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Manager: Bernice A. Jensen
Assistant Manager:  Gail Eddy
Telephone: 508-997-4511 ext. 33550 or 33551
Division of Adult & Continuing Education Office:
181 Hillman Street, Building 9, Room 203
New Bedford, MA
 

Adult/Continuing Education Programs & Locations:
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Adult Basic Education & English for Speakers of Other Language Classes


2026-2027 School Year ABE/ESOL Class & Registration Information
Class Levels Information:
Adult Basic Education
Adult Secondary Education (HiSET & GED Test Preparation)
English for Speakers of Other Languages
Adult Diploma Program

Volunteer Opportunities 

HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY TESTING
New Bedford Public Schools, Division of Adult & Continuing Education
Official PSI Test Center for HiSET (Paper-based) Testing

HiSET Testing Registration:  hiset website
(No longer ETS now PSI)

HiSET & GED Transcripts
Summer 2026 HiSET Test Schedule

January - June 2026 HiSET Testing Dates

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New Bedford Public Schools, Division of Adult Education, is an
OFFICIAL PEARSON VUE TEST CENTER
Computer-based Testing
Offering GED and numerous other Certification Exams
Contact Information Flyer  (To schedule testing)
pearsonvue website
2026 Testing:  January 5 - June 29, 2026
 
Test Center Days of Operation:  Mondays and Fridays
Test Center Hours of Operation:  8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

New Bedford High School Evening Extension Program
230 Hathaway Boulevard, New Bedford, MA 02740
508-997-4511, Ext. 20551 (Monday & Wednesday evenings, 6:00 - 9:15 p.m.)

Transcript Request Form

2025 - 2026 School Year

Spring 2026 - Trimester III Brochure listing courses/class dates

Trimester III Classes:  March 9 - May 20, 2026

For further registration information, please call: 
508-997-4511, Ext 20551 (M & W eves.)

Registration conducted on a walk-in basis (first-come, first-served)
New Bedford High School, Main Office

(Refer to the Registration Information links for Brochure listing course, dates, and times.)
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For more information, call the
Adult Education Information Center
508-997-4511, Ext. 33550 or 33551 (days)
or on 
Monday or Wednesday Evenings call after 6:00 p.m. Ext. 20551
(Evening telephone extension available September - June 3, 2026)

NBHS Evening Extension's Class of 2020 - Virtual Graduation