Free classes and Twigera work well together rather than competing — use the classroom for structure and a teacher in the room, and our adaptive practice to target what is actually costing you points.
Eight to fourteen weeks of steady study, then four subjects taken on campus or at your kitchen table — your choice. Start with the free diagnostic and we will show you which subjects actually need the work.
