Pass the Colorado Springs GED on your schedule, from Old Colorado City to Falcon.
Colorado lets you test at 17, two years earlier than most states, and asks nothing about residency. Colorado Springs has four public GED centers, from Pikes Peak State College on South Academy to District 11's adult campus on Afton Way. We handle the studying between now and then.
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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
Official GED test sites listed by GED Testing Service for the Colorado Springs 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.
Four public GED sites across the city — Pikes Peak State College on South Academy Boulevard, District 11's Wasson campus on Afton Way, AcuSkill on Edison Avenue, and Community Education Centers on East Las Vegas Street.
Colorado lets you test at 17 with no waiver, where most states make you wait until 18. A 16-year-old needs a GED Age Waiver approved by GED Testing Service, and a parent present at check-in for online exams.
Colorado charges $43.50 per subject, the same in person or online — $174 for all four. A discounted retake at a test center is $17.50.
Colorado allows online proctored testing from any Springs address at the same $43.50 per subject. Discounted retakes are not offered on the online exam, so a shaky subject is cheaper to sit in person.
Same prep, same teachers, wherever you are. What changes is how the program meets the realities of studying in Colorado Springs.
Lessons run 6 to 9 minutes, which fits a break, a lunch hour, or the half hour after the kids go down. Military families here get orders on short notice — your plan travels with you, nothing expires, and there is no fixed class night to drive Academy Boulevard for.
Colorado Springs graduates move into Pikes Peak State College certificates, transfer tracks toward the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and the roles that gate on a diploma across El Paso County — hospital support work at UCHealth Memorial and Penrose, skilled trades, and civilian jobs at Fort Carson and Peterson Space Force Base. District 11 runs adult and family education on Afton Way if you want a classroom.
Four credentialed teachers — one per subject — answer your questions seven days a week. Median reply is under four hours. Most students study 45 minutes a day. No ticket queue, no chatbot.
Real Colorado Springs students. Real diplomas. Real next chapters.
Enrolled in an early childhood education program.
“I sat math and science in Spanish and the reading in English, which Colorado allows. The certificate reads the same. My daughter watched me study at the kitchen table for three months.”
Started a medical assisting certificate at Pikes Peak State College.
“I turned seventeen in March and found out Colorado lets you test then, not at eighteen. That was a whole year I did not have to wait. Tested on South Academy in June.”
Cleared the diploma requirement for a facilities supervisor role.
“I got out after eight years and the jobs I wanted all wanted a diploma I never finished. Short lessons between shifts. Ten weeks, then two mornings on Afton Way.”
Started a welding certificate after passing all four subjects.
“The diagnostic said science and social studies were already passing and I had been about to study all four. That saved me probably two months. Nine weeks total from starting to done.”
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Specific to taking the GED in Colorado Springs. For broader course questions, see the help center or email support@twigera.com.
Four public sites. Pikes Peak State College tests in Room A-121 of the Aspen Building at 5675 South Academy Boulevard, by appointment only with no walk-ins. District 11's Adult and Family Education runs testing at the Ray J. Wasson Academic Campus on Afton Way. AcuSkill on Edison Avenue and Community Education Centers on East Las Vegas Street are the other two. A Department of Corrections site and a youth services center also appear in public listings but are not bookable.
Seventeen, which is a year or two earlier than most states allow. There is no waiver, no school-district permission, and no parental sign-off needed at 17 — you simply register. A 16-year-old can test only with a GED Age Waiver approved by GED Testing Service, and if that 16-year-old tests online, a parent or guardian has to be present at the pre-test check-in to give consent.
Colorado charges $43.50 per subject, or $174 for all four — the same price at any of the four Springs centers or online from home. If you fail a subject, the discounted retake at a test center is $17.50, because GED Testing Service waives its own $26 fee for one retake per subject within 365 days. Online retakes get no discount and cost the full $43.50, so a borderline subject is cheaper to sit in person.
No. Colorado has no residency requirement — you can test here and receive a Colorado High School Equivalency Diploma without proving you live in the state. In practice most people test where they live, but if you have just arrived with orders to Fort Carson or Peterson, nothing about your residency status stands between you and a test date.
Yes. Colorado allows online proctored testing at any Springs address, at the same $43.50 per subject as the test center. You need a passing score on the official GED Ready practice test first, plus a webcam, a stable connection, and a private room where nobody will interrupt you. One trade-off worth planning around: discounted retakes are not offered on the online exam.
Yes. Colorado lets you take the test in English or Spanish and lets you combine the two languages across the four subjects, so math in Spanish and language arts in English is allowed if that is how you think. Twigera's prep is in English, and we suggest sitting each subject in whichever language you read fastest. The diploma issued is identical regardless of language.
Yes. Pikes Peak State College, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and Colorado College all treat the Colorado High School Equivalency Diploma as equivalent to a high school diploma for admission, as does every other public institution in the state. Pikes Peak is the usual first stop — medical assisting, welding, automotive, and early childhood certificates all open up once you hold the credential, and credits transfer toward a UCCS degree later.
Most Colorado Springs students who study consistently for 45 to 60 minutes a day are test-ready in 8 to 14 weeks. Your day-one diagnostic shows which of the four subjects actually need the hours, and the plan adapts from there. Colorado sets no minimum preparation time — you sit each subject when you are ready, in any order, and your passing scores are held until all four are done.
Eight to fourteen weeks of steady study and a morning in Room A-121 on South Academy — and if you are 17, you do not have to wait a year to start. Begin with the free diagnostic and we will show you which of the four subjects actually needs the work.
