It may also help the GED Testing Service reclaim lost market share. From what was once essentially a monopoly, 21 states so far have now adopted cheaper alternative tests — the TASC and HiSET.

Changes to the GED for high school equivalency will hike costs and challenge test takers. ... The result was HiSET, which will be available as both a paper-and-pencil and computer-based test.

Jason Carter, the national director for HiSET, says ETS created its test in response to concerns by many states about the GED's for-profit shift. He says preliminary estimates are that 30,000 to ...

Montana will soon make the switch from GED to HiSET exam. by Jordan Moore. Wed, November 20th 2013 at 10:50 PM. Updated Mon, May 9th 2016 at 9:22 AM. still1119-00000-jpg-3-1110499-ver1-0.jpg.

As the GED prepares for a major overhaul in January, a growing number of states are trying a new class of tests designed as alternatives to the GED.Like… ...

But retests for the GED cost $60, even if a person failed just one section, she said, while HiSET allows retests to be done in sections at $15 each, so students are retaking only parts they failed.

According to the Council’s figures, as of July 2017, 22 states were offering HiSET and 16 were offering TASC. The GED is also an option in most of those states.

The free testing for HiSET begins this week but free GED testing has been available since September 2022. The covered cost includes tests in each subject as well as two retakes. In order to have ...

HiSET. Candidates can access the discount for the HiSET exam by calling Education Testing Services customer support hotline at 1-855-MyHiSET and scheduling a test. “Receiving a High School ...