Accuplacer Test Prep

Admissions

Contact

Email
admissions@tc3.edu
Phone
607.844.6580
Text
607.605.6844

Tompkins Cortland Community College
170 North Street, P.O. Box 139
Dryden, NY 13053

Location

Main Campus
Panther Welcome Center

Hours

  • MON   8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • TUE    8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • WED  8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • THU   8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • FRI     8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • SAT   Closed
  • SUN  Closed

Accuplacer Tests

  • Arithmetic: 17 questions covering the following areas:
    • Whole Numbers and Fractions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, estimation, equivalent fractions)
    • Decimals and Percents (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percents, fraction/decimal equivalents)
    • Applications and Problem Solving (rate, percent, measurement problems, geometry)
  • Elementary Algebra: 12 questions covering the following areas:
    • Integers and Rational Numbers (computation, absolute values, ordering)
    • Algebraic Expressions (evaluation of simple formulas, monomials/polynomials, rational roots, exponents, factoring)
    • Equations, Inequalities and Word Problems (linear equations, quadratic equations, geometric reasoning/graphing)
  • College-Level Math: 20 questions covering the following areas:
    • Algebraic operations (simplifying rational algebraic expressions, factoring, expanding polynomials, and manipulating roots and exponents)
    • Solutions of equations and inequalities (solution of linear and quadratic equations and inequalities, equation systems and other algebraic equations)
    • Coordinate geometry (plane geometry, the coordinate plane, straight lines, conics, sets of points in the plane, and graphs of algebraic functions)
    • Applications and other algebra topics (complex numbers, series and sequences, determinants, permutations and combinations, fractions, and word problems)
    • Functions and trigonometry (polynomials, algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions)
  • Reading Comprehension: 20 questions covering:
    • Identifying Main Ideas
    • Direct Statements and Secondary Ideas
    • Inferences
    • Applications
    • Sentence Relationships
  • Sentence Skills: 20 questions covering:
    • Recognizing Complete Sentences
    • Coordination and Subordination
    • Clear Sentence Logic
  • WritePlacer: A 300–600 word essay to demonstrate writing skills. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, focus, and organization are evaluated. This section has a time limit of one hour. Your score will be based on how well you express, organize, and support your ideas.

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