Counseling Services @ El Camino College

ASSESSMENT AND TESTING

Assessment /Testing Center
Student Services Center, Second Floor, Room 217
Voice/Voice Mail: (310) 660-3405 (Staff)
Voice/Voice Mail: (310) 660-3593, ext. 6536 (Supervisor)
E-mail address: vlockrid@elcamino.edu
Fax: (310) 660–6704

IN ORDER TO TEST, YOU MUST HAVE AN EL CAMINO COLLEGE I.D. NUMBER. THIS NUMBER IS GENERATED WHEN YOU APPLY ON-LINE. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT IT WILL TAKE 1-2 DAYS IN SLOW PERIODS AND 3-5 DAYS IN BUSY PERIODS TO PROCESS A NUMBER FOR YOU. (REGISTRATION TIME IS CONSIDERED A BUSY PERIOD.)

Testing Hours: [beginning week of October 5 and running indefinitely]

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday    10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Wednesdays                          10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Fridays                                  CLOSED

Office Hours: [beginning week of October 5 and running indefinitely]

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday     9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Wednesdays                           9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Fridays                                   CLOSED

Testing information is available from the Assessment/Testing Center, SSC 217. All testing should be completed as soon as possible after you file your admission application. Read the Catalog descriptions of classes you plan to take early enough, so that you will be able to take care of any tests required. If you do not have your testing completed, you will not be able to enroll into those classes which require them. Placement testing for English, Math, and ESL is computerized and available on a drop–in basis in the Assessment/Testing Center, SSC 217, according to the above hours. Other tests, such as the Chemistry Placement are given on an appointment-basis only.

Overall assessment is based upon multiple measures, such as academic skills,
discipline-specific tests, courses completed, grades, use of skills at work, and work-
related training. Placement tests may not be used alone, but are part of these
multiple measures considered prior to enrollment into courses. Be sure to take
your testing results with you when you go for your academic advisement or
educational planning session with a Counselor.

Note regarding ACT & SAT Test Scores:
Neither ACT nor SAT scores are required for admission to El Camino College. As well, although they may be used as part of multiple
measures in the assessment process, individual scores may not be used at El Camino for placement into English or Math courses.

TESTING OFFICE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME (SLO) #1 FOR 2009-2010:

"Students will learn how to take a more proactive role in preparing themselves for participation in the assessment/testing process by acquiring test review materials prior to testing."

It is the hope of the Assessment/Testing Office that all students be able to do as well as they can on the placement tests, so that they will be relatively satisfied with their placement results. We feel that the key to this is students simply taking a bit of time to practice and review beforehand--utilizing the sample test and testing information sheets (available at the Testing Office) and also by clicking on the Websites For Placement Test Sample Questions link found below. With even a brief review, students should feel more comfortable with the test, place more accurately according to their true level, and avoid wasting valuable time and money taking classes that may not be needed. Even those students applying for Financial Aid, who find that they must take an Ability-To-Benefit Test in order to attain their Financial Aid, can benefit with this kind of review, particularly in regard to the practice and review of basic arithmetic (adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, fractions, decimals, percentages, etc.).

Best of luck to all!

TESTING OFFICE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME (SLO) #2 FOR 2009-2010:

[To be posted in January 2010]

Assessments and Tests Available (please click here to find out what to bring to testing)
Testing Center Regulations
Websites For Placement Test Sample Questions (please click here for sample questions)
Procedures For Repeating Tests
Advanced Placement Tests
Links To Register For National and State Examinations (please click here to register for an ACT or SAT Test)
Testing FAQ's