Pass the Colorado GED on your schedule, from Denver to Grand Junction.
Twigera is built for Colorado learners who need a high-school equivalency diploma without rearranging their lives. You can test in person or online from home, the state funds free adult-ed prep, and our prep is one-time pay — never a subscription.
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The fast facts for taking the GED in Colorado — verify on official sources before your test date.
Colorado High School Equivalency Diploma
HiSET also accepted
Available in Spanish
Facts verified May 31, 2026
The four numbers that matter most for Colorado test takers — fee, age, locations, and the workforce gap a diploma closes.
Total cost of all four official subject tests in Colorado — $43.50 per subject, in person or online. Colorado is one of the states above the $36 national norm.
Colorado allows testing from age 17; a 16-year-old can test only with a state age waiver meeting one of six statutory conditions.
Technical colleges, community colleges, and Pearson VUE sites across the state, plus online proctored testing from home.
Total Colorado nonfarm employment per BLS (about 2,967,800, April 2026, preliminary). The majority of these roles list a high-school diploma or GED as the minimum credential — healthcare, construction, aerospace, and trades.
Source: GED Testing Service · Colorado Department of Education · Q1 2026
Set by GED Testing Service and the ColoradoDepartment of Education. Verify on official sources before your test date — rules change.
Colorado requires GED test takers to be at least 17 and not enrolled in or graduated from high school. A 16-year-old can test only through a state-approved age waiver that meets one of six statutory conditions, such as a college-admission or court-ordered requirement.
Applicants cannot already hold a U.S. high school diploma and cannot be currently enrolled in a Colorado high school at the time of testing.
Colorado does not require state residency to test. Out-of-state testers are accepted, and the Colorado High School Equivalency Diploma is issued regardless of where you live.
A current Colorado driver's license, state ID, U.S. military ID, or passport is accepted at every testing center. Expired IDs and school IDs are not accepted.
Both options are available statewide. Online proctored testing requires a recent 'green' score on a GED Ready practice test, plus a webcam and a private quiet room.
You must score at least 145 on each of the four subject tests independently. Subjects can be retaken one at a time without re-doing the others.
16-year-olds test only with a state age waiver meeting one of six statutory conditions, such as a college-admission requirement or a court order.
These are the official fees from GED Testing Service for Colorado test takers — what the test itself costs. Our prep is a separate one-time payment, with a Pass Guarantee on the Pro plan.
Charged at the testing center or online checkout.
All four subjects taken in any order, on your schedule.
Official practice test from GED Testing Service.
Per subject after the first two attempts.
In Colorado, free adult-education GED prep is state-funded, and for some learners that is a genuinely good fit. Here is an honest look at where it works — and where self-paced online prep works better.
Not sure which fits? The free diagnostic shows you exactly where you stand in Colorado, then you decide.
The official GED is administered at testing centers across Colorado, plus online from home through GED Testing Service. Pick a city for the local center directory.
Real Colorado students. Real diplomas. Real next chapters — nursing programs, college, the National Guard, the promotions they were capped on.
Started a Medical Assistant program at Emily Griffith Technical College.
“I used the free adult-ed class for structure and Twigera at night to drill. Ten weeks, about forty minutes a night. Passed all four sections.”
Enrolled at Pikes Peak State College for a welding certificate.
“I tested in Spanish because that is the language I read fastest. Same diploma. I only had to retake one subject, and the test-center retake was cheaper than the first attempt.”
Promoted to shift lead at a logistics warehouse after testing at the Community College of Aurora.
“My manager said the lead role needed a diploma on file. I studied on lunch breaks for two months and tested right in town. Got the bump the next week.”
Joined the U.S. Army.
“The recruiter said no diploma, no contract. I studied two months on my phone during breaks and scored above the cutoff on every section. Shipped out that fall.”
Same four steps for everyone. Most students reach the final step in eight to fourteen weeks.
A 45-minute baseline across all four subjects produces a personal heat-map of what to study first. The plan is built from your data, not a template.
Short video lessons, then practice on the same skill the same day. The platform reorders your queue around what you miss.
Full-length, timed simulations that look and feel exactly like the official test. Three clean passes and you are ready.
Schedule the official GED at a center or online from home. Pass in any order, on your timeline. Your state mails the diploma.
Specific to taking the GED in Colorado. For broader course questions, see the help center or email support@twigera.com.
Schedule the official GED through ged.com (run by GED Testing Service) at any of the 40+ testing centers across Colorado, or take it online from home with proctoring. The four subject tests can be taken in any order, on separate days. Colorado accepts both the GED and the HiSET as high-school-equivalency paths.
Yes. The Colorado High School Equivalency Diploma is treated identically to a Colorado high-school diploma by every accredited college, every employer, and every branch of the U.S. military. It is issued by the Colorado Department of Education after you pass all four sections.
The official test is $43.50 per subject, or $174 for the full four-subject battery — higher than the $36 most states charge. If you fail a subject, the discounted test-center retake is $17.50; online retakes stay $43.50. Free prep is available statewide through Colorado adult-education programs, and our prep is a separate one-time payment.
Usually not. Colorado lets you test at 17 if you are not enrolled in or graduated from high school. A 16-year-old can test only with a state-approved age waiver that meets one of six statutory conditions — such as a college-admission requirement or a court order. Start with a local adult-education program to confirm whether you qualify.
Yes. Online proctored testing is available statewide through GED Testing Service. You need a recent 'green' (likely-to-pass) score on a GED Ready practice test, a webcam-equipped computer, and a private quiet room. The price is the same as in person — $43.50 per subject.
Most students who study consistently for 45 to 60 minutes a day are test-ready within 8 to 14 weeks. Your day-one diagnostic shows where you actually stand, and the plan adapts from there. Colorado does not require a minimum number of prep hours to sit the test.
No. Colorado does not require state residency to test. Out-of-state testers are accepted, and the Colorado High School Equivalency Diploma is issued regardless of where you live.
Yes. The GED test in Colorado is offered in English or Spanish, in person and online — you choose at registration. Twigera's prep is in English; we recommend testing in whichever language you read and think in most comfortably. The diploma issued is identical regardless of which language you test in.
From a quiet 45 minutes after the kids go down to your name on the Colorado Department of Education roster — most students get there in three months. Start with the free diagnostic and we'll show you the shortest path from where you are.
