How do colleges treat GEDs?

NH Tech colleges and some other smaller colleges accept GEDs.  

From the American Council on Education:

If your reason for taking the GED Tests is to go on to college or postsecondary training, you aren’t alone. More than 60 percent of GED test-takers say they intend to further their education beyond the GED program. Ninety-five percent of U.S. colleges and universities recognize the GED credential. Passing the GED Tests, with an average score of 500, for instance, puts you in the upper half (top 50 percent) in terms of class rank and lets colleges know that you have the skills and knowledge equivalent to applicants from traditional high schools.

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NOTE: This link seems to be broken.

How do employers view GEDs?

From State of Montana Office of Public Instruction:

• Only seven out of ten graduating high school seniors would earn passing scores if they took the GED tests.
• The GED tests last a total of seven and one-half hours.
• People who pass the GED tests have stronger reading skills on average than graduating high school seniors.
• About one out of every seven people who receive high school diplomas each year earns that diploma by passing the GED tests.
• One in 20 GED test-takers say academic problems led them to leave school.
• More than half of those who take and pass the GED tests are 24 or younger. Nearly one-third are under 20.
• More than 96 percent of employers nationwide employ GED graduates on the same basis as high school graduates in terms of hiring, salary, and opportunity for advancement.

http://www.opi.state.mt.us/GED/index.html


From SmythNews.com:  Results of the Smyth County (VA) Industry Council Workforce Profile
Not all of the employers expressed opinions about the difference between having a high school diploma or the GED.  Instead, “Several employers indicated that they viewed a high school diploma or a GED as an indicator of motivation.”

Three of the 30 employers said they prefer workers who have high school diplomas. Surprisingly, five employers said “that they viewed the GED more positively than the high school diploma because it indicates that a person was really committed to completing their basic education and undertook the steps required to do so.”

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