Diagnostic Assessment and Placement Testing

CCC offers Diagnostic Assessment & Placement Testing through Accuplacer. The results from testing indicate the level of work a student is prepared to do in college. Diagnostic Assessment & Placement Test scores are valid for five years. Students are permitted the opportunity to re-test one time, per subject, per year based on the original test date. Exceptions to this policy must be made with justification in writing by the Vice President of Student Services. Students may not voluntarily choose to enroll in developmental courses without taking the Diagnostic Assessment & Placement Test. Some students may not be required to take a placement test. Please see below for possible placement testing exemptions:

  1. An earned four-year degree or higher from a regionally and/or nationally accredited institution. Other prerequisites may still be required and official transcripts must be submitted to Student Services.
  2. College-level mathematics and English Composition courses with a “C” or better transferred from another institution.
  3. Successful completion of required developmental math, English, or reading courses taken at a regionally and/or nationally accredited college or university (transcript required).
  4. Appropriate score on SAT, PSAT, ACT, Pre-ACT, or PLAN. Please see following charts.
  5. Graduation from high school within the last 5 years and meets Multiple Measures. Please see Multiple Measures placement chart below.

Multiple Measures Placement

Must enroll within 5 years of high school Submit an official high school transcript 2014 or later Placement
Unweighted High School GPA 2.6 or higher and successful completion of four high school math courses Math I, II, and Math III and a 4th approved math course OR Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and a 4th approved math course. The 4th math includes, but is not limited to: Advanced Functions and Modeling, Analytical Geometry, AP Statistics, Calculus, Discrete Mathematics, Pre-Calculus, Integrated Mathematics IV, International Baccalaureate Mathematics, Mindset, Probability and Statistics, Trigonometry, MAT 143, MAT 151, MAT 152, MAT 155 & MAT 155A, MAT 161, MAT 162, MAT 165 & MAT 165A, MAT 167, MAT 171 & MAT 171A, MAT 172 & MAT 172A, MAT 175 & MAT 175A, MAT 200 OR ABOVE ENG 111
MAT 121
MAT 143
MAT 152
MAT 171

Career and College Promise (CCP) students must satisfy eligibility requirements as described in the Career and College Promise Operating Procedures.

Special Credit students (those who are not pursuing a degree, diploma, or certificate) are not required to take Diagnostic Assessment & Placement Tests. However, some individual courses require prerequisites, which may require testing

CCC Placement Scores - DRE & English

NC-DAP Composite Score Placement
Reading, Revising, & Writing 151 or higher ENG 111
Reading, Revising, & Writing 136-150 DRE 098
Reading, Revising, & Writing 117-135 DRE 097
Reading, Revising, & Writing 100-116 DRE 096
COMPASS Score Placement
Writing + Reading 151 or higher ENG 111
Writing + Reading 112-150 DRE 098
Writing + Reading 85-111 DRE 097
Writing + Reading 0-84 DRE 096
DEVELOPMENTAL COURSES Grade Placement
ENG 090 AND READING 090
ENG 095
DRE 098
Passed (C or better)
Passed (C or better)
Passed
ENG 111
ENG 080 AND READING 080
ENG 085
DRE 097
Passed (C or better)
Passed (C or better)
Passed
DRE 098
DRE 096 Passed DRE 097
SAT Score Placement
Before 03/2016
Writing or Critical Reading
500 or higher ENG 111
After 03/2016
Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing
480 or higher ENG 111
ACT or Pre-ACT
Score Placement
English or Reading 18 English or 22 Reading ENG 111
Plan Score Placement
English or Reading 15 English or 18 Reading ENG 111
PSAT 10 and PSAT/NMSQT
Score Placement
Before 01/2015
Writing or Critical Reading
45 Writing or 47 Critical Reading ENG 111
After 01/2015
English or Reading
26 English or 26 Reading or
460 Evidenced-Based
Reading & Writing
ENG 111
ACCUPLACER Score Placement
Reading Comprehension +
Sentence Skills
166 or higher ENG 111
Reading Comprehension +
Sentence Skills
129-165 DRE 098
Reading Comprehension +
Sentence Skills
92-128 DRE 097
Reading Comprehension +
Sentence Skills
0-91 DRE 096

CCC Placement Scores - DMA and MATH

NC-DAP Score Placement
DMA 010 through 060* 7 or higher on all MAT 121, MAT 171
DMA 010 through 050 7 or higher on all and DRE 098 MAT 143, MAT 152
DMA 010 through 030 7 or higher on all MAT 110
DMA 060 1-6 DMA 065
DMA 050 1-6 DMA 050
DMA 040 1-6 DMA 040
DMA 030 1-6 DMA 030
DMA 020 1-6 DMA 020
DMA 010 1-6 DMA 010
*NC DAP of 7 or higher on DMA 060 equals non-course credit for DMA 060 and DMA 065
Compass Score Placement
Trigonometry Placement Domain 46-99 MAT 271
Trigonometry Placement Domain
0-45
MAT 121, MAT 143, MAT 152, MAT 171, MAT 263
College Algebra Placement Domain 46-99 MAT 121, MAT 143, MAT 152, MAT 171, MAT 263
College Algebra Placement Domain 0-45
MAT 121, MAT 143, MAT 152, MAT 171
Algebra Placement Domain 66-99 MAT 121, MAT 143, MAT 152, MAT 171
Algebra Placement Domain 46-65 DMA 065
Algebra Placement Domain 46-65 & DRE 098 pre-req met MAT 143, MAT 152
Algebra Placement Domain
0-45 
DMA 040
Pre-Algebra Placement Domain 48-99 DMA 040
Pre-Algebra Placement Domain 0-47 DMA 010
DEVELOPMENTAL COURSES Grade Placement
MAT 080
DMA 065
Passed (C or better)
Passed
MAT 121, MAT 171
MAT 070 and ENG 095
DMA 040 - DMA 050 and DRE 098
Passed (C or better)
Passed and C or better
MAT 143, MAT 152
MAT 070
DMA 040 - DMA 050
Passed (C or better)
Passed
DMA 065
MAT 060
DMA 010 - DMA 030
Passed (C or better)
Passed
DMA 040
SAT Score Placement
Before 03/2016 Math 500 or higher MAT 121, MAT 171
After 03/2016 Math 530 or higher MAT 121. MAT 171
ACT or Pre-ACT
Score Placement
Math 22 MAT 121, MAT 171
PLAN Score Placement
Math 19 MAT 121, MAT 171
PSAT 10 and PSAT/NMSQT
Score Placement
Before 01/2015 Math 47 MAT 121, MAT 171
After 01/2015 Math 24.5 or 510
MAT 121, MAT 171
ACCUPLACER Score Placement
College Level Math 90 or higher MAT 271
College Level Math 68 or higher MAT 172
College Level Math 54 or higher MAT 263
Algebra 75 or higher MAT 121, MAT 171
Algebra 55-74 & DRE 98 pre-req met MAT 143, MAT 152
Algebra 55-74 DMA 065
Arithmetic 55 or higher DMA 040
Arithmetic 0-54 DMA 010

Other Criteria for Direct Placement into MAT 271

Criteria Score Placement
AP Calculus AB Exam 2 or higher MAT 271
AP Calculus Course "C" or higher and an unweighted HS GPA of 3.0 or higher MAT 271
SAT Math 580 or higher and a grade of "C" or higher in NC Standard Course of Study Pre-Calculus course or any equivalent course from another state MAT 271
ACT Math 27 or higher and a grade of "C" or higher in NC Standard Course of Study Pre-Calculus course or any equivalent course from another state MAT 271
SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2 560 or higher MAT 271

After submitting an application for admission to the College, schedule your diagnostic assessment and placement tests by phone at 704-669-4210 or online at clevelandcc.edu. Sample test questions are available.