Testing Center

See our Hours and Schedule for service and campus availability.

Testing Center Closures and Reduced Hours (Fall 2024)

Closed All Day	Reduced Hours
August 31 – September 2 (Labor Day)	September 20 (10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
October 15 (S.E.E.D. Day)	October 3 (8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
November 27 – December 1 (Thanksgiving)	October 4 (12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
December 21 – January 5, 2025 (Winter Break)	November 7 (8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
	December 6 (12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
	December 19 (8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)

Please do the following before visiting the Testing Center:

Check our hours.
Bring the correct photo ID:
- Bring a state ID, military ID, driver's license, or passport for the placement test.
- Bring a PGCC student ID card for academic tests for class.
Read the rules for each service:
- Read about placement tests.
- Read about academic tests for classes.
Bring a single quarter.
Make sure you know your 7-digit student ID number.
Call 301-546-0090 if you have any questions.

Welcome to the Testing Center

We provide placement testing to new Prince George's Community College students and academic testing to students enrolled in courses. The center also administers competency and challenge examinations on behalf of certain departments.

The Testing Center is located in Bladen Hall, Room 100, and provides quarter-operated lockers for examinees to secure their books, phones, and other personal possessions. Quarters are returned to students when they retrieve their belongings from the lockers. View the hours of operation here.

Photo IDs Are Required for All Services

Students who are taking the placement tests may show our staff any ID from our list of allowed IDs.

Students taking an academic test assigned by a class instructor may only use their PGCC student ID cards.

Children and Guests Are Not Allowed

Guests are not permitted in the Testing Center (no spouses, children, parents, siblings, or other friends or family). Only examinees and authorized College staff are allowed.

Please review the complete list of rules for the Testing Center. Individuals using testing center services are responsible for always abiding by these guidelines. Violations of these guidelines and responsibilities may result in loss of privileges and denial of future services.

Masks are Recommended in the Testing Center

All PGCC Testing Center locations encourage everyone to wear a face mask to reduce the spread of disease.

Bring Your PGCC Student ID Number

After applying to the school and paying your application fee, you will be assigned a student ID number to be used for placement tests, registration, and exams. You may find this number on your bill, on your schedule, in your Owl Link, and in your PGCC Navigate account. If you have one, your student ID number is also encoded in the bar code of your PGCC ID card.

Bring One Quarter for the Locker Room

At the Largo campus Testing Center, students are only allowed to have the following items at their desks: photo ID, pen or pencil, and a testing center locker key (if a locker is used). All other possessions brought into the center must be secured in a locker, which requires a quarter for use. The locker will return this quarter after a student reopens it to retrieve their possessions. Change is not available from our staff.

ALEKS-PPL Math Study Plan

If this is your first time taking the placement test, please click here for instructions. If you finished the ALEKS-PPL math placement test at PGCC, the platform creates a series of prep and learning modules to help you improve your scores for another attempt. You must spend at least five (5) hours working on the modules before retaking the test. Use the button below to log into ALEKS-PPL and continue your work.

The modules do not work on phones or tablets. This link is not the placement test.

ALEKS-PPL STUDY MODULE >