HCC Test Centers are located on all campuses and administer a wide range of tests. Our hours are Monday and Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., and Wednesday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
HCC is now fully open, with staff available to serve students on all of the campuses. We will continue to offer virtual services for those wanting that flexibility. For your safety, all students, faculty and staff will be required to wear a mask while on college property. Physical distancing will also be required, which will limit the number of people in waiting areas, offices, and common areas. For these reasons, we highly recommend taking advantage of our remote services!
Remote Testing
To sign up for a remote exam, please contact your campus Advising Office for a referral and testing instructions. Please email from your Hawkmail account and include your HCC student ID number.
At this time, the HCC Test Centers are offering the following tests remotely:
PERT
Accuplacer College Level Math
Accuplacer LOEP
Chemistry Proficiency Exam
Physics Proficiency Exam
Computer Proficiency Exam
Test Center Locations and Information
The following information/materials are needed on the day of testing:
Current photo ID
Placement Test Referral form from Advising (not older than 30 days)
Proof of payment from Bursar’s office (receipt) when paying PERT retake fees, CPE, TEAS or Proctored Exams for other institution fees.
All services are provided by appointment.
Appointment Blocks for exams: Monday – Friday
Block 1: 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Block 2: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Block 3: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
(A sanitizing process will be conducted in testing areas at the end of each appointment block)
Placement Testing: All placement testing for HCC is being conducted online at this time. To complete a remote PERT exam, you will need the following:
A laptop or desktop with webcam and Internet access
Your Student ID number and Hawkmail address for login purposes
A current photo ID available for identification and verification purposes at the time of testing.
A quiet, distraction-free testing location
To be set up to take a placement exam, students will need to obtain a testing referral from an Academic advisor. Students can email an advisor at bradvising@hccfl.edu or schedule a virtual appointment with an advisor.
Appointments for Faculty or CLEP Exams: To make an appointment to test you will need to use your HawkMail email account to send an email to brtesting@hccfl.edu to schedule the exam.
Make sure to include the following information in your email request for faculty exams.
Your name and student ID number.
The course name and number. (e.g. ENC 1101)
The Instructor’s name
Requested date and time for your appointment.
Immediately upon submitting your request you will receive an automated response letting you know your email was received. You will then receive a second email to let you know whether or not your appointment request was approved. Appointment requests outside of the hours of operation will not be approved.
A sanitizing process will be conducted in testing areas at the end of each appointment. Appointments only. Walk-Ins are not accepted at this time. Due to time constraints, we will not accept late testers.
The following materials are needed on the day of testing:
Current photo ID
Proof of payment from Bursar’s office (receipt), if taking the following a CLEP exam.
ADA Accommodations: Students in need on a testing accommodation should reach out to Irene Kovtun, Disabilities Coordinator at ikovtun@hccfl.edu.
TEAS Exams: We are not offering the TEAs exam until further notice. Please contact healthsciences@hccfl.edu with any questions about how this will impact your program.
Exams for Other Institutions: The HCC testing centers are not offering proctoring services for other institutions at this time.
Dale Mabry Test Center
Location:
Student Services Building, DSTU 203
4001 W. Tampa Bay Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33614
813.253.7393 dmtesting@hccfl.edu
Testing Hours:
The Dale Mabry Test Center is open Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Please note that the last test of the day is offered at 2:00 p.m.
PERT (Remote Testing Only)
ADA Accommodations (On Campus/Appointment Only)
Accuplacer (Remote Testing Only)
Accuplacer College Placement Test
Accuplacer LOEP Exam
Accuplacer College Level Math Exam
CLEP (Appointment Only)
Computer Proficiency Exam (Remote Testing Only)
Chemistry/Physics (Remote Testing Only)
For all remote testing (PERT, Accuplacer College Placement Test, Accuplacer LOEP Exam, Accuplacer College-Level Math Exam, Computer Proficiency Exam, Chemistry/Physics Exams), please:
Contact an advisor at dmadvising@hccfl.edu. Please email from your Hawkmail account and include your HCC student ID number OR
Meet with an advisor via appointment or in-person.
Once your PERT exam is scheduled, if you experience issues, please contact remotepert@hccfl.edu. For any testing requiring an appointment (CLEP, testing with ADA accommodations), please contact us at dmtesting@hccfl.edu.
Plant City Test Center
Location:
Student Services Building, PTEC 121
1206 North Park Road
Plant City, FL 33563
813.757.2214
We are currently testing by appointment only. Students must schedule an appointment at least 48 business hours in advance by emailing pctesting@hccfl.edu. We ask that you arrive 10 minutes before your appointment time for check-in purposes. Walk-Ins are not accepted at this time. Please plan accordingly.
Please consider the amount of time needed for your test when scheduling appointments. PERT tests take an average of one hour per section.
A sanitizing process will be conducted in testing areas at the end of each appointment block.
Appointment Blocks:
Monday through Friday
Block 1: 8:30 a.m.
Block 2: 1:00 p.m.
Monday and Tuesday only
Block 3: 3:00 pm. The last time we will administer the Full PERT.
Block 4: 4:30 pm. The last time we will administer Make-up Exams and 1 portion of PERT.
The following information/materials are needed on the day of testing:
Valid photo ID
Placement Test Referral from Advising (not older than 30 days)
Proof of payment (receipt), if taking a CLEP exam. You may pay online or at the Bursar’s office.
Placement Testing:
Students must communicate with Academic Advising in order to be registered for a placement exam.
Placement tests are untimed. The average time for one PERT section is an hour.
Faculty: We proctor exams for students with accommodations and extenuating circumstances. Students are required to schedule an appointment at least 48 hours prior to testing. Contact both pctesting@hccfl.edu and your instructor to schedule this.
CLEP: CLEP testing is on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. There are two times available: 8:30 a.m. and 1:00 pm. Students are required to schedule an appointment at least 48 business hours prior to testing.
TEAS: We will offer the TEAS exam starting in January 2021. Please contact healthsciences@hccfl.edu with any program-related questions.
Exams for Other Institutions:
Exams for other institutions are not being administered at this time.
SouthShore Test Center
Location:
Building SMPF, Room 116
551 24th Street NE
Ruskin, FL 33570
813.259.6430 sstestcenter@hccfl.edu
We are currently testing by appointment only. Students must schedule an appointment at least 24 business hours in advance by emailing sstestcenter@hccfl.edu. We ask that you arrive 15 minutes before your appointment time for check-in purposes.
Walk-Ins are not accepted at this time. Please plan accordingly.
TEAS (HCC applicants only) We will offer the TEAS exam starting in January 2021. Please contact healthsciences@hccfl.edu with any program-related questions.
Placement exams: Placement tests will continue to be administered remotely. On-campus placement tests will be administered on a case by case basis only by Appointment only.
Students must communicate with Academic Advising in order to be registered for a placement test.
Exams for Other Institutions: Exams for other institutions are not being administered at this time.
**A sanitizing process will be conducted in testing areas at the end of each appointment block.
The HCC Test Centers offer a wide variety of tests. Please see this page for more information about the different tests available at our testing locations.
