<FONT face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size=2><DIV>June,</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>What you are saying is so true. At our college we have a COMPASS placement test that all students must take before being placed into Math or English classes regardless of whether they have a high school diploma, GED, or lack of credentials. Most of our GED graduates place into Fundamentals of Math or Beginning Algebra, which are developmental courses, before moving on to college level work. </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Our GED classes are filling the gap for many to at least get themselves up to a level to fit into developmental college courses, but they do not prepare students to walk into College Composition or College Algebra, for example. Our Adult Education Director, Dr. Carolyn Beckman, has had additional responsibilities added to her duty list to be in charge of developmental education for the college as well. I am hearing that this additional responsibility for our ESOL & GED directors is becoming a trend in junior colleges in a number of states.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Thanks for your insight,</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Tina<BR></DIV><DIV><BR><BR><BR><BR>Tina Luffman<BR>Coordinator, Developmental Education<BR>Verde Valley Campus<BR>928-634-6544<BR><A href="mailto:tina_luffman@yc.edu" target=blank >tina_luffman@yc.edu</A><BR></DIV></FONT>