GED, pre-GED classes offered in South Texas

Coastal Bend College Lott-Canada Facility provides free GED preparation courses for anyone interested in earning a high school equivalency diploma (GED). Classes are offered in reading, writing and mathematics to adults seeking to improve the basic skills necessary to function effectively in their personal and family lives, in the workplace, and in the community. 

 Applications are being accepted now through Oct. 21 for the next quarter, which begins on Oct. 31. Orientation for this quarter will be held October 25-27 at the following times and locations:

 Beeville: [Day Classes] Oct. 25 and 26, 8:30 a.m. – noon and [Night Classes] Oct. 25, 6-9:30 p.m. at Lott-Canada Facility, 900 W. Corpus Christi St. (U.S. Hwy 59 West), Beeville

 Ingleside: Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m. at Ingleside High School, Room 44, Ingleside

 Taft: Oct. 26, 6 p.m., Taft High School, Parent Education Room, 400 College St, Taft

 George West: Oct. 26, 6 p.m., George West High School, Room 402 (Science Annex), George West

 Sinton: Oct. 27, 6 p.m. at 104 E Sinton St. in Sinton

 Those interested in attending GED or adult education classes must attend the orientation to be enrolled.  During orientation, students will be given a skills test that determines their classroom placement. Students who are 16 years old must have a court order from a judge to register and 17-year-olds need to have parental consent and documented withdrawal from the last school they attended. 

 ESL classes are also available year round in Beeville for English language learners.

 For more information, contact Roxann Gleason at (361) 362-6095 or rgleason@coastalbend.edu.

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