Nashua Community College uses the College Board Accuplacer to determine your skills in English and Math for course placement. Accuplacer is a free, untimed test taken in proctored sessions, either in-person, at NCC or remotely, from home (a remote fee will be charged starting in January 2025) .
If you are uncertain whether you need to take the Accuplacer placement test, please contact the NCC Admissions office at 603-578-8908 or by email at [email protected].
Read more about how NCC determines course placement at https://nashuacc.edu/admissions/start-here/new-students/
Your Choice: Test at NCC or From Home (Remotely)
Choose a date on the form below to take the Accuplacer at NCC.
OR
To test remotely, select “from home (remote voucher)”. Your testing voucher and instructions will be sent from Accuplacer within 2 business days. Meazure Learning with ProctorU’s online proctoring platform will now be used for all Accuplacer remote testing. It is available anytime except Sunday evenings, between 7pm and midnight. There is no charge to test remotely at this time. Starting January 2025, there will be a fee to take the Accuplacer remotely.
Remote Testing will be available until December 31, 2024. Please make sure you have completed and submitted your Accuplacer Test by the end of the day on 12/31/24.
**Please note that all requests to test remotely will be accepted until December 23, 2024 and all vouchers will expire on December 31, 2024.**
Starting in January 2025, Accuplacer will have a remote option for a fee.
All remote testers will be using the Live+ remote testing service through Proctor U. Students will be responsible for the Proctor Fee and the On-Demand testing fee.
Live+ Fees
Proctor Fee: $28
On-demand, take it now (<24h): $8 On-demand, take it soon (>24h <72h): $5
Please complete and submit the form below and include your Student ID #, if you have it. Allow 3 business days to process.
Please check your SPAM folder for response emails from [email protected] or [email protected] .
Accuplacer Request to Test
Students must self-identify a learning need that may require testing accommodations before taking the Accuplacer placement test.
To request accommodations, please submit the ACCUPLACER Testing Accommodations Request Form and complete the testing form below.
NOTE: The Accuplacer is an untimed test therefore you may take as long as you need. You have the option to complete sections of the test on a different day.
We recommend that you review these study materials before taking the test:
Writing Sample questions (PDF)
Arithmetic Sample Questions (PDF)
Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Sample Questions (PDF)
Advanced Algebra and Functions Sample Questions (PDF)
