Earning a high school diploma can make a positive and lasting impact on your life.

The Diploma Difference

High school graduates can earn up to $10,000 more per year With
A high school Diploma.

$10K

High school graduates are 72% more likely to be employed than Without A High School diploma.

72%

About

The Goodwill Excel Center

The Goodwill Excel Center is a unique, tuition-free adult charter high school that awards industry recognized certifications and high school diplomas, not GEDs, to adult learners in the District.

The first of its kind in the District, the Excel Center responds to the fact that life commitments, and circumstances can often stop people from continuing their high school education. We do this by offering access to transportation assistance, child care and flexible class schedules.
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We support the whole student, and respond to the fact that life commitments, and circumstances can often stop people from continuing their high school education. We do this by offering…

Transportation Assistance

We support our students in getting to class.

Child Development Center

Free child care while you're attending class.

Flexible Class Schedules

Class schedules tailored to each student’s situation.

What Students Say About the Goodwill Excel Center

Goodwill Excel Center students share their experiences at the Goodwill Excel Center, a tuition-free, adult charter high school that awards high school diplomas, not GEDs, to adult learners in the Washington, DC area.

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