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8 unusual facts about General Educational Development


Columbus Metropolitan Library

CML provides help for adults with General Educational Development (GED) classes, technology training for basic computer knowledge, adult basic learning classes, an introductory class on the use of Microsoft Word, Job Help Centers, and classes on basic internet skills.

Edu-macating Lucky

Luanne's boyfriend Lucky (Tom Petty) asks Peggy to tutor him so that he can get his G.E.D. According to Lucky's 'code of honor', he has to get his G.E.D. in order to be worthy of asking Luanne to marry him, much like his father and grandfather before him had to live up to their codes before they could marry.

Henkle v. Gregory

The school district enrolled him in a continuing education program at a local community college, though he was too young to qualify to take the high school equivalency examination.

Louis R. Rocco

He earned his high school general equivalency diploma during his tour there.

Mr. Hooper

His first name was revealed on the March 15, 1976 episode (#871) when it was shown on the GED he had just earned.

Rose Pizzo

In 1978 she was one of the first students to attend the Adult Basic Education Program for the Deaf in Fair Lawn and received her high school equivalency diploma.

Stephen Albair

While in the military, he gained a GED certificate attending the University of Illinois before being discharged from the Air Force in 1965.

The Briefs

In 2004, the Briefs went on a European tour without Lance Romance, who stayed behind to get his GED.


Bunker Hill Community College

PTC provides the residents of the South End and Lower Roxbury with the opportunity to earn a GED certificate, take adult education (ESL, Basic English and Math) classes, and to enroll in community college-level classes.

Irving Schleimer

Forced by economic necessity to drop out of school at an early age and go to work to support his family, he completed his General Educational Development (GED) in the United States Army Air Forces and served as a U.S. Army meteorologist during World War II, in the Aleutian Islands war zone.


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