POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - Three Rivers Community College will administer the ASSET placement exam at the local Three Rivers Center at Kennett.
 
 The ASSET exam will be administered at 2 p.m., Monday, March 17, at the Three Rivers Center at 901 South Bypass, Kennett.
 
 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. There is no cost for the test, but students taking the ASSET must have been admitted to the college and paid their $20 admission fee. The examination time is two hours.
 
            ASSET is the 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. ASSET scores indicate areas in which are strong and areas in which students may need help. ASSET can identify problems in major subject areas before they disrupt educational progress, giving the opportunity to prepare more effectively for needed courses.
 
 For additional information concerning the ASSET, contact the Three Rivers Center at Kennett at 573-888-6381 or call the college toll-free at 1-877-TRY-TRCC.
 
 

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