Placement Testing

If you have not taken the SAT or ACT tests or are not transferring college English and Math credit, we require that most first-time freshman and some transfer students take a placement test to ensure proper placement into college coursework.  We want to ensure that you are ready for the academic rigor of the classes.  Depending on your placement scores, you may be required to take one of our learning support services classes to ensure you are ready to be successful in your college courses.  As our motto, “Start Here…Go Anywhere” says, it does not matter what level you are starting from, we have the support mechanisms in place to make you successful.

• If you have never attended college – If you have the following test scores, you are exempt from placement testing:
  • SAT Critical Reading score of 480 or greater within five years from date of application
  • New SAT (after March 2016) Reading score of 26 or greater within five years from date of application
  • ACT English score of 20 or greater within five years from date of application
  • SAT mathematics score of 440 or greater within five years from date of application
  • New SAT (after March 2016) Math score of 24 or greater within five years from date of application
  • ACT mathematics score of 18 or greater within five years from date of application
• If you are transferring from another college – If you have English 101 and Math 109 (or equivalent) at you previous institution, you may be exempt from placement testing.