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Service helps adults earn their high school diplomas

Service helps adults earn their high school diplomas

Merrillville Adult Education (MAE), located in Merrillville High School, can help individuals earn their high school equivalency credentials by preparing them to complete the HiSET exam.

MAE’s free preparation classes are designed for students to go from their current knowledge to a point where passing the HiSET the first time is a reasonable goal. Instruction is available Mondays through Thursdays, and the next class session begins July 6.  

Preparation classes are not required prior to taking the HiSET.

Upcoming 2021 HiSET test dates include: July 19 and 20, registration deadline July 15; Aug. 4 and 5, registration deadline July 29; Aug. 18 and 19, registration deadline Aug. 12; Sept. 1 and 2, registration deadline Aug. 26; Sept. 15 and 16, registration deadline Sept. 9; Sept. 29 and 30, registration deadline Sept. 23; Oct. 12 and 13, registration deadline Oct. 7; Oct. 27 and 28, registration deadline Oct. 21; and Dec. 8 and 9, registration deadline Dec. 2.

The State of Indiana has changed from the TASC test. Any person who has not passed all five subjects on the TASC test has until Sept. 30 to successfully complete the test.

Testing dates to complete TASC subjects include: July 19 and 20, registration deadline July 15; Aug. 4 and 5, registration deadline July 29; Sept. 1 and 2, registration deadline Aug. 26; and Sept. 15 and 16, registration deadline Sept. 9.

To register for a testing date or for more information, visit the Merrillville Community School Corporation website, www.mvsc.k12.in.us, or contact the Adult Education Office:  sgreen@mvsc.k12.in.us or 219-650-5310, ext. 5318.