Testing Services
TEAS and RN Fundamentals Test Dates for Fall 2020 are now posted on the TEAS and RN Fundamentals pages.
Starting Spring 2020, Vance-Granville will have a new placement policy called Rise that uses unweighted US high school GPA to determine placement instead of testing for all eligible students. Students can only sit for the RISE test 2 times within 10 years.
Only the following students will be allowed to take the RISE placement test:
- Students who graduated from high school over 10 years from their entry into VGCC
- Students who graduated from a foreign high school
- Students who earned an Adult High School Diploma
- Students whose GED or HiSET scores do not demonstrate mastery
SCHEDULE TESTING
Students who need placement testing appointments, please contact the testing center at testingcenter@vgcc.edu.
TESTING INFO
Placement testing requires a Photo ID!
Placement Testing is only available remotely due to COVID-19. Students will take placement testing within the comforts of their own homes using a laptop or desktop computer. Please note that testing cannot be done on a smartphone.
Please see our Locations for contact information.
REQUEST HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY RECORDS
Placement test scores may be mailed, emailed, or faxed to VGCC Testing Services. Scores must be sent directly from the testing facility or college administering the test.
VGCC Testing Services
PO Box 917
Henderson, NC 27536
Fax: 252-738-3474
Email: testingcenter@vgcc.edu
Khan Academy (search by topic needed)
KHAN ACADEMY VIDEOS FOR REVIEW OF SPECIFIC MATH MODULES:
DMA 10 – 30
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic
Negative Numbers
Fractions
Decimals
DMA 40 – 50
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra
Arithmetic properties
Factors and multiples
Measurement
Negative numbers and coordinate plane
Ratios, rates, proportions
Equations, expressions, and inequalities
Exponents, radicals, and scientific notation
DMA 60
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra
Introduction to algebra
One-variable linear equations
Introduction to polynomials
Polynomial factorization
PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS AND QUIZZES:
Grammar Practice
http://englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Paragraph-Correction.htm
Reading Comprehension
http://englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Reading-Comprehension.htm
5 Paragraph Essay with Thesis
http://www.studygs.net/fiveparag.htm
Additional Websites for Placement Test Prep:
General Accuplacer Preparation
www.grammarbook.com
www.math.com
Wake Tech MOOC Introductory Algebra Review .
Be Ready for the Placement Test:
- Get accurate directions to the campus where you are testing
- Eat before arriving at the test center
- Arrive 5-10 minutes before the appointment time
- A valid photo ID (see below for list) is required upon arrival for your testing appointment.
- Do NOT bring phones, tablets, food, drinks, or children to your placement test appointment.
English Test
There are two English placement tests. Students must earn a 70% on each test to advance to the next. That is, if students earn a 70% or higher on Test 1, then they can take Test 2. If students do not earn a 70% or higher on Test 1, then they cannot take Test 2.
Students may take the English placement test a maximum of two times.
What’s on the English tests?
Tier 1/Test 1
- Introduction to College Reading and Writing
- Identifying Main Ideas
- Discovering Implied Meaning
- Interpreting Bias
- Analysis through Definition
- Learning Across Disciplines
Tier 2/Test 2
- Exploring Comparative Elements
- Informed Opinions through Causal Chains
- Applied Critical Analysis
- Using Sources in Critical Reading and Writing
Students may take the math placement test a maximum of two times.
What’s on the Math tests?
Tier1/Test1
- Whole Numbers
- Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- Decimals
- Ratios, Rates and Proportions
- Percents
- Measurement
- Geometry
- Real Numbers
Tier 2/Test 2
- Solving Equations and Inequalities
- Graphing
- Exponents and Polynomials
- Concepts in Statistics
Tier 3/Test 3
- Factoring
- Systems of Equations and Inequalities
- Rational Expressions
- Radical Expressions and Quadratic Equations
- Functions
- Current driver’s license
- Current state-approved ID
- High School ID for current students or recent graduates (same calendar year)
- Current college ID
- Current state or federal ID
- Current passport
- Current tribal ID card
- Current naturalization card or certificate of citizenship
- Transfer students who have successfully completed transferable college or university-level courses in English and/or math from an accredited post-secondary institution.
Documentation needed: Official college transcript. - Applicants who have taken placement tests within five years at another NC community college may transfer those scores to VGCC.
Documentation needed: Official Placement Test Scores. - Applicants who meet the Multiple Measures for Placement Policy .
Documentation needed: Official high school transcript and official SAT/ACT scores if applicable.
CCP Students are NOT eligible to be waived from placement testing by Multiple Measures.
- A score of 2 or higher on the AP Calculus AB Exam.
- A grade of C or higher in an AP Calculus course and an unweighted HS GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- A score of 46 or higher on the trigonometry section of the ACT Compass Math Placement Test.
- A score of 580 or higher on the SAT Math and a grade of C or higher in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study Pre-Calculus course or an equivalent course from another state.
- A score of 27 or higher on the ACT Math and a grade of C or higher in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study Pre-Calculus course or an equivalent course from another state.
- A score of 560 or higher on the SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2.
