Ability to Benefit

According to Department of Education federal regulations all financial aid students must have a high school diploma/GED or pass an Ability to Benefit test.

• ATB will test your reading comprehension, sentence skills and arithmetic.
• If you need to take the ATB, please go to Learning Resource Center.
  • Bring a photo ID
  • Know your Social Security Number
  • There is no time limit, but please allow 2 hours for completion

GED

Barstow College DOES NOT give GED tests and DOES NOT have a GED test preparation class. However, we strongly encourage our students to earn their GED.

• Barstow Adult School offers FREE GED test preparation classes
  • Barstow Adult School is open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only!
    • Hours for registration are 3:30-8:30pm.
    • For more information contact:
      Nancy Wilcox 255-6131 or 255-6146
• If you are interested in taking the GED test*, please call
  Hesperia at 244-1441 x153 or San Bernardino at (909)388-6000

  *The cost of the test is approximately $85