COMPASS Placement Testing

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There will be no COMPASS Placement Assessment on Friday, June 8, 2012.

The COMPASS Placement Assessment is essential for proper placement in classes at
Oregon Coast Community College, in order to help ensure you have a successful
college experience.

The COMPASS Placement Assessment is required for:

  • Anyone enrolling in OCCC math and/or writing classes who has not taken college level math or writing within the past 5 years.
  • Anyone enrolling in six or more credit hours in any single term.
  • Anyone who does not possess a high school diploma or GED.
  • Anyone needing to satisfy the “Ability to Benefit” (ATB) requirement for Financial Aid purposes.  ATB testing is currently unavailable at our North County campus (Lincoln City).

  • Any High School junior or senior applying for the Expanded Options Program through their High School.

COMPASS is an untimed, computerized test that helps your college evaluate your skills and place you into appropriate courses. COMPASS offers tests in writing, reading and math. Please bring a calculator with you for the math portion of the test. Pencils and scratch paper will be provided. You will receive your COMPASS test results immediately upon completion of testing and your score report will include placement messages informing you what course level you placed into. Plan to stay 2 to 3 hours.

See sample test questions online at: http://www.act.org/compass/sample

Please plan on arriving 15 minutes early. The test fee is $15.00. Occasionally it is necessary and/or beneficial for students to retest in a specific subject area. The fee for each retest in each subject area is $5.00. The testing/retesting fee may be paid prior to testing. Please bring your receipt, photo identification and Social Security number to the test session. Using your Social Security Number to take the COMPASS test is mandatory and your identification is required to receive your scores.

For testing in Newport, please schedule your test date and time by calling 541-867-8501 or 541-867-8505. For testing in Lincoln City please call 541-996-4919 ext 206.

SEATING IS LIMITED, SO RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. ~ NO WALK-INS ACCEPTED
 

LINCOLN CITY – Thursday @ 1.30 pm (3788 SE High School Drive)

NEWPORT – Tuesday @ 1:00 pm and Friday @ 8:30 am (400 SE College Way)