Schedule a Test

Test Center Locations

To schedule your test, please choose a campus below.

• Airport
• Beltline
• Northeast
• Harbison
• Fort Jackson

We encourage you to test on campus at a Midlands Technical College Campus. If you need to test remotely at another institution or virtually through a remote proctor, you can call 803.738.7180 or 803.790.7522.

Please email testctr@midlandstech.edu with questions and someone will respond as soon as possible.

Types of Tests, Schedules, and Locations

Main Placement Test - ACCUPLACER

Testing Times and Locations

Schedule your test by choosing a campus. Walk-ins are accepted during the scheduled times below. Bring a photo ID and your social security number. 

Days Testing	Beginning Time			Latest Start Time		End Time
Airport Campus Airport Student Center - Room 262
Tuesday	9:00 a.m.			1:30 p.m.		4:30 p.m.
Wed. Thurs	9:00 a.m.			5:30 p.m.		8:30 p.m.
Friday	9:00 a.m.			10:00 a.m.		1:00 p.m.

DAYS TESTING	BEGINNING TIME			LATEST START TIME		END TIME
Beltline Campus Wade Martin Hall - Room 249
Tuesday	9:00 a.m.			1:30 p.m.		4:30 p.m.
Wed., Thurs	9:00 a.m.			5:30 p.m.		8:30 p.m.
Friday	9:00 a.m.			10:00 a.m.		1:00 p.m.
Saturday	9:00 a.m.			9:30 a.m.		12:30 p.m.

Fairfield Campus
Room 101
Please call the Fairfield Campus for information on Placement Testing.
803.815.2933.

DAYS TESTING	BEGINNING TIME			LATEST START TIME		END TIME
Fort Jackson Campus Education Center - Room 110
Thursday	9:00 a.m.			10:30 a.m.		12:30 p.m.

DAYS TESTING	BEGINNING TIME			LATEST START TIME		END TIME
Northeast Campus Engineering Technology Science Building - Room 164
Tues., Wed., Thurs.	9:00 a.m.			1:30 p.m.		4:30 p.m.
Friday	9:00 a.m.			10:00 a.m.		1:00 p.m.

DAYS TESTING	BEGINNING TIME			LATEST START TIME		END TIME
Harbison Campus Harbison Hall - Room 210
Monday	5:00 p.m.			7:30 p.m.		8:30 p.m.
Tuesday	5:00 p.m.			7:30 p.m.		8:30 p.m.

Placement Test for Specific Majors

AOT- Keyboarding

There are specific majors at Midlands Technical College that require students to take a basic keyboarding class to learn typing skills. Many students possess basic keyboarding skills and may be able to exempt the basic class by taking a keyboarding exam. The keyboarding examination is designed to test a student's typing skills through a series of timed writing exercises. This exam is available through Testing Services and should be taken prior to advisement if required.

• Allow 30 minutes to complete this exam.
• Passing score is 25 WPM.

Scheduling an Appointment

Schedule your test by choosing the campus you wish to test on at the top of the page. 

What to Bring

• Photo ID

Test Times and Locations

TESTING DAYS	BEGINNING TIME	LAST START TIME
Airport Campus
Monday	9:00 a.m.	3:30 p.m.

Health Science Placement Tests

Health Sciences students are required to take additional testing. See your specific academic program page for more information about which tests you need to take.

ATI TEAS for Allied Health

The ATI TEAS for Allied Health is designed primarily as a diagnostic instrument to help health occupations programs evaluate the academic skills of new applicants. This exam assesses the applicant's reading, mathematical, and science skills; and English/language usage.

Preparing for the ATI

A limited knowledge of computers is required to take this exam. Scores are reported immediately upon completion of the test.

The ATI TEAS study manual can be used to prepare for the ATI TEAS for Allied Health exam. The study manual is available for purchase online at www.atitesting.com. The MTC libraries at both the Airport and Beltline campuses will include the study manual for reference use only. Candidates must wait six months before a retest is allowed.

The areas of testing for the ATI TEAS include essential mathematical skills, reading comprehension, science, and English/language usage. The test will contain a total of 170 questions. The total testing time is three hours and 29 minutes. Answer each question to the best of your ability because there is no penalty for guessing, and unanswered questions will be marked incorrect.

How to Register

All candidates for the ATI TEAS for Allied Health must schedule their exam by going to https://www2.registerblast.com/midlands-airport/Exam/List and selecting a test date and time. At the time of registering, you will need to pay a test fee of $80.00. This fee is set annually and is subject to increase without notice.

Required for testing: Create a user name and password to register with ATI Allied Health. Bring your username and password with you to the exam. When completing the registration, select Midlands Tech College AH for your institution. Please arrive 30 minutes early on the day of your test. If necessary, the ATI TEAS for Allied Health can be retaken after a six-month waiting period.

For special accommodations, please contact Counseling Services at 803.822.3505 or 803.738.7636.

Residual ACT (R-ACT)

Midlands Technical College now administers the R-ACT to students who are interested in using local ACT scores for program entry at Midlands Technical College. Payment to take the R-ACT at Midlands Technical College must be made prior to registering for the test. After payment has been made, students may register for the Residual ACT on the campus of Midlands Technical College by completing the MTC R-ACT online registration form.

Picture ID is required to take the R-ACT Test. Checks and money orders for the $50.00 registration fee should be made payable to the College. Payment can be made at any cashiers office on either the Airport or Beltline Campus or by sending payment to:

Testing Services Center – Beltline Campus
Midlands Technical College
PO Box 2408
Columbia, SC 29202

Registration forms must be received in the Testing Office at least two weeks in advance of the test date of your choice.

Other Testing Options

The ACT assessment may be taken during nationally administered test dates, available at the ACT website. You may register online with a credit card through the ACT website, or pick up a registration form from the Midlands Technical College Testing Center.

Foreign Language Placement Test

Students who fall into one of the three categories below MUST take the FLPT.  All other students may be waived into SPA 101, FRE 101, and GER 101 by an advisor.

• Non-Transfer Students
  • Students must take the FLPT if they have studied the language for two or more years in high school within the last five years.
• Transfer Students
  • Students who have transferred to Midlands Technical College with 3.0 credit hours in the language must take the FLPT.
• Native Speakers
  • Students may not enroll in a language that is their native language. Only non-native speakers are eligible to enroll in foreign language courses at Midlands Technical College. 

The level indicated by the test result is mandatory. The test may not be retaken within three years.

IF THE FRENCH SCORE IS	THE STUDENT SHOULD ENROLL IN	IF THE GERMAN SCORE IS	THE STUDENT SHOULD ENROLL IN	IF THE SPANISH SCORE IS	THE STUDENT SHOULD ENROLL IN
0 - 20	FRE 101	0 - 20	GER 101	0 - 24	SPA 101
21 - 29	FRE 102	21 - 32	GER 102	25 - 39	SPA 102
30 - 44	FRE 122	33 - 41	GER 122	40 - 52	SPA 122
45+	Exempts all courses at MTC	42+	Exempts all courses at MTC	53+	Exempts all courses at MTC

Exemption and Credit:

A student who places into a course above 101 and makes a grade of C or better will receive exemption credit for the course(s) below the one for which the grade was given.

However, a student who exempts all courses cannot receive any credit, since we have no way of validating the student's knowledge. That student may take the CLEP for credit if desired.

NOTE: Students who successfully complete a course above 101 with a grade of C or better must contact the Humanities Department in order to have this credit awarded. The exemption is not automatic but can be done quickly once the department is notified.

If a student who exempts all the courses offered at MTC for the particular foreign language elects not to take the CLEP exam, then the student should contact the college to which he or she plans to transfer to determine which course to enroll in at that college.

Do I need to take the FLPT?  Click to login to your MyMTC and find out if the foreign language placement test is a requirement for you.

Mandatory Prerequisites:

• Students must abide by the results of the test, and may not take a class either lower or higher than the one into which they place.
• Instructor assessment of a student's work in the first week of class may be used for re-determining placement at another level.
• Students must have the required prerequisite class or score to be permitted to enroll in a foreign language course at any level.

Course Equivalency Tests