Pass the Scranton GED on your schedule, from Green Ridge to South Side.
Scranton's test center is Lackawanna College on Vine Street, a few minutes from Courthouse Square. All four subjects cost $144, the same online as in person, and you have to be a Pennsylvania resident to sit them here at all.
The fast facts for taking the GED in Pennsylvania — verify on official sources before your test date.
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Facts verified July 29, 2026
Official GED test sites listed by GED Testing Service for the Scranton 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.
$36 a subject, the same at a test center or online. Pennsylvania is one of the few states that does not surcharge online proctoring.
Lackawanna College on Vine Street, downtown. The next civilian site is Honesdale, about 24 miles away.
You must prove residency at the test center with a driver license or other document. Non-residents cannot test in Pennsylvania at all.
Same prep, same teachers, wherever you are. What changes is how the program meets the realities of studying in Scranton.
The distribution work along I-81 does not run to a school timetable, and neither do we. Lessons run 6 to 9 minutes and fit a break or the half hour after a shift. Nothing expires if you disappear for three weeks on overtime.
Scranton graduates move into Lackawanna College and Johnson College certificate tracks, transfer routes toward the University of Scranton and Marywood, and the employers hiring across Lackawanna County — Geisinger, Commonwealth Health, and the distribution centers along the I-81 corridor. Lackawanna College is also where you sit the test.
Four credentialed teachers, one per subject, seven days a week. Median reply is under four hours. No ticket queue, no chatbot, no waiting until Monday.
Same program, same teachers, different metro. Pick another city or head back to the Pennsylvania hub for the statewide overview.
Specific to taking the GED in Scranton. For broader course questions, see the help center or email support@twigera.com.
The official test is $36 per subject, or $144 for all four, and the price is identical online — Pennsylvania is one of the few states that does not surcharge online proctoring. If you miss a subject, the in-person retake drops to about $10 because GED Testing Service waives its own fee, while online retakes stay at $36. You may still see the PAFreeGED promo code advertised on ged.com. Do not budget around it: that subsidy closed on June 30, 2026 and has not been renewed.
Lackawanna College at 501 Vine Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 200, a few minutes from Courthouse Square. It is the only civilian GED site in the city. Two federal prison facilities near Waymart appear in test-center searches but serve closed populations, so ignore those. The next public option is the Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance in Honesdale, about 24 miles away. Book through your GED.com account rather than calling the college.
Yes. You are required to be a Pennsylvania resident, and you prove it at the testing center with a valid driver license or other proof of residency. GED Testing Service states plainly that non-residents are not eligible to take the GED test in Pennsylvania at all, so this is a hard eligibility rule rather than a paperwork detail. Worth checking before you book if you have moved recently — the state office is on (717) 787-5532.
Eight to fourteen weeks of steady study and a short walk to Vine Street. Start with the free diagnostic and we will tell you which subjects are ready before you pay for a seat.
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16- and 17-year-olds need a PDE age waiver plus a written request from an employer, college or recruiter. Online testing is 18 and over only.
Yes, and online proctoring costs the same $36 a subject as a seat at a test center, with no surcharge. You need a passing score on the official GED Ready practice test first, plus a webcam, a steady connection and a private room. One Pennsylvania limit: the minimum age for testing online here is 18 with no exceptions, so an approved 16- or 17-year-old has to sit at Lackawanna College in person.
Eighteen, and Pennsylvania's under-18 route is unusually demanding. A 16- or 17-year-old needs an approved age waiver from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and the application has to include a written request from an employer, a college admissions office, a military recruiting office, or the director of a state institution stating that a GED is required. You need an outside party with a concrete reason, and under-18 testing is in person only.
Yes. Lackawanna College, the University of Scranton, Marywood University, Johnson College and Penn State Scranton all treat the Pennsylvania GED as equivalent to a high school diploma for admission, as does every other public institution in the state. Lackawanna is the usual first stop and it is also where you sit the test — nursing, criminal justice and IT programs all open up once you hold the credential.
Most 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. There is no minimum preparation time in Pennsylvania — you sit each subject when you are ready, in any order. At $36 a subject, being genuinely ready before you book is worth real money here.
