Assessment Center
West Building
Second Floor, W204

Telephone: (425) 739-8115
Fax: (425) 739-8207
Email: assessmentstaff@lwtc.edu

Welcome to the Assessment Center at Lake Washington Technical College. We are dedicated to providing quality testing and assessment services to our students, faculty/staff, and the community.

These services include:

• COMPASS - placement test for math and English, and to determine entry into programs of study
• GED tests (General Education Development)
• CLEP tests (College Level Examination Program)
• HOBET (Health Occupations Basic Entrance Test)
• EMT Pre-test (required for admission to EMT program)
• MCAS (Office 2007) & MOS (Office 2003) certification tests
• ACA – (Adobe Certified Associate) includes tests for Flash 8 & Dreamweaver 8 certifications
• CS3 – (Creative Suite 3) Adobe Flash CS3, Dreamweaver CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended certification tests
• IC3 - (Internet and Computing Core Certification)
• Proctored testing for Distance and On-line Learning courses

Please check the Testing Calendar for dates and times of tests.

For test information sessions see Before You Test.

If you are interested in preparation classes for the GED exam, or placement testing for ESL (English as a Second Language) please contact the Academic Skills Center (ASC) in Room T217 at (425) 739-8100 x656.

New for GED!

• New test-takers must complete paperwork and orientation prior to making an appointment to test. This service is available on a walk-in basis Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays 8:00 am - 2:00 pm. Please note that you must begin the orientation/paperwork by 2:00 pm.
• Fees need to be paid and math tutorial viewed at least one day prior to taking the test(s).
• All test-takers may schedule appointments for Thursdays at 8:00 am, 10:30 am, and/or 2:00 pm throughout most of the year. During the summer, appointments are available at 8:00 am and/or 10:30 am only. Schedule is subject to change and there is no testing available on holidays. Your appointment must be made by 4:30 pm on Tuesday of the week in which you wish to test.
• All test-takers must arrive 15 minutes early for test sessions or they will be asked to reschedule.