Coastal Bend College Lott-Canada Facility provides GED and pre-GED preparation courses for those interested in earning a high school diploma. Orientation is available on Jan. 25, 26 and 27, from 8:30 a.m. to noon and on Jan. 25 and 26, 2011, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Orientation is held at the CBC Lott-Canada Facility at 900 W. Corpus Christi St. in Beeville.

Those interested in attending GED classes must attend either the three days of orientation or the two nights of orientation to be enrolled.

During orientation, students will be given a skills test that determines whether they are placed in GED or Pre-GED class. Students who are 16 years old need to have a court order from a judge to register and 17-year-olds need to have parental consent and documented withdrawal from the last school they attended.

GED and Pre-GED classes are also available in George West, Ingleside, Mathis, Sinton and Taft.

For more information, contact Kay Dominguez at 362-6095 or kadom@coastalbend.edu.