Note: Try our Assessment FAQ for questions that students most often ask about assessment.

What is the Assessment Test:
Taking the Assessment test will enhance your educational planning when you meet with a counselor. Assessment identifies present levels of skills in Math, English, and Reading, and allows students to choose the appropriate courses to take based on the assessment placement results. Placement Testing is available for non-native speakers of English (ESL) The ESL test is for students who do not speak, read or write English as their first language or who have recently taken English as a Second Language classes and will benefit from having an assessment designed for non-native speakers of English.

Scheduling your Assessment test:
When you submit an application for admission in person, you will be able to choose a date and time for Assessment. If you mail your application or apply online, you must contact the Admissions and Records Office at (909) 384-4400 to make an appointment for Assessment. To get an appointment for the Ability-to-Benefit (ATB). please go to Financial Aid (in room 106 in the (AD/SS) Administrative Services / Student Services building). Assessment testing is given daily in room 101 in the (AD/SS) Administrative Services / Student Services building on the following days and times:

• Normal Hours: Monday thru Friday, tests at 8:30 am & 1 pm. On Wednesdays, an extra test is at 4 pm
• Summer Hours (June & July): Monday thru Thursday, tests at 9 am & 2 pm. No extra tests.
• *Tests may take up to 3 hours

Taking the Assessment test:::
Report at least fifteen minutes early on the assessment date you have chosen Bring your appointment card with you as well as a photo ID (driver's license or school ID) and your Social Security Number or School ID number to the Assessment Test. The testing session is approximately 3 hours.

After taking the Assessment test:
Upon completion of assessment, students may access their test scores online at home or in room A112 (Click here to check your assessment scores)

• You have an associate degree or higher from an accredited college or university; or,
• You have earned a score of 3 or higher in Advanced Placement Tests in both math and English; or,
• You have proof of taking an Assessment Test at another California Community College within the last three years; or,
• You are taking courses for career advancement, to improve job skills, or to maintain certificate or license requirements and the courses you are taking do not require the math or English prerequisites; or,
• You are taking courses only for personal enrichment and are enrolled in 6 or fewer units in courses that do not have a math or English prerequisite and you have not completed more than 12 at the college.

• You received a grade of "C" or better in a prerequisite English course at the college level.

• You received a grade of "C" or better in a prerequisite math course at the college level within the last two years.