Testing and assessment services are available to CF students, to students attending other colleges and universities, to citizens throughout the district, and area employers and agencies. Testing services are available at the Ocala Campus, the Wilton Simpson Citrus Campus, and the Jack Wilkinson Levy Campus.
Testing and assessment services exist to ensure that students are provided these services for college placement and exit requirements, skills assessment and development/learning, and classroom performance and academic achievement (make-up tests online and hybrid). Cognitive skills and aptitude testing services are also available to area employers for employee selection and promotion. Testing services are also administered to high school students, to students at other state and national colleges and universities, to special populations such as law enforcement/corrections, health services, students with disabilities, and individuals seeking a variety of computer-related certifications. Career assessment is available at the Ocala, Citrus, and Levy testing centers.
Some of the more common tests include: PERT and ACCUPLACER Next Generation for college placement; TABE for students entering vocational programs; TEAS for Nursing program and Allied Health; Wonderlic for students entering the Physical Therapist Assistant program, Radiography, Surgical Services, and Correctional Officers; DANTES for individuals who wish to receive course credit by exam; CLEP for CF students who wish to receive course credit by exam; CJBAT for students entering the law enforcement or corrections programs and individuals seeking employment in those fields (a state of Florida requirement); occupational skills and aptitude tests; intelligence tests; IC3 certification exam, MOS, a variety of industry certification and other computer-related exams; specialized tests such as personality tests, tests for adjustment and development, tests for measuring learning and achievement, mental ability tests, tests for measuring life stressors, visual perception tests, and others.
The Ocala Campus Testing Center is located in the Bryant Student Union, Room 205, 352-291-4419; the Citrus Campus Testing Center is located in the Charles S. Dean Sr. Educational Center, Room 109, 352-249-1213; the Levy Campus Testing Center is located in Room 108, 352-658-4077. Appointments for Ocala, Citrus, and Levy campuses can be scheduled at www.cf.edu/testing, and a QR code is available for each location.