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NOVA campus testing centers are physically available only to select students needing the Virginia Placement Test (VPT) starting Monday, June 21, 2021, and by appointment only.
All other testing services will continue to be offered remotely until July 30, 2021.
- Refer to NOVA's homepage for general information on college and campus operations.
- See NOVA's Safe Return to Campus for COVID-related information and NOVA's return to campus plan.
Tests
- ESL Placement Assessment
- Spanish Placement Test
- SDV ABLE Exam
- Faculty Referred Tests
- VPT English and Math Placement Tests - only select student populations
- For information pertaining to unique and specific campus based programs, such as Nursing, Automotive, etc., please contact the following campus testing center (info below):
- Manassas Testing Center (Automotive Test - ASE Certification) - matestingcenter@nvcc.edu
- Medical Education Campus Testing Center (Nursing - TEAS Test) - mectesting@nvcc.edu
Note: All testing services will continue to be offered remotely until July 30, 2021.
On campus testing limited to select students in certain populations who are required to take the Virginia Placement Test (VPT) will be available starting June 21, 2021 and by appointment only. These populations include military students using VA or TA benefits, or dual enrollment students without other placement measures.
Northern Virginia Community College
5000 Dawes Avenue
Bisdorf Building
Testing Center, Room 156
Alexandria, VA 22311
Northern Virginia Community College
8333 Little River Turnpike
CA Building, Room 115
Annandale, VA 22003-3796
703.323.3833
703.323.3149
21200 Campus Drive
LV1-112 at NE corner of Ankers Shop Circle and Logan Way
Sterling, VA 20164-8699
Access ramps are on Logan Way across from the Campus Police in the LD building.*
Reston - Pat Hall
703.948.7732
1821 Michael Faraday Drive
Suite 422
Reston, VA 20190
*Appointment only testing.
*No NOVA Online testing.
Northern Virginia Community College
10950 Campus Drive
Howsmon Hall, Room 308
Manassas, VA 20109
571.257.6699
Northern Virginia Community College
6699 Springfield Center Drive
Room 344
Springfield, VA 22150-1913
703.822.6654
Helpful Links
- Pre-Admission Test
- Paying for the TEAS Test (No purchases until further notice)
- SDV ABLE Test
- HLT 141 ABLE Test
TEAS Examination
Due to COVID-19 and the inability of students to access the testing sites, the Test for Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) is being waived as a requirement for the 2020 admissions cycle in the Division of Health Sciences (excludes Dental Hygiene) and the Division of Nursing.
Northern Virginia Community College
Testing Center
2645 College Drive
WS Building, Room 436
Woodbridge, VA 22191
703.878.5787
The National Testing Centers at both Fort Belvoir Army Base and Quantico Marine Base have been officially closed. For alternative solutions to taking exams like DSST, CLEP or Pearson Vue, please see each respective vendor's website.
For any IT related questions or assistance please refer to: IT Help Desk - https://www.nvcc.edu/ithd/
For information regarding financial aid or benefit items, please refer to: Financial Aid - https://www.nvcc.edu/financialaid/
For information pertaining to online courses and examinations please refer to: NOVA Online (NOL) - https://online.nvcc.edu/
For any assistance with questions pertaining to enrollment related items, please refer to: Virtual Advising - https://www.nvcc.edu/advising/virtual/