Now is the time to get your GED diploma! Fall 2023 GED & ESOL Schedule

GED Math 1

OCCC offers GED preparation classes each term, with flexible online and in-person options. To get started, you will attend a required orientation and take a placement test.

GED Math 2

Mon/Wed • 1:00-3:00 PM Lincoln City

Tues/Thurs • 6:00-8:00 PM • Newport

GED Language Arts

Tues/Thurs • 4:15-5:45 PM • Newport

GED Social Studies & Science

Mon/Wed • 11:15 AM-12:45 PM • Lincoln City

Spanish GED

Mon/Wed • 5:30-7:30 PM • Newport

Tues/Thurs • 5:30-7:30 PM • Lincoln City

Registering for GED Testing

Visit GED Testing Services at GED.com

Create a My GED account

Write down your username and password for future access

Making an Appointment

Locate the Testing Center or schedule an online test

Check the testing schedule

Choose an appointment day/time

Pay for the test (credit or debit card or voucher)

The fee for each test in-person is $38 (there are four tests). Online tests are $44.

Candidates will be able to take 2 retests per subject area (8 total). The retest fee is $10. All initial and retest fees are paid when a testing appointment is made.

Arriving for Your Test

Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled test appointment

Please bring a valid government issued picture ID with a signature. Your ID cannot be expired.

Check in at Student Services

Read and sign Candidate Rules Agreement

ESOL in Lincoln City

Mon/Wed • 5:30-7:00 PM

Tues/Thurs • 9:00-10:30 AM

ESOL in Newport

Mon/Wed/Fri • 9:00-11:20 AM

Tues/Thurs • 6:00-8:00 PM

Mon/Wed • 6:00-8:00 PM

Held at the Oceanspray Family Center, 1039 NW Nye Street

What to Bring

Candidates should refrain from bringing to the testing center large items such as backpacks, purses, laptops and other electronics and books. Your personal items must fit in small lockers provided to you during testing. You will be asked to remove large watches and other large jewelry before entering the room. The only things candidates need to bring are their ID and car keys (if applicable).

For 16 and 17 Year-Old Students

A student must be at least 16 years old to attend classes or take the test. Candidates 16 and 17 years of age must provide proof of one of the following in order to take the GED test:

A Release from Compulsory Attendance from last high school attended

Be a student in the Options program

Married or legally emancipated

You must provide the college with documentation from Linn Benton Lincoln Education Service District to begin testing. To begin the process, go to www.lblesd.k12.or.us/homeschool/high-schoolstudents/ged-option-program oregoncoast oregoncoast.edu/.edu/restaurant-sbm restaurant-sbm oregoncoast.edu/ oregoncoast.edu/small-business-management-program small-business-management-program

For more details, contact Rob Seal - 541-867-8535 or robert.seal@oregoncoast.edu.

Starting a Business in Lincoln County

The SBDC’s “start-here” class for would-be business owners, Starting a Business in Lincoln County is a great workshop for anyone considering launching a business in this beautiful, seasonal, challenging, and rewarding market. You’ll learn some of the fundamentals of Oregon Coast business ownership, as well as something about what it takes to be a successful owner of a small business.

INSTRUCTOR: WENDY LUDWIG

10AM-NOON | TUES., SEPT. 26 | LIVE, VIA ZOOM | $25

Excel Level 1: The Basics of Excel

Gain a solid understanding of the Basics of Microsoft Excel. Learn how to navigate the Ribbon; enter and edit data; the basics of formulas and the most common functions used in the Office. Dramatically increase your efficiency and effectiveness with dozens of shortcuts, tips and tricks.

INSTRUCTOR: JOSIAH DEAN

3-5PM | TUES., SEPT. 26 | LIVE, VIA ZOOM | $25

Excel Level 2: Tips and Tricks for Intermediate Excel

Go even farther with Microsoft Excel. Get insights into new and advanced fuctions, show off your data with charts and graphs, and learn how to integrate Excel with other programs.

INSTRUCTOR: JOSIAH DEAN

3-5PM | TUES., OCT. 10 | LIVE, VIA ZOOM | $25

Capital Access: Non-Traditional Funding Options for Lincoln County

Learn about secondary lending options, gap financing, small business start-up loans, and grant options in Lincoln County. You will hear from professionals focused on capital resources for small businesses from Business Oregon, the Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County and Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments about a wide range of programs, services, and resources for your small business.

INSTRUCTOR: GREGORY PRICE

8-10AM | TUES., NOV. 14 | LIVE, VIA ZOOM | FREE

QuickBooks Online Level 1

For QuickBooks beginners. Learn how to use the most popular business accounting software program used by small businesses. If you have never used QuickBooks or are just starting to use the program, this training is for you! Class includes setting up company files, creating a chart of accounts, adding customers, jobs, and vendors. Also covers paying for expenses, invoicing, and receiving payments.

INSTRUCTOR: JOSIAH DEAN

3-5PM | TUES., OCT. 24 | LIVE, VIA ZOOM | $75

QuickBooks Online Level 2

For intermediate QuickBooks Online Users. If you have completed QB Level 1 or are slightly more than a “new user” of QuickBooks, this training will help expand your existing base of knowledge. Class includes lessons in fundamentals of accounting, reconciling bank accounts, inventory, and running reports.

INSTRUCTOR: JOSIAH DEAN 3-5PM | TUES., NOV. 7 LIVE, VIA ZOOM | $75

Basics of Federal Contracting

You will learn about the basics of Federal Contracting, including, Registering, Certifications, Finding and understanding solicitations, how to work with the System Award Management portal, and how to best position your company for pursuing federal contracting.

INSTRUCTOR: DEE EDWARDS

8-10AM | TUES., OCT. 10 NEWPORT | FREE

Canva for Digital & Printed Marketing Asset Creation

Canva has quickly become the go-to tool for many graphic designers, both trained professionals and the rest of us: business owners and managers who have graphic design responsibilities, like it or not! Come participate in this workshop to learn some of the tips and tricks your instructors – and fellow workshop participants – are using. We’ll meet in a computer lab so that you can practice while you’re learning.

INSTRUCTORS: JULIA RYAN AND DAVE PRICE

9-11AM | TUES., NOV. 7 | NEWPORT | $25

TikTok for Your Business

Is your business using TikTok to build your brand or sell your product? Come share your experience in this facilitated roundtable discussion. We’ll hear what’s working well for Lincoln County creators and business owners, and what questions remain about this perplexing but engaging social media tool. We’ll create a TikTok together to explore different design tools and techniques.

INSTRUCTORS: JULIA RYAN AND DAVE PRICE

10AM-NOON | MON., NOV. 13 | WALDPORT | $25

Digital Marketing & Branding

Learn to promote your business using the various social media platforms, create online ads and buy ad space on social media sites, and manage your company on Google.

INSTRUCTOR: GREGORY PRICE

3-5PM | MON., OCT. 9 | LINCOLN CITY | $25

CCB License Prep & Test

This class will prepare students to qualify for and successfully pass the Construction Contractors Board (CCB) exam required for contractor certification in Oregon. The class is taught by a certified CCB education provider and fulfills the CCB pre-exam educational requirement as stipulated by Oregon regulations. The course is unique in that participants will learn the material and take the test over the same two days. There is no textbook to purchase. Please bring a sack lunch each day.

INSTRUCTORS: SBDC STAFF

8AM-5PM THURS. & FRI., OCT. 5 & 6 LINCOLN CITY | $425