GED Program Gets $5K Grant From Sparklight

Increasing numbers of Iowans are completing the High School Equivalency Diploma program in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic - The Daily Iowan

Since 2021, the number of individuals in Iowa who have received High School Equivalency Diplomas has increased yearly and is finally leveling off.  All of Iowa’s 15 community colleges offer the program to 16-year-olds who did not finish their high school diploma. Kirkwood Community College, based in Cedar Rapids, has seen hundreds of students for the program each year, awarding 231 in 2024, a decrease from the previous year.  Community Colleges …

GED Program gets $5K grant from Sparklight

The $5,000 Charitable Giving Fund grant that Sparklight presented to the GED Program at the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center in Idaho Falls on Tuesday will help many residents earn their high school equivalency diploma, officials say.