Testing information
Scheduled Placement Testing appointments for the Fall 2025 semester are full.
Walk-In Placement Testing will be held Wednesday, August 27th through August 29th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Utica Campus ONLY. The last student will be seated at 1 p.m. Photo-ID is required for check-in. Report to Payne Hall, 104a for testing.
Please call to pre-register for testing or if you have any questions at 315-731-5802.
Testing for the Spring 2026 semester will begin in late October.
About the Testing Center
MVCC’s Assessment and Testing Center, located in Payne Hall, Room 104A, at the Utica Campus, is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.
MVCC uses two evaluative tools to help assess college readiness: a hand-written sample for determining compositional skills and a computer-web-adaptive-testing system from College Board called ACCUPLACER® that determines math and reading skill level.
The results are made available during an advisement session with your academic advisor through the Academic Advising Center. Test results are used as a guide to help advisors determine the appropriate level of courses you are required to take. Unfortunately, MVCC is unable to transfer placement test results to other colleges. If you have questions concerning English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) placement testing, please contact us at 315-731-5802.
Students may be exempt from some or all portions of the placement test based on the College's exemption policy, which is available here. If you have questions regarding the exemption policy, please email the Testing Center.