Placement Testing

Students enrolling at RCC enter with a variety of skills and educational backgrounds. In order to ensure appropriate placement in courses, applicants may be required to take placement tests. The need for testing is typically determined during the admission process by a counselor or admissions staff.

Placement test scores are used to determine course placement for students, as scores indicate if a student is college-ready (i.e. able to enroll in college courses immediately) or if developmental courses must be taken initially.

Developmental courses are pre-college courses in the areas of math, reading, writing, and computer technology, with course placement levels in math of 010 – 080 (DMA prefix), reading levels 080 – 090 (RED prefix), writing levels 075 – 090 (ENG prefix), and computer technology level 070 (CIS prefix). Successful completion of these courses should prepare students for their college level courses.

Developmental courses are not factored into a student’s GPA, nor do they fulfill graduation requirements. Because many of RCC’s college level courses have developmental courses as pre-requisites, it is very important that students take these courses seriously and make good grades in them.

Students can show they are college-ready by meeting RCC’s cut scores on one of these assessments:

*In order for students to be waived from RCC’s NCDAP English placement test, students must show they are college-ready in both reading and writing on the SAT (before 3/1/16) or ACT test. This requires students to submit both a reading score and a verbal/English score that meet the above SAT or ACT cut scores.

Placement testing is by appointment only. Students must bring a current picture ID and their Test Authorization Form, which is issued by a counselor or admission staff member.

• Mondays 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
  Tuesdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
  Wednesdays/Thursdays 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
  Fridays 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
  Seating is limited due to COVID-19 restrictions, so please schedule appointments at least 24 hours in advance.

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• Testing Center Contact Information:
  Advanced Technologies Building, Room 106
  342-4261 ext. 2225
  testing@rockinghamcc.edu

   

  Placement Test Score Request Form

Study Guides:

• English/Math Practice Questions: NC-DAP Sample Questions
  English/Math Practice Test:  Accuplacer Practice App

• English: ACT Practice Tests

• Math: Intro Algebra Review – A Quick Refresher
              Khan Academy

Accommodations Testing & Assistive Technology Equipment

Our Testing Center has assistive technology equipment available for students with disabilities to use as well as designated testing space specifically for students who need extra testing time or an environment that is quiet with low distractions. Our Testing Specialist is on hand in the Testing Center daily to help students use these resources.

Students who have been approved for extended time for testing or testing in a quiet area must contact the Testing Specialist to arrange a testing time. For more information, please contact the following:

Testing Center Contact Information