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help students get the most out of their higher education, the college
provides tests that assess a student’s general educational background
and skills in: Math, English and English as a Second Language.
These tests help students select the educational programs that are
realistic and in line with their level of academic preparation and
experience. Trade-Tech currently offers a computerized assessment
test called ACCUPLACER, which is available on a walk-in, first come,
first serve basis in the R Building. You will receive a copy
of your assessment results and the counselors will use them to make
course recommendations.
Since some online students will not be able to come
to LATTC to take this test, there are several alternatives that
you can use to get correct assessment and placement into classes.
This is used for fulfillment of pre-requisites for some classes,
too.
Option 1: Take the Accuplacer test at another community
college and send the results to LATTC.
- If you have taken the Accuplacer at another college
within the last year, let us know the results. If it was
longer than 1 year ago, you need to take it again.
- If you want to take the Accuplacer at another college, download
and print the letter from our campus placement center. Take it to
one of the other colleges in California
that does the Accuplacer test.
- Take the Accuplacer test, paying whatever fees they
charge you (about $5) and fax the results to us.
Option
2: If you have completed college classes at other institutions which
are equivalent to those at LATTC, let us know. You can test
equivalency in two ways:
- CAN - Examine the CAN
numbers on the LATTC classes you want
equivalency for and the classes that you took. If the CAN
numbers are the same, you can request equivalency in lieu of placement
testing.
- ASSIST.org lists the classes that are acceptable for IGETC and
if those from another college match what transfers from LATTC,
you can request equivalency in lieu of placement testing.
- Contact Reina Ramirez via email at ramirerm@lattc.edu to request this option.
- Contact David Esparza via email at mailto:esparzdr@lattc.eduif
you need assistance with transcript evaluation. In order
to get placed in a class that requires English or Math pre-requisite,
official transcripts are required.
Option 3: Advanced Placement Classes in High School.
- If you took an AP exam in English and scored a 3 or
higher, you can request placement into English 101 in lieu of
taking the English Placement test.
- If you took the AP Calculus test and scored a 3 or
higher, you can request the Math Placement test to be waved and
you can take the math class of your choice.
- Contact Reina Ramirez via email at ramirerm@lattc.edu to request
this option. You will need to provide proof of your scores.
| NOTE: You
can provide unofficial transcripts when challenging the
Placement Process but you will need to provide official transcripts
to get credit for classes towards graduation. |
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