CCBC assesses students' entry-level academic skills in reading, English, and math to ensure that students are placed in appropriate courses. The College uses Accuplacer, a computerized, adaptive, untimed placement test, which is mandatory for:

• students who have not previously attended a college and earned college credits
• students who are pursuing a degree or certificate
• students who are transferring to a four-year institution
• students whose SAT or ACT scores are below suggested levels

Placement Test Review Options - Choose any or all of the following:

• Please access the CCBC Guide For Assessment/Placement for a comprehensive look at placement information so that you may find out everything you always wanted to know about placement testing and be prepared to do your very best!
• Visit the following link for information about What You Need to Know Before Taking the Placement Test - https://tegr.it/y/izuq
• Purchase The Official Accuplacer Study App - http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/accuplacer/accuplacer-iphone-app.pdf
• Review the free sample questions provided in the link -http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/accuplacer/accuplacer-sample-questions-for-students.pdf
• Note: CCBC administers the following sections of Accuplacer: Sentence Skills, Reading Comprehension, Elementary Algebra, Arithmetic, and College Level Math. Please only review sample questions provided in the free sample questions link above for the sections of Accuplacer CCBC uses for assessment/placement testing.

CCBC's Assessment/Placement Policies

Please visit the following link for further information about CCBC's Assessment and Placement policies: http://www.ccbcmd.edu/deved_policies.html

Hours of Operation for Assessment/Placement Testing at CCBC Testing Centers

CCBC students living out of state and in need of a proctor for assessment/placement testing

CCBC has a process by which students in need of assessment/placement testing and who live out of state can request that their assessment/placement tests be administered locally by a CCBC approved proctor. It is the student's responsibility to initiate this process and to locate a proctor that meets CCBC's requirements. The student is also responsible for any fee that may be charged by the proctoring institution. CCBC students that require such a service can review Proctor Guidelines and the CCBC Proctor Request Form for more information.