Rio Salado College is a Maricopa Community College located in Tempe, Arizona. The college offers GED prep courses online. Classes focus on social studies, language arts, science and math. Classes are done at the student's pace. As of May 2011, the cost of the online class is $90 for the course and $45 for the textbook.
Wake Tech Community College, located in Raleigh, North Carolina, offers GED prep courses online. The program is available for free to residents of North Carolina who are 16 1/2 years old or older. Students must attend the information session at the physical location, but then all course work is done online. To stay enrolled, students must complete at least 6 hours a week of study. At the information session, students are given a test to determine their ability level. Those who score at a 9th grade comprehension level and above will enter the GED prep course, while those scoring below a 9th grade level will enter the pre-GED course.
Westpoint Piedmont Community College, located in Morganton, North Carolina, offers free GED courses for North Carolina residents. To be eligible for the program, you must be a North Carolina resident that is 18 years or older, or 16 with supporting documents that you have withdrawn from school, and qualify at a GED reading level. Students must also have a Windows computer, with at least an XP operating system, and a valid email address.
Miami Dade College, with multiple campuses in the Miami metro area, offers free online GED prep courses. To enroll, students visit a local campus and register. The course has rolling enrollment, so students can enroll any time during the year. Once registered, they will receive assistance with logging in and learning how to use the online system. If students feel unprepared for the GED at the end of the course, they can retake the course.