ASPIRE / GED® Prep
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Penta Aspire is a grant-funded program that helps adults build the academic and workforce skills needed for success in postsecondary education, training, and employment. Whether your goal is to earn a high school equivalency, strengthen your math and English skills, prepare for college, enter an apprenticeship or certificate program, or advance in your career, Aspire can help you take the next step. Classes are available at no cost to eligible adults.
Creating Pathways for Education, Career and Life Success!
To provide accessible, high-quality education that helps adult learners strengthen their skills, pursue postsecondary education and training, advance in their careers, and achieve greater economic self-sufficiency.
Where classes meet
Aspire offers flexible class locations and schedules to help you find an option that works for you.
What you'll learn
- English Language Arts
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Studies
- High School Equivalency/GED® Preparation
- Career pathway support
- Integrated Education and Training (IET) opportunities
What you'll earn
- GED® preparation
Before you enroll
- Registration required
- Orientation is mandatory
Where it can take you
Full program details
Straight from Penta's registration catalog, kept current every term.
The classes are available at no cost to adults who want to improve on basic math and English skills in order to obtain a high school equivalency, enter post-secondary education, or prepare for additional workforce training.
Classes are held two days a week for three hours each day.
Ready to get started?
Submit through Ohio's Aspire Student Portal so your information flows directly into the state's LACES system.
Upcoming classes
Frequently used resources
Registration, testing, and study tools gathered in one place for current and prospective students and the staff supporting them.
Registration & class access
Start an application or open the testing portal your Aspire instructor assigned.
GED® testing
Use the official testing service to create an account, register, and prepare for the four-part GED® test.
OhioMeansJobs & WorkKeys
Sign in to OhioMeansJobs and practice the three WorkKeys assessments used for career-readiness pathways.
Some testing and practice tools require an account or access information from your instructor.
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