Skills Assessments

Why take assessments?

CCV has an open admissions policy: anyone who can contribute to and gain from post-secondary education may register for courses. The purpose of our skill assessments is to place you in the classes most appropriate to your academic abilities.

CCV uses the College Board's Accuplacer assessments. You will take sentence skills, reading comprehension, arithmetic and sometimes elementary algebra assessments, and the resulting scores help you and your advisor choose classes at the most appropriate level. CCV does not require SAT/ACT scores, but in some cases these scores can be accepted in lieu of assessments. Contact a local advisor to have scores reviewed.

Non-degree applicants may also have the assessments waived by an advisor if unofficial transcripts of previous college courses demonstrate background necessary for their chosen CCV courses. Applicants who already have a college degree will have the assessments waived automatically in the admissions process.

You will not be denied admission to CCV based on your assessment scores; however, you may need to enroll in developmental skills courses before taking college-level classes.

How does it work?

These online assessments are administered individually to students free of charge, at your own pace, at all CCV site offices. It's a good idea to call ahead, although several CCV locations offer them on a walk-in basis.

New students at CCV in Burlington should attend an admissions and financial aid appointment prior to taking the assessments. After this appointment they can schedule a time to take assessments. For instructions on scheduling assessments in Burlington click here.

Can I practice for assessments?

Learn more and find sample questions on the College Board website.

Here are some other sites where you can practice and brush up on your skills:
http://www.aims.edu/student/assessment/studyguides/

Fraction Brush Up Packet (pdf)
Ratios, Proportions and Percentages Brush Up Packet (pdf)
http://www.testpreview.com/accuplacer_practice.htm
http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/counsel/Accuplac.htm
http://www.yccd.edu/assessment/sample.html

For math brush-up:

http://www.purplemath.com
http://www.math.com
http://www.themathpage.com
http://www.aplusmath.com

CCV's brochure about assessments is available here (requires Acrobat Reader), or at your local CCV office.