SVCC Testing Center
The Testing Center supports the mission of SVCC and follows the best practices' guidelines established by NCTA Professional Standards through:
- Protecting the confidentiality and rights of privacy of examinees and staff, defined by FERPA and other regulations
- Maintaining adequate physical facilities suitable to meet the requirements of the test center and the needs of examinees, which includes compliance with minimum legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Protecting the integrity of the test by following appropriate exam handling and storage procedures and by ensuring vigilant proctoring
- Treating examinees in a fair, courteous, professional, and non-discriminatory manner
- Making referrals to other campus offices and testing resources, as needed, to provide students and clients with the most appropriate services of the institution and community
- Evaluating the programs of the test center in an ongoing, systematic, and comprehensive manner
- Promoting student achievement and success by administering placement testing
The SVCC Testing Center provides services for both SVCC students and the local community. We offer a wide variety of testing and provide a large distraction-free testing environment. Our center offers space for 20+ students to test. It includes space for paper/pencil tests as well as 21 computers for online testing.
We charge for SOME proctored tests. Please refer to individual test pages for more details. Proctoring services are free to all SVCC students testing for SVCC classes. For more detailed information click the Testing Fees link below.
- All examinees are required to schedule an appointment for testing until further notice.
- Scheduled appointments take priority over walk-ins.
- Scheduled appointments are required for all non-SVCC examinees.
To schedule an appointment please call (815) 835-6530
News and Announcements
Hours were recently updated for the Testing Center. Mondays through Thursdays will all now share 8am to 5pm hours. Summer hours have also been adjusted to 7am to 5pm for Mondays through Thursdays.
The Testing Center may be closed from 12 PM - 1 PM on Mondays - Thursdays for a lunch break.
As of September 25, 2023, all test proctoring fees will be $25 per exam. Additional fees may be collected by the testing body. These exams include but are not limited to:
- Accuplacer-3rd attempt
- CLEP
- Distance Education
- DSST
- ETA
- ISP
- NATE
- WorkKeys
Starting January 12, 2015 the Testing Center will require all students to submit their exams 10 minutes prior to the closing time of the Testing Center. This is to allow time for the staff to clean, put away exams, without interrupting the student's exam.
This means if a student needs to take a one hour timed exam and we are closing at 7:00 p.m. They will not be allowed to start any later than 5:45 p.m.
A current government issued photo ID is required for all course and non-course testing.
Exams Offered
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Regular HoursMonday - Thursday Friday Saturday - Sunday |
Summer HoursMonday - Thursday Friday - Sunday |
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The Testing Center currently is operating by appointment only during posted service hours and may be closed from 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM for a lunch break Mondays-Thursdays. Masks are recommended while testing in the Testing Center. Please call (815) 835-6530 if you have questions or need to schedule CLEP or DSST testing. Pearson Vue tests may be scheduled online at https://home.pearsonvue.com/. Please contact the Student Services Center for placement testing recommendations at (815) 835-6273. |
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| Lopeman, Tanda M. | Testing Center Specialist | tanda.m.lopeman@svcc.edu | ||
| Starbuck, Rose M. | Testing Center Coordinator | (815) 835-6530 or ext. 530 |
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