Wyoming Approves TASC and HiSET as Statewide Alternatives to GED in 2014

The Wyoming Community College Commission announced its decision last week that adults seeking a high school certificate in Wyoming will have three test choices in 2014: the GED, the Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC), and the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET).

Wyoming joins Nevada in offering three test options for a high school equivalency certificate, along with a handful of other states that are offering something other than the GED beginning in 2014.

Each of Wyoming’s 27 primary testing centers will decide for themselves which of the authorized tests they will offer starting in 2014.

A state-by-state comparison for the test each state has approved so far can be found here. A side-by-side comparison of each of the three tests is available on our website at http://www.newreaderspress.com/HSEcomparison.aspx.

Nevada to accept 3 tests for Certificate of High School Equivalency

The Nevada Board of Education decided on October 4, that the state would offer two additional options for high school equivalency exams beginning next year.

In addition to the revised GED that will be available starting in January 2014, students can consider the HiSET exam or the TASC exam.

Facing a steep cost increase and many challenges for implementing the new GED exam (only four of Nevada’s 20 public GED test centers are equipped to administer the new computerized version of the exam,) the state decided to accept two alternative tests.

The GED will cost $95 for Nevadans, and includes two free retakes. It will only be offered as a computerized version except for at correctional centers.

The HiSET will cost $65 and allows for two free retakes as well. There is both a paper and a computerized version.

The TASC will cost $65 for Nevadans and allows for two free retakes. There is both a paper and a computerized version.

For further comparison information among the different tests, please visit our website at http://www.newreaderspress.com/HSEcomparison.aspx.

To see which test your state will offer in 2014, look at this chart.