The state board that oversees the Technical College System of Georgia and its Office of Adult Education has voted to rescind a planned increase in the GED test fees for Georgia’s adult learners. The TCSG will wait until at least early next year to reconsider the cost.

Susan Hackney, Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s vice president of adult education, said Thursday she is glad officials chose to delay the increase because it will allow more time for people to prepare for the exams.

“The testing centers have been swamped with potential test-takers, and not all were fully prepared. Now we hope adults will turn to our instructional centers for assistance prior to testing,” said Hackney.

The board’s action follows recommendations from both the OAE, which is the statewide provider of the test, and the GED Testing Service in Washington, D.C., which is responsible for the design and delivery of the test.

In April, the TCSG announced that the test fees would more than double from the current $95, which would coincide with the launch in July of a first-ever computer-based GED test by the GED Testing Service.

However, the GED Testing Service recently asked Georgia to postpone the cost increase, citing the need to resolve all operational and technical matters involved in the development and delivery of the computer-based testing model.

The current fee of $95 to take the full battery of general educational development tests that measure reading, writing, social studies, science and mathematics skills will remain in effect into early 2012, or however long it takes to begin the computer-based GED testing.

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