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The Testing Center

Testing Center Mission Statement: The Testing Center serves as an internal resource for students or faculty wishing to take or develop assessments appropriate to a particular discipline. The TC supports student retention by providing:

  • appropriate initial placement of students
  • continuing assessment of both academic achievement and program effectiveness
  • testing and portfolio evaluation leading to accelerated degree completion for eligible students
  • a suitable environment for out-of-class exams, assessments for students with special needs, makeup exams and pre-certification exams
  • assistance to faculty and staff looking to research, identify/develop, and administer appropriate classroom or programmatic assessments.

Tests Offered:

Bring With You:
All Testing Center examinees are required to show photo identification (driver's license, passport, student I.D. etc). Identification without your photograph is not valid for test administration or score receipt purposes.

In the case of the GED® exam, two forms of identification are required. The photo I.D. must be government issued (e.g., a passport or driver's license); a school I.D. is acceptable ONLY as the required secondary ID. Per state guidelines, we cannot accept photocopies of any ID.

Again, every examination offered through the Testing Center requires photo identification. Without that identification, you will not be allowed to test or get copies of your scores.

Spanish Placement Testing...
is for students who need to know at what level to start the Spanish course sequence. Tests are offered for both Spanish as a Second Language and Heritage Spanish.

Makeup Testing ...
is for instructors who wish to provide an opportunity for students to take (or retake) missed exams.

GED® Testing...
is offered to members of the NM community who wish to earn a high school credential.

3rd Party Proctoring ...
is a service to students and faculty of other institutions who need to arrange assessments away from their home campus. The Testing Center staff meets the testing requirements listed by other institutions and provides an appropriate testing environment. 

CLEP and DSST...
are testing programs available to any member of the community who seeks to earn college credit in particular subject areas.

 

Parapro...
is the test chosen by the New Mexico Public Education Department to meet the teacher's assistant certification requirements mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The Parapro test is administered through the Education Testing Service (ETS), and all registration for the test must be done through ETS. SFCC cannot process registration requests.

Parapro is administered six times during the academic year, and each test administration has a registration deadline of approximately one month prior to the testing date. You are strongly encouraged to register via ETS's website at the earliest opportunity.

La Prueba...
is the test used for those seeking a Bilingual Education endorsement and is developed and offered through Eastern New Mexico University. The SFCC Testing Center participates in the test administration in partnership with ENMU. All registration for La Prueba is handled through ENMU's Testing Office. For more information, check their website at www.enmu.edu/testing.

For more information, please contact the Testing Center, (505) 428-1625, testing@sfcc.edu.

Hours of Operation:

Monday through Thursday - 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Friday - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Testing Center is located in the 611 suite of the college.

Contact Info

For general information about testing at the center, please call 505.428.1625.

For information about GED testing, schedules and testing accommodations, please contact CJ Phillips or Rowena Sherman, Testing Specialists, at 505.428.1532.

Santa Fe Community College | 6401 Richards Ave. | Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508 | (505) 428-1000