PLACEMENT TEST

SCHEDULED ON THREE RIVERS CAMPUS

            POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - Three Rivers Community College will administer the ASSET placement exam for new students at the college’s Testing Center on its campus in Poplar Bluff.

            The ASSET exam will be administered on four days this summer. The exam will be given in the TRCC Testing Center in the E.K. Porter Distance Learning Center on the main campus in Poplar Bluff. Exam dates and times include:

• Friday, June 27 at 8 a.m.
• Wednesday, July 9 at 1 p.m.
• Thursday, July 10 at 8 a.m.
• Thursday, July 10 at 4 p.m.
• Friday, July 11 at 8 a.m.

            The ASSET is a testing program for placing new students. The exam consists of three 25-minute segments that test writing skills, reading skills, and mathematics. ASSET is an assessment tool used by TRCC to place entering students in the appropriate mathematics and English classes. The ASSET is not used like a traditional test. There is generally no "passing score" and students cannot fail.

            There is no cost for the test, but students taking the ASSET must have been admitted to the college and paid the $20 admission fee. The examination time is two hours.

            For additional information concerning the ASSET, call Diane Rodriquez, coordinator of testing and assessment, at 573-840-9667 or contact Three Rivers toll-free at 1-877-TRY TRCC.

            For an admissions application and information on enrolling, go to the college web site, www.trcc.edu, or call 573-840-9605.