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How this GED earner is beating the odds and attending Brenau University

Jessica Kleinhardt and daughter Addysun Turner, 3, visit Brenau University Tuesday Dec. 18, 2018. Kleinhardt just received her GED this year from Goodwill program and is enrolling in online courses at Brenau. Less than half of GED recipients go on to pursue post-secondary (college or university or trade school) education. - photo by Scott Rogers

12302018 GED 1.jpg — Jessica Kleinhardt and daughter Addysun Turner, 3, visit Brenau University Tuesday Dec. 18, 2018. Kleinhardt just received her GED this year from Goodwill program and is enrolling in online courses at Brenau. Less than half of GED recipients go on to pursue post-secondary (college or university or trade school) education. - photo by Scott Rogers

Less than half of individuals who pass the General Education Development test, or GED, a high school diploma equivalency program, go on to attend college or university.