Pass the Washington GED on your schedule, from Seattle to Spokane.
Twigera is built for Washington learners who need a high-school equivalency credential without rearranging their lives. The full GED battery runs $144, you can test in person or online from home, and our prep is one-time pay — never a subscription.
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The fast facts for taking the GED in Washington — verify on official sources before your test date.
Certificate of Educational Competency
Available in Spanish
Facts verified May 31, 2026
The four numbers that matter most for Washington test takers — fee, age, locations, and the workforce gap a diploma closes.
Total cost of all four official subject tests in Washington — $36 per subject, in person or online.
Washington requires GED test takers to be 19 or older to test freely; 16- to 18-year-olds can test with proof they are not enrolled in school plus district or parental approval.
Washington's 34 community and technical colleges host official GED testing, plus Pearson VUE sites and online proctored testing from home.
Total Washington nonfarm employment per BLS (about 3,636,000, April 2026, preliminary). The majority of these roles list a high-school diploma or GED as the minimum credential — tech, aerospace, healthcare, and trades.
Source: GED Testing Service · Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges · Q1 2026
Set by GED Testing Service and the WashingtonDepartment of Education. Verify on official sources before your test date — rules change.
Washington requires GED test takers to be at least 19 to test on their own. A 16- to 18-year-old may test with documentation that they are not enrolled in any high school program (a school-district approval form, or a notarized statement for homeschoolers); for online testing under 18, a guardian must be present at pre-test check-in.
Applicants cannot already hold a U.S. high school diploma and cannot be currently enrolled in a Washington high school at the time of testing.
You must be a Washington resident at the time of testing to be awarded the Washington Certificate of Educational Competency. Out-of-state testers should check the residency rule of the state where they intend to claim a credential.
A current Washington 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- to 18-year-olds test with documentation they are not enrolled in any high school program, plus district or parental approval; under-18 online testers need a guardian at check-in.
These are the official fees from GED Testing Service for Washington 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 Washington, 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 Washington, then you decide.
The official GED is administered at testing centers across Washington, plus online from home through GED Testing Service. Pick a city for the local center directory.
Real Washington students. Real diplomas. Real next chapters — nursing programs, college, the National Guard, the promotions they were capped on.
Started a nursing-assistant program at Seattle Central College.
“I studied after I put my son to bed, about forty minutes a night. Ten weeks later I passed all four. The retake on the one I missed was only ten dollars at the center.”
Enrolled at Spokane Community College for a welding certificate.
“I was 18 and out of school, so I had to file the form proving I had withdrawn. Once that cleared, it was a 12-week study plan and a couple of mornings at the test center.”
Promoted to team lead at a distribution center.
“I tested in Spanish because that is how I think through math. Same certificate. My manager moved me up the month after it came through.”
Enrolled at Clark College for an IT program.
“I dreaded the math section and ended up scoring highest on it. Two and a half months of studying on lunch breaks. Started classes that same term.”
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 Washington. 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 30+ testing sites across Washington (most hosted at the state's community and technical colleges), or take it online from home with proctoring. The four subject tests can be taken in any order, on separate days.
Yes. Washington's Certificate of Educational Competency is treated identically to a Washington high-school diploma by every accredited college, every employer, and every branch of the U.S. military. It is awarded through the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges after you pass all four sections.
The official test is $36 per subject, or $144 for the full four-subject battery — the same price in person and online. If you fail a subject, the discounted test-center retake is $10 (GED Testing Service waives its $26 fee); online retakes stay $36. Low-cost prep classes are available at community and technical colleges, and our prep is a separate one-time payment.
Yes, with a step. Washington lets you test freely at 19, but 16- to 18-year-olds can test after showing they are not enrolled in any high school program — usually a school-district approval form, or a notarized statement for homeschoolers. Once that documentation clears, you can register and test like anyone else.
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 — $36 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. Washington does not require a minimum number of prep hours to sit the test.
Yes. You must be a Washington resident at the time of testing to be awarded the Washington Certificate of Educational Competency. Out-of-state testers can sit the test here, but should check the residency rule of the state where they intend to claim a credential.
Yes. The GED test in Washington 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 credential issued is identical regardless of which language you test in.
From a quiet 45 minutes after the kids go down to your Certificate of Educational Competency in hand — most students get there in three months. Start with the free diagnostic and we'll show you the shortest path from where you are.
