North Dakota

Adult Education

The Regional Adult Learning Centers (larger-red) and satellite sites (smaller-red) are open to serve the public who need basic education and secondary education services. Contact each center for specific office hours, registration protocol, services, classes and GED testing schedules as this varies with each Center. The Correctional Education Centers (blue) are not open to the public.

Circle graph is a running cumulative total starting in 2014. Data in both visuals includes individuals who have taken at least one Official GED test. Not all Adult Education students take or have taken a GED test. Not all GED testers are Adult Education Students. Data is presented in calendar year. The GED test consists of 4, separate, core-subject area tests. The GED is a high school equivalency credential, recognized and administered by Department of Public Instruction, in North Dakota. A score of 145 is required as a passing score and must be achieved on each exam to earn a GED. To learn more visit GED.com

GED Passer is a student who has passed all 4 GED Official tests. GED Pass Rate is calculated by dividing Passers by Completers. A Completer is an individual who has taken all 4 Official GED Tests, regardless of passing or non-passing score. All Passers are Completers, but not all Completers are Passers. The National Pass Rate is given as a comparison. This is a key metric used by GED Testing Service to evaluate testing effectiveness.

An individual is counted if they were served one or more hours in a state-sponsored Adult Learning Center or Correctional Education Center. Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) are the two main program types. The Displaced Homemaker Program (DHP) students are a subset of either category. ABE + ESL = Overall Total.

An individual is counted if they were served one or more hours in a state-sponsored Adult Learning Center or Correctional Education Center. Funds are granted to provide opportunities for individuals to improve their academic and career skills. Instruction areas include math, reading, science, and social studies and involve an array of assessments to measure learning. Majority of students involved with the program are on a track to earn their High School Equivalency through GED Testing. Two other large offerings include course in computer/technology skills and career readiness and preparation.

An individual is counted if they were served one or more hours in a state-sponsored Adult Learning Center or Correctional Education Center and meet requirements for the program. Individuals who find themselves displaced through separation, divorce, death or disability of a spouse, or other loss of support. The program provides academic support, career and college guidance and services for displaced homemakers so that they may enjoy independence and economic security.

An individual is counted if they were served one or more hours in a state-sponsored Adult Learning Center or Correctional Education Center. Funds are granted to provide free instruction in English language acquisition and citizenship skills. Instruction at some locations is designed for adults who have limited proficiency in the English language or whose native language is not English. Instructional emphasis is on listening and speaking as well as reading and writing.

These outcome measures give a glimpse into what Adult Education students are doing once they leave the program. Any participant who exits is included regardless of attaining educational goals or earning a GED.

• Employment Rate—Second Quarter and Fourth After Exit: The numerator for this measure is the percentage of participants exiting during a given program year who are in unsubsidized employment during the second quarter and fourth quarter after exit from the program as determined by survey responses or data matching with a denominator of all students exiting the program during the same given year.
• Median Earnings—Second Quarter After Exit: The median earnings of participants exiting during a given program year who are in unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after exit from the program as determined by survey responses or data matching for all students exiting the program during the same given year.