MTC uses a variety of methods to place you in the best courses for your success. For some students, the college’s placement test will be the place to start. Other students may qualify to exempt all or part of the test.
Contact Ms. Cartledge at kcartledge@lexington1.net or Mr. Magyar at gmagyar@lexington.net for more information.
If you can meet at least one of the following criteria, you may be able to exempt the MTC placement test.
Earned College-Level Courses
You have completed college-level math and English courses from a regionally accredited institution with a grade of “C” or higher.
Earned College Degree
You have graduated from a regionally accredited institution with an associate degree or higher.
Advanced Standing Credit
You have earned credit in English and math on CLEP® and/or Advanced Placement® exams that are recognized by the college. Visit the Advanced Standing page for more information. This exemption may not apply to specific academic programs.
Qualifying Standardized Test Scores (Within the Last Three Years)
SAT® Scores (On or after March 5, 2016)
EBRW Score: 480+
Math Score: 530+
ACT® Scores
Math: 22+
English: 18+ and
Reading: 22+
High School Grade Point Average (HS GPA) for Course Placement (Within the Last Three Years)
English Placement
HS GPA 3.0+
Math Placement
HS GPA 3.0+ AND HS 4 MATH with 85+ (eligible math courses are: Algebra 3, Discrete Math, Probability and Statistics, or PreCalculus)
Students can sign up for the practice test using this link https://practice.accuplacer.org/login
Students will create a free Accuplacer account, login, then can choose to practice different sections of the test. These are the sections you will be tested on (unless they exempt reading if they have over a 3.0 GPA)
Reading
Arithmetic
Quantitative Reasoning
Advanced Algebra