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Catalog 2024-2025

Testing Center / Assessment


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Testing Center

Appointments and photo ID’s required for all tests.

It is the mission of the Greeley Campus Center to:

  • PROVIDE high quality testing, accommodations, test security procedures, and exemplary customer service.

  • ADHERE to the National College Testing Association Professional Standards and Guidelines.

  • FOSTER a secure and inclusive testing environment.

  • PROMOTE academic and professional success for our students, community, and institution.

In addition to the Accuplacer placement testing, and academic testing, we offer a wide array of testing services for our students, as well as to the community.  Students with documented disabilities may be eligible for accommodations to assist with reaching their academic potential. You must have prior approval from Disability Access Services (DAS) before an exam can be administered with accommodations. For further information, contact Disability Access Services (DAS) at (970) 378-3680 or disabilities@aims.edu.

Aims Community College is a multi-campus institution and each campus offers a variety of assessment tests and services.

Assessment Testing

Assessment is designed to assist students in understanding their current academic levels, and to aid them and their advisors in the selection of college coursework. According to the State of Colorado and Aims Community College institutional procedures. Students may be encouraged to assess in writing and/or math via the Accuplacer placement exam. Certain programs require assessment testing. Please reach out to inquire further.

New and returning students are responsible for making arrangements at the Testing Center to provide assessment scores prior to conferring with an advisor and registering. Assessment scores can come in a variety of types, and the most common of which are ACT, SAT, and Accuplacer. Official copies of ACT and SAT can be obtained by reaching out to ACT (http://www.act.org) or CollegeBoard (https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat) directly. Accuplacer scores may be obtained by reaching out to the institution in which the test was taken, or by accessing the student portal on Accuplacers homepage and working through the steps in order to retrieve them (www.accuplacer.org). When requesting Accuplacer scores from another institution, please have them sent to assessment@aims.edu.Visit our website at https://www.aims.edu/departments/testing-center/assessment for information on the various options for meeting assessment.

Academic Testing

Testing services for faculty include make-up testing if a student misses and exam due to extenuating circumstances, course challenge exams, and accommodated testing for those with documented disabilities. Visit our website at https://www.aims.edu/departments/testing-center/academic-testing for more information on Academic testing.

Other Tests and Services Offered Through the Testing Center

  • ACT WorkKeys for Paraprofessionals

  • ASE exams (Automotive Service Excellence)

  • ATI TEAS

  • BIO 1005 and BIO 1111 test outs

  • Certiport Exams (including Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) & Intuit QuickBooks exam)

  • CLEP (College Level Examination Program)

  • DSST (DANTES Subject Standardized Tests)

  • HESI A2 nursing entrance exam

  • Meazure Learning exams

  • NCCT Certification exams

  • PSI  - FAA written Applicant Knowledge Testing

  • PSI - PAN pre employment Exams

  • PearsonVue (including AMT, CO Insurance, CompTIA, GED, & National Registry for EMT’s)

  • Proctored Exams - We proctor exams for other colleges and universities. Proctored tests are by appointment only.

  • SPA and French 1011 & 1012 Placement Test

Please call (970) 339-6533 or email assessment@aims.edu to inquire about details, fees, and appointments.

Visit our website https://www.aims.edu/departments/testing-center for additional information about the services offered by the Aims Testing Center.