High School Equivalency
How to Register
If you are ages 17 or 18, you must make an appointment to meet with the HSE program coordinator. Please contact DCC @ the Partnership in Poughkeepsie at (845) 790-3590. Appointments are available at the Family Partnership Center in Poughkeepsie or at our Dutchess South Campus in Wappingers Falls.
If you are 19 or older, you may register in person at the Family Partnership Center, DCC South campus, or at one of our other class locations during class time. You must have a state–issued ID (license, permit, non-driver ID or passport) with you.
There are NO CLASSES on 5/28 and 7/4.
Location Key
| Amenia | ATH | Amenia Town Hall: 4988 Route 22 |
| Brewster | BHS | Brewster High School: 50 Foggintown Rd. |
| Dover Plains | DES | Dover Elementary School: 9 School St. |
| Poughkeepsie | FPC | Family Partnership Center: 29 N. Hamilton St., Suite 300 |
| Red Hook | RHC | Red Hook High School: 103 W. Market St. |
| Wappingers Falls | DS | DCC South: Hollowbrook Office Park: 31 Marshall Rd., Bldg 4 |
High School Equivalency (HSE) Program
Improve reading, writing and math skills in small classroom seminars and prepare for admission to credit classes.
| 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | (MTWRF) | 5/7 - 8/21 | FPC | $20 |
| 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | (MTWRF) | 6/18 - 10/3 | FPC | $20 |
| 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | (MTWRF) | 7/30 - 11/9 | FPC | $20 |
| 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | (MTWRF) | 5/7 - 8/21 | DS | $20 |
| 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | (MTWRF) | 6/18 - 10/3 | DS | $20 |
| 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | (MTWRF) | 7/30 - 11/9 | DS | $20 |
| 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | (MTWR) | 5/7 - 8/21 | FPC | $20 |
| 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | (MTWR) | 6/18 - 10/3 | FPC | $20 |
| 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | (MTWR) | 7/30 - 11/9 | FPC | $20 |
| 6: 30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (MTWR) | 5/7 - 8/21 | DS | $20 |
| 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (MTWR) | 6/18 - 10/3 | DS | $20 |
| 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (MTWR) | 7/30 - 11/9 | DS | $20 |
| 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (TWR) | 5/7 - 8/21 | DES | $20 |
| 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (TWR) | 6/18 - 10/3 | DES | $20 |
| 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (TWR) | 7/31 - 11/9 | DES | $20 |
High School Equivalency (HSE) En Español
This course is designed for students whose first language is Spanish. Este curso está dirigido a estudiantes cuya lengua materna es el español . Todas las clases se ofrecen en español. 180 hours / 180 horas. No hay clase 1/15, 2/19.
| 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | (MTWRF) | 5/7 - 8/21 | FPC | $20 |
| 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | (MTWRF) | 6/18 - 10/3 | FPC | $20 |
| 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | (MTWRF) | 7/30 - 11/09 | FPC | $20 |
| 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
(MTWR) | 5/7 - 8/21 | ATH | $20 |
| 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | (MTWR) | 6/18 - 10/3 | ATH | $20 |
| 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | (MTWR) | 7/30 - 11/09 | ATH | $20 |
| 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | (MTWR) | 5/7 - 8/21 | FPC | $20 |
| 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | (MTWR) | 6/18 - 10/3 | FPC | $20 |
| 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | (MTWR) | 7/30 - 11/09 | FPC | $20 |
| 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (MTWR) | 5/7 - 8/21 | DS | $20 |
| 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (MTWR) | 6/18 - 10/3 | DS | $20 |
| 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (MTWR) | 7/30 - 11/09 | DS | $20 |
| 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (MWF) | 5/7 - 8/21 | DES | $20 |
| 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (MWF) | 6/18 - 10/3 | DES | $20 |
| 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (MWF) | 7/30 - 11/09 | DES | $20 |
| 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | (MTWR) | 5/7 - 8/21 | ATH | $20 |
| 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | (MTWR) | 6/18 -10/3 | ATH | $20 |
| 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | (MTWR) | 7/30 - 11/9 | ATH | $20 |
| 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (MWR) | 5/7 - 8/21 | BHS | $20 |
| 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (MWR) | 6/18 - 10/3 | BHS | $20 |
| 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (MWR) | 7/30 - 11/9 | BHS | $20 |
| 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (TRF) | 5/8 - 8/21 | RHS | $20 |
| 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (TRF) | 6/19 - 10/3 | RHS | $20 |
| 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | (TRF) | 7/31 - 11/9 | RHS | $20 |
Bilingual TASC for English Language Learners (TELL 025)
This is a full-time course for Spanish-dominant students who have a basic understanding of the English Language, are pursuing a High School Equivalency Diploma in Spanish and intend to register in credit-bearing courses at Dutchess Community College. The course also provides TASC instruction in Spanish with English translation for key terms used in each content area; and English Language Learner (ELL) instruction from Dutchess Community College’s approved State aided non-credit ESL Pathway to credit bearing course ESL101, Beginner Level II.
| 9:00 a.m. - 2 p.m. | (MTWRF) | 7/16 - 10/29 | FPC | A. Palma-Escoto | $20 |
Placement Test Preparation (PPT 025)
This is a college placement test (Accuplacer) preparation course intended to provide
students with the necessary skills to test into credit bearing reading, writing, and
math courses at Dutchess Community College and other post-secondary institutions.
Prerequisites include a High School Diploma or its equivalent and an interview with
our Transition Coordinator at the Family Partnership Center. Contact Samaria Gray
at (845) 790- 3590 for details and to make an appointment.
| 9:00 a.m. - 2 p.m. | (MTWRF) | 5/7 - 8/21 | FPC/DCC | TBA | $20 |
| 9:00 a.m. - 2 p.m. | (MTWRF) | 6/18 - 10/3 | FPC/DCC | TBA | $20 |