Adult Literacy & GED Programs

Did you know that GED graduates who are Georgia residents are eligible for a grant for books or tuition to further their education at a Georgia college or vocational school?

Call 1-800-546-HOPE for information about the HOPE grant funded by the Georgia lottery.


It is never too late to enroll in adult literacy programs. You may enroll at any time
and attend class as your schedule permits.
FREE GED Practice Tests: www.testprepreview.com and www.satprepplan.com/

Adult literacy and English as a Second Language sites are listed by county below this section.

America's Literacy Directory
Enter your Zip Code and find literacy programs near you - America's Literacy Directory.

Appalachian Technical College

Chattahoochee Technical College

Coosa Valley Technical College

Dalton State College

GED on TV

A series of 43 half-hour lessons on Georgia Public TV is on every morning Monday through Saturday from 6:00 am until 6:30 am. Materials for "GED on TV" (3 workbooks) may be ordered for $32.00 once you enroll in the class. For more information call (800) 433-4288 or visit www.pbs.org.

Migrant Education/Piedmont Agency

Migrant Education/Piedmont Agency, 711 Green Street, Suite 309, Gainesville GA 30501 (800) 648-0892; will work with youth to age 21 who have not graduated from high school or earned a GED; must have moved within the past 36 months across school district lines to enable self or family member to obtain employment in an agricultural or fishing activity

North Metro Technical College

Northwestern Technical College

West Central Technical College


Bartow County

Adult Literacy, 129 Aubrey Street, Cartersville, Georgia (770) 387-4030

Catoosa County

Catoosa County Adult Literacy, 36 Muscogee Trail, Benton Place, Ringgold GA 30736 (706) 965-6155;  Monday through Thursday 8:00 am to  4:00 pm; Night Class: Monday through Thursday 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Orientation most Mondays 6:00 pm, call for information.; ELP Classes: (English Language Proficiency) Mondays & Thursdays 10:00 am to 12:00 noon.

Catoosa County Library: Night ELP Class: Tuesday & Wednesday 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Volunteer Tutor Program, Volunteer Coordinator: Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade & Walker Counties (706) 764-3731

Chattooga County

Trion Adult Learning Center, Recreation Center, night class Monday & Thursday 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm; Orientation, please call regarding orientation times and locations (706) 857-0771; ELP classes Monday & Wednesday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Summerville Adult Literacy Center, 152 Senior Drive, Summerville, Georgia 30747 (706) 857-0771, Monday through Thursday 8:30 am to 3:30 pm; Orientation most Wednesdays, call for information.

Volunteer Tutor Program, Volunteer Coordinator: Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade & Walker Counties (706) 764-3731

Cherokee County

Cherokee Learning Center, 130 East Main Street, Room 211, Canton, Georgia, (770) 720-1685; Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday 8:00 am - 9:00 pm, Wednesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Dade County

Dade County Adult Learning Center, 9625 Highway 11, Trenton GA 30752 (706) 657-2205; Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 12 noon, Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm; Orientation most Wednesdays & Thursdays, call for information; Night class Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

Davis Elementary (423) 322-7848, 5491 Highway 301, Trenton, Georgia 30752; Monday and Thursday from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm & 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Volunteer Tutor Program: Volunteer Coordinator: Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, & Walker Counties (706) 764-3731

Fannin County

Fannin Literacy Action Group, 8733 Lakewood Highway, Mineral Bluff GA 30559 (706) 374-6964

Mineral Bluff Learning Center, 8733 Lakewood Highway, Mineral Bluff GA 30559 (706) 374-6964; Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Friday 8:00 am - 12 noon, Saturday 9:00 am - 12 noon.

Floyd County

The required evaluation testing and orientation session site is located at the Rome/Floyd County Learning Center, Coosa Valley Technical College.

Adult Education Center, Coosa Valley Tech's Rome/Floyd County Campus, Suite 112, One Maurice Culberson Drive, Rome GA 30162 (706) 295-6917; adult reading, basic education, GED, English as a Second Language, computer instruction; 16 years and older, officially withdrawn from school

Drug Elimination Program, City of Rome Housing Authority, 141 East 14th Street, Rome GA 30161 (706) 291-9668; Graham Homes GED/daycare program, Reservoir GED/daycare program (free transportation and child care); mentoring and tutoring program

First Baptist Church, 100 East Fourth Avenue, P.O. Box 1189, Rome GA 30161 (706) 291-6850; English as a Second Language and Spanish Classes

Sara Hightower Regional Library, 205 Riverside Parkway, Rome GA 30161 (706) 236-4600; generates in-house productions for the library literacy channel, airs cable cast learn-to-read and GED programs 236-4616; one-on-one tutoring in adult literacy, English as a Second Language 236-4617; new citizenship education for Internationals

South Rome Family Connection, 607 West Pennington Avenue, Rome GA 30161 (706) 235-7487; adult literacy/GED program

Gilmer County

Gilmer County Learning Center, 50 Southside Church Street, Suite 1, Ellijay GA 30540 (706) 276-1110; Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

Gilmer Reading Program, North Maine Street, Ellijay GA 30540 (706) 276-1110

Gordon County

Coosa Valley Technical College Calhoun/Gordon County Campus, Adult Learning Center, Suite 109, Highway 53 Spur, Calhoun GA 30701 (706) 624-1111; offers classes in Fairmount

Haralson County

Call 770.537.6062 or e-mail slong@westcentral.org for further information

Buchanan Mason Lodge 78, 36 Tallapoosa Street, Buchanan; Monday and Wednesday 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Helton Howland Park, Tallapoosa, Highway 78; Tuesday and Thursday 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

West Central Technical College, 176 Murphy Campus Blvd., Waco; Room 2124; Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Murray County

Murray County Adult Learning Center, Harris Street, Eton, (706) 695-4641; Basic Skills, GED Preparation and English as a Second Language; Monday & Thursday 8:00 am - 6:00 pm; Tuesday & Thursday 10:00 am - 8:00 pm.

Paulding County

Adult Education Program, 400 Nathan Dean Blvd., Dallas, GA 30132  (770) 443-3629 

Paulding County High School, 1155 Villa Rica Highway, Dallas GA 30132 (404) 443-8012

Pickens County

Appalachian Technical College, Economic Development Center, 100 Campus Tech Drive, Jasper GA 30143 (706) 253-4500; Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Headstart Saturday 9:00 am - 12 noon

Polk County

Coosa Valley Technical College's Polk County Campus, 466 Brock Road, Rockmart, 770-684-7521

Polk Family Learning Center, College Street, Cedartown, 770-748-2528

Walker County

Northwestern Technical College Adult Learning Center, 265 Bicentennial Trail, Rock Spring, Georgia (706) 764-3679; Monday through Thursday 8:30 am to 4:00 pm; Orientation, most Wednesdays 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, call for information. Evening class Monday through Thursday 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm; Orientation most Mondays and Tuesdays 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm; Must begin on Monday night, call for information. ELP class Mobile Unit 3-4, Tuesday 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm and Friday 9:00 am to 12:00 noon.

Rossville Adult Learning Center, 501 Carden Avenue, Rossville, Georgia 30741 (706) 858-0150, Monday through Thursday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm; Orientation most Tuesdays 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, call for information; Evening class Monday through Thursday 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm; ELP Classes Wednesdays 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

LaFayette Housing Authority Adult Education Center, Charles Henry Circle, LaFayette, Georgia 30728 (706) 638-4423; Tuesday & Thursday 8:00 am to 12:00 noon; Wednesday 9:00 am to 12:00 noon.

LaFayette/Walker County Library, 305 South Duke Street, LaFayette, Georgia 30728 (706) 638-2992 Monday & Thursday 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm; ELP Classes Monday & Thursday 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Volunteer Tutor Program, Volunteer Coordinator: Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade & Walker Counties (706) 764-3731

Whitfield County

The Baptist Mission, Kenner Street, Dalton GA (706) 278-2911; English as a Second Language

Centro de Ensenanza para Adultos, 505 Calle Hawthorne Oeste (Detras de las Iglesia Bautista), Dalton GA 30720 (706) 226-3761; Ingles Como Segundo Lenguaie

Dalton State College Adult Literacy Program, The Phoenix Centre, 2818 Airport Road, Dalton GA (706) 226-3761; Basic Skills, GED Preparation, and English as a Second Language. Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 9:00 p.m.; Saturday 8:30 am - 1:30 pm

Dalton Adult Learning Center, 505 West Hawthorne Street, Dalton GA (706) 226-3761; behind First Baptist Church, computer lab for English as a Second Language

Family and Children Services (706) 272-2823; especially for adults with dependent children on welfare

First Baptist Church, 311 North Thornton Avenue, Dalton GA 30720 (706) 278-2911; English as a Second Language

Grove Level Baptist Church, 2802 Cleveland Highway, Dalton GA (706) 259-8519; English as a Second Language

La Mision Bautista, Calle Kenner, Dalton GA (706) 278-2911; Ingles Como Segundo Lenguaie

Phoenix School, 2818 Airport Road, Dalton GA (706) 260-2207; an alternative high school; earn a high school diploma in a regular classroom setting with convenient late afternoon and evening classes; credits earned may be applied toward a diploma at your home high school or you may receive a diploma from Phoenix High School

Plano Arboleda Iglesia Bautista, 2802 Carretera Cleveland, Dalton GA (706) 259-8519; Ingles Como Segundo Lenguaie

La Primera Iglesia Bautista, 311 Avenida N. Thornton, Dalton GA 30720 (706) 278-2911; Ingles Como Segundo Lenguaie

Tunnel Hill Methodist Church, Highway 201, Tunnel Hill GA (706) 226-4402

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