Skills Assessment is required as part of the entrance process into Maryland colleges. Assessment is a process to help identify your current skills in writing, reading, and mathematics. It is not a test that you pass or fail. Placement testing provides information necessary to make the best decision about the initial courses that you need to begin your college career. Our goal is to place you into the courses in which you will be most successful. Based on your test results, you may be placed in preparatory courses to help you build the foundational skills that are needed for success at the college level.
You must take the Placement Assessment:
For more information click the links below:
Academic Skills Assessment brochure (pdf)
Skills Assessment scores are valid for two (2) years from the date of assessment at Hagerstown Community College.
Students may retake one part or all of the placement assessment once within two years from the date of their original test. Students who have begun and English or mathematics course at HCC are not eligible to retake the placement assessments.
In accordance with COMPASS testing policy, a student may retest once only if one or more of the following is applicable:
There is a $15 retest fee payable to the Finance office which must be satisfied prior to testing. (Please note that candidates whose test is scheduled for a Saturday should arrange to pay their fee ahead of time as the Finance Office is not open on Saturday.) The retest fee can also be paid online when scheduling through the Register Blast appointment program.
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