Assessment Center

Assessment Center Services

The Assessment Center at Lake Washington Institute of Technology prepares students for today's careers and tomorrows opportunities by providing quality testing and assessment services to our students, faculty, staff and our community.

Assessment Center testing and services include:

• Self-Guided Placement Assessment for Math and English in the Assessment Center!
• CLEP: College Level Examination Program
• Certiport Exams: ACA, MOS and MTA
• GED®: General Education Development.
• TEAS: Test of Essential Academic Skills
• LWTech offers Adobe Certification testing free of charge and  by appointment only for currently enrolled MMDP and BTAD students and faculty.
• Keyboarding: Please contact the Assessment Center to schedule an appointment.
• MOS 2010, IC3 and ACA Adobe Certifications: Certiport lists test locations.
   

Register for a Test

Before You Test

The following expectations apply to all tests:

• Current government-issued photo ID is required for all testing
• You must obtain a LWTech Student ID number at Enrollment Services in the West Building, Room W201, prior to taking your test.
• If you arrive late for your test, you will need to reschedule.
• Please make arrangements for childcare, as children are not allowed in the Assessment Center.
• Food or beverages are not allowed in the Assessment Center.
• All personal belongings need to be stored in lockers just outside of the Assessment Center.
• No hats or headphones may be worn in the Assessment Center.
  
  

Testing for Students with Disabilities 

The Assessment Center at Lake Washington Institute of Technology offers accommodated testing for students with disabilities.

Accommodated Testing Scheduling

If you would like to request for disability accommodations for testing please contact the Disabilities Support Services office. The required lead time for requests to be processed varies depending on the type of test.

• Self-Guided Placement & TEAS: 1-2 weeks in advance of planned test date
• GED®: minimum of 6 weeks in advance of first planned test date
• CLEP: 2-4 weeks in advance of planned test date

After your accommodations are approved, you will need to contact the Assessment Center to make a testing appointment. Accommodated testing appointments are usually offered on the first Friday of each month. Depending on the type of accommodations needed, an appointment may be necessary for theSelf-Guided Placement test. If so, a DSS coordinator will arrange this with the Assessment Center.