At A Glance
Receive an industry-recognized credential while working on the academic coursework of the GED.
Earn your GED to move into a job training program.
Offered fully online.
Welcome to the GED to Job Ready Program
You’ve always wanted to jump start your career path and earn a certificate that will help you start working in a professional setting. Lackawanna College can help you achieve this with its GED to Job Ready certificate.
At Lackawanna College you’ll gain the necessary skills and credentials you need to enter the professional world ready to work.
Your Career Starts Here
Many employers across multiple industries require individuals to have a GED to be hired. If you’re looking to get your foot into the door of the professional working world, a GED is great place to start.
GED holders can work in a variety of industries, including:
- Office Support Administration
- Food Service Industry
- Community or Social Services
- Healthcare Industry
- Sales
More About the Program
This innovative training program offers you the opportunity to receive an industry recognized credential after completing the academic coursework of the GED. This provides an opportunity to graduate with two successful completions as well as jump start into a high priority occupation.
The Course Work
The GED program offers the necessary lessons, including pretest and posttests to help the student pass the GED exam. You will work on GED coursework and once completed will sit for the GED exam.
The Job Ready portion of the certificate offers you the ability to seamlessly enroll in one of the three courses listed:
- Online Administrative Medical Assistant
- Online Medical Billing & Coding Certification
- Online Administrative Bookkeeping Program
Additional Information
The GED to Job Ready Program is 28 weeks long and you must have reading, writing and math skills at 8th grade level or above demonstrated by CASAS testing.
GED must be obtained in the first 12 weeks to move forward into a job training program.
The program costs $7,500 in total.