| Weatherford College Testing Center |
Member of Consortium of College Testing CentersLocated on the upper floor of the Student Services building, the Weatherford College Testing Center is dedicated to providing examinees the opportunity to test fairly and under conditions conducive to achievement.The Weatherford College Testing Center offers a secure testing environment that is conducive to achievement. The testing center administers national and state standardized tests, such as GED, ACT, CLEP, TCLEOSE and THEA. The testing center administers local tests, such as COMPASS, TEAS, Virtual College of Texas and campus faculty tests. The testing center is also available for students and community members to have tests proctored while taking on-line or correspondence courses from other colleges or universities. All fees must be paid by cash or money order. For more information, contact the Testing Coordinator at 817-598-6383. GEDAdvisory against Misleading GED Claims
Please be advised that the GED Certificate can be neither earned nor obtained via the Internet or through correspondence programs. The Tests of General Educational Development (GED Tests)--developed by the General Educational Development Testing Service of the American Council on Education (GED Testing Service) require extensive preparation and the demonstration of a high level of high school knowledge and academic skills. The GED Tests are administered in Texas only at Official GED Testing Centers under the direction of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) GED Unit. Any other high school equivalency certificates not issued by TEA or another jurisdictional GED testing authority may be of dubious value and may not be accepted by employers, colleges and universities, or the military. GED TESTING SERVICE STATEMENT ON RESPONSIBILITIES OF TEST TAKERS AND OWNERSHIP OF TESTS, SCORES AND DATAThe American Council on Education® owns the GED Tests, the questions, and answers. If you are taking the GED Tests, you must agree to keep the questions and answers secret. You may not get any help from anyone except the GED Examiner. You must return all tests and other items to the GED Examiner at the end of your test.You must not disclose test questions to anyone. If you do, it may be a violation of law, and you may be prosecuted and your test scores may be canceled. The places that give the GED Tests may use GED testing information and may share that information with GED Testing Service®. GED TESTING SERVICE PRIVACY POLICYGED Testing Service understands that some information about you is private, like your name, address, ID number, date of birth, and test scores. GED Testing Service will not give out the private information without your permission.You can tell GED Testing Service whether or not GED Testing Service may contact you for follow-up research. You can tell GED Testing Service whether or not GED Testing Service may contact you for follow-up research. GED Testing Service does allow some research about the GED Tests and test-takers, but does not allow your private information to be identified in the research. Sometimes the law requires GED Testing Service to provide private information, and sometimes GED Testing Service has to investigate fraud or other violations using some private information. The place where you take the GED Tests also has some rights to your private information. Errors can occur, but GED Testing Service tries its best to protect your private information. You may ask questions about the GED Testing Service policies at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 202-939-9490. COMPLETE THE REQUIRED DEMOGRAPHIC FORM ONLINEThe required Demographic Form is now available online. Please click here for instructions to complete this form. This can be completed before you come to Weatherford College to pre-register for the GED test.Please click here, follow the steps and create your online demographic record: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/ecweb/ged/demo/index.WBX The legal age to take the GED is 18.At 17 years of age, you must be officially withdrawn from public school. If you are not attending a GED preparation learning center, you must obtain a form from the testing center that gives parental permission and withdrawal information. If you are attending a GED preparation learning center, and it is considered a High School Equivalency Program (HSEP) learning center, you must present a test authorization form at the time of registration. This form is proof of taking the exit level TAKS and is completed by the learning center.At 16 years of age, you must have a court order. The person testing must come in person to pre-register. Pre-registration may be done Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For pre-registration, first, please go to the business office to pay. The business office is located in the north end of the Business Office Building, lower floor. The test is $70.00. Payment must be made by cash, money order, or credit card. Second, come to the testing center office, located in the upper floor of the Student Services Building, room 108. Bring the receipt for payment, government issued picture identification (such as driver's license, state issued identification card, passport, or military ID), and social security card. An application will be completed and the next available testing day will be assigned. The registration process takes about 30 minutes. The state requires a six-month waiting period before retesting on any test not passed. Tutoring by a certified teacher would be required for a person to retest before the end of the six-month period. A letter from the tutor must be presented to the testing center to schedule a retest. The retest fee is $10.00 per testing session. Distance EducationWeatherford College proctors tests for classes taken at other colleges or universities. This may include correspondence, real estate certification, and Virtual College of Texas classes. The tests may be pen and paper or computer based. The student should contact the testing center and testing times will be scheduled on an individual basis. The proctor fee is $25.00. This must be paid by cash, money order or credit card to the business office.THEAWeatherford College is an administration center for THEA. This test is used for placement for anyone who is in a degree program at any state-supported college or university. THEA is given on six statewide test days each year. Registration must be mailed in and postmarked by the date on the registration bulletin. Registration bulletins are available in the testing center office and student services. The test is $29.00 and this fee must be mailed in with the registration.Online registration is available at www.thea.nesinc.com THEA Quick TestWeatherford College uses the THEA Quick Test as an alternative test for emergency registration needs. The THEA Quick is the same test as the THEA, but the scores are received within 3 to 5 working days. The fees for the test are $29.00 by money order to be sent in with the test and $10.00 to the college for test administration. THEA Quick Test dates are scheduled as needed with information distributed on campus.COMPASSWeatherford College uses Compass as an alternative test for THEA to meet TSI requirements. Compass is a computer-based test which allows examinees to receive their scores immediately after completing the test. This test is scheduled individually by appointment. The fee for Compass is $25.00. This must be paid by cash, money order or credit card to the business officeACTWeatherford College is an administration center for the ACT test. The ACT is a national test used for college entrance. If scores are high enough, it is possible to use the ACT for exemption from the THEA.CLEPThe College Level Examination Program allows a student to take a 90-minute, computer-based test to receive credit for an entire semester length course if a qualifying score is earned. The CLEP program can reduce the time it takes to earn a degree while saving money. The fee for a CLEP exam is $72.00. Weatherford College charges a fee of $15.00 for administering the exam. CLEP tests are scheduled on an individual basis. TEASThe TEAS test is used as an entrance assessment for the LVN to RN transition, A.D.N. and Sonography programs. The fee is $35. Tests are scheduled daily by appointment. Please call the testing center for an appointment. For more information contact:This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view itThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 225 College Park Drive Weatherford, TX 76086 817-598-6383
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