Testing Center

Programs and Courses

The Testing Center at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center has partnered with a number of testing providers to deliver exams and other assessments.  Below is a list of our current testing providers.  Should you have any questions, please contact us.

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Testing Center

testing@www.swcenter.edu

276-619-4359

Testing Companies

California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST)

The California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST) is the premier critical thinking skills test in the world today. The CCTST has been used in the USA and in authorized translations worldwide with graduate student populations, executive level adult populations, and undergraduate students in all fields. It is a discipline-neutral measure of reasoning skills

Students, professionals in licensed fields and skilled trades, or those with goals in these areas can reap the benefits offered by the Higher Ed Center. Whether you seek college credit for life experience, a promotion that requires higher certification your field-be it environmental, fitness, nursing, or transportation, among others-or law school, we can take you there! Our Test Center offers examinations for admission, course credit, or certification, in a range of disciplines.

 • The registration fee of $35.00 is non-refundable, and may be made by personal credit/debit card online.

ETS logo

ETS develops, administers and scores more than 50 million tests annually – including the TOEFL and TOEIC tests, the GRE General and Subject Tests and The Praxis Series assessments – in more than 180 countries, at more than 9,000 locations worldwide.

Click here to register for ETS exams.

Kryterion Authorized Testing Center Logo

Examinations offered by this full-service test development and delivery company include certification in multiple trades, hazardous materials and contract management, and pension administration.

Click here to register for Kryterion Exams.

Law School Admissions Council logo

Required by all law schools approved by the American Bar Association (ABA), as well as many other law schools throughout North America, this examination is administered four times each year. It provides a standard measure of acquired reading and verbal reasoning skills that law schools can use, as one of several assessment factors, in screening applicants.

Click here for the LSAT Test Dates.

ISO Quality Testing logo

This company is “fully committed to providing comprehensive and cost-effective computer-based testing solutions to credentialing bodies, and competent consultation services on matters pertaining to the administration of examinations via computer. The term ‘iso-‘ refers to “optimal solutions,” and reflects the core philosophy of providing optimal and high-quality solutions to clients”. ~www.isoqualitytesting.com

Click here to register for ISO-Quality exams.

Performance Assessment Network logo

“From large enterprise organizations to universities, consulting firms, road construction suppliers, high technology companies and many others, pan helps businesses succeed by predicting and impacting the performance of their people.”

Click here to register for the Pan exams.

Pearson Vue logo

Pearson VUE Authorized Test Centers are privately owned, third-party testing facilities which provide on-site, on-demand testing for certification and professional licensure exams.

Pearson VUE provides a full suite of services from test development to data management, and delivers exams through the world’s most comprehensive and secure network of test centers in more than 175 countries. Pearson VUE is a business of Pearson (NYSE: PSO; LSE: PSON), the international education company, whose businesses also include the Financial Times Group, Pearson Education and the Penguin Group.

What to expect in a Pearson VUE® Authorized Test Center Video

Click here to register for the Pearson Vue exams.

Other Tests

We remain committed to working with these and other testing organizations, to provide the broadest possible range of exams for area residents. Please contact us at testing@www.swcenter.edu or 276-619-4359 if you are interested in an exam you do not see among those shown, either here on our website, or on the websites of the providers shown.

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