The Testing Center will help ensure you are placed in the right classes through placement testing. We are responsible for delivering testing services such as UH Community College System placement testing, distance education testing, on-campus make-up testing, non-UH testing, and more.
Testing
Hours of Operation
Assigned appointments required. No Walk Ins.
** Please note that all tests/exams will be ended and collected 30 minutes daily prior to test center closure for shut down procedures during operational hours.
- Monday – Thursday 7:45 AM – 5:30 PM
- Friday 7:45 AM – 12:30 PM
The Honolulu Community College Testing Center is closed on weekends, all state and federal holidays, and school closures. Face masks are no longer mandatory but will be encouraged for all in-person testing. If you are sick or have signs of illness on your scheduled test appointment day, you will be asked to reschedule your test appointment for a future date. Photo ID is required for testing.
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In-Person Academic Testing
Honolulu CC Testing Services are available by appointment only (individual walk-ins are
available on case-by-case basis) with priority given to Honolulu CC-based courses and/or
Honolulu Community College-based students first. There are no remote proctoring options being
offered.
In person UH System academic testing services provided by the Honolulu Community College
Testing Center are as follows:
- UH System Distance Education Courses: No proctoring services available to fully online distance learning courses.
- Honolulu Community College Face-to-face and Hybrid Courses: In-person pre-scheduled, make-up, and limited whole class by assigned appointment testing only – individual walk ins on case-by-case basis. No remote proctoring options offered.
- UH System Hybrid Courses: In-person pre-scheduled, make-up, and limited whole class by assigned appointment testing only with priority appointment booking and seating reservation given to Honolulu Community College home based students and courses first. No remote proctoring options offered.
Honolulu CC Testing Center reserves the right to cancel and/or stop taking or offering
reservations for test dates and/or test appointment reservations based on limited availability,
seating, and future issues beyond the control of the testing center, campus, and or UH system.
Get in Touch
Honolulu Community College Testing Center
By Appointment Only
Building 7 Room 303A
Phone: (808) 845-9130
Hours:
Monday – Thursday 7:45 am – 5:30 pm
Friday, 7:45 am – 12:30 pm
In-Person Academic Testing Parking Information
If you plan to park at Honolulu Community College on the day of your academic test/exam appointment and don’t already have a student semester parking pass, you will need to purchase a temporary day parking pass to park at Honolulu Community College.
For a Temporary DAY PARKING PASS, you will need to visit the Honolulu Community College Business Office (Building 6, First Floor).
When you go to the Honolulu Community College Business Office, please let them know that you need a parking pass for the day ($3.00 for day parking pass – cost can be subject to change in the future) because you are here to take a test at the Honolulu Community College Testing Center (Building 7, Room 303A). Be advised, be sure to park only in the visitors or student parking stalls, i.e. Student Parking Lot 1 or 1C.
Tell the guards you are here to take a test and will pick up a parking pass. Please be sure that your parking pass is visible on your dashboard to avoid getting a citation. Fines can range from $40 – $100.
Please refer to Parking Information for full details regarding parking and Authorized Parking Areas (i.e. student parking lot – 1 or 1C)
The Honolulu Community College Testing Center is located in Building 7, Room 303A. It is the first tall building as you enter the parking lot at Kokea street. There is a Library located on the ground floor. Go to the third floor and turn right down the first corridor.
Information for Instructors
All Honolulu Community College Instructors need to submit their course testing request(s) to the Honolulu CC Testing Center 7 business days or more prior to planned exam date to honccdet-l@lists.hawaii.edu. All test requests will be limited to a maximum time limit of less than 2 hours during the semester and not more than 3 hours for Final Exams ONLY. All Honolulu CC Instructors that are interested in using our testing services are strongly encouraged to contact the testing center at honccdet-l@lists.hawaii.edu or call 808-845-9130 during posted operational hours for more details, protocols, procedures, and test request forms.
* Please note that all testing administrations are by assigned appointments only with no walk ins. Also, testing services for fully online Distance Education Courses will be for individual make-up testing only. There will be no test proctoring option for fully online Distance Education Courses.
** For individual make-up testing services, please contact the Honolulu Community College Testing Center (honccdet-l@lists.hawaii.edu or 808-845-9130) as test request submittals and student test appointment scheduling will be done directly in coordination with you and the testing center. Instructors, please contact the testing center for more information.
Information for Students
Before you try to reserve a test date and appointment time, please check with your instructor that a test request has been submitted and received by the Honolulu CC Testing Center. No student reservations will be confirmed until instructors’ test requests are verified and confirmed.
Appointments by students will need to be made 5 – 10 business days in advance of planned test date and time. No reservations can be made after 5 business days prior to intended test date. No student appointments will be made or reserved until we have received and verified the test request form from the student’s instructor. All academic testing appointments must be made through and confirmed by the Honolulu Community College Testing Center and limited by daily seating availability and non-academic testing contractual obligations.
** Students, please note that all individual student make-up test appointments will be scheduled through your instructor in coordination with the Honolulu Community College Testing Center. The Honolulu Community College Testing Center will contact you directly after it has received a make-up test request from your instructor and coordinated a test appointment date and time for you.
Daily Academic Intake Testing Times
Testing intake start times for daily academic testing with time limits less than 2 hours will be offered as follows:
- Mondays: 8:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Tuesdays: 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.
- Wednesdays – Thursdays: 8:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Fridays: There will be no UH System academic testing appointment scheduling for Fridays.
Testing intake start times for daily academic testing with time limits 2 – 3 hours will be offered as follows:
- Mondays: 8:15 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Tuesdays: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Wednesdays – Thursdays: 8:15 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Fridays: There will be no UH System academic testing appointment scheduling for Fridays.
Schedule a UH System Academic Testing Appointment
To schedule an academic test appointment, please E-mail honccdet-l@lists.hawaii.edu with the following information:
- Your First Name:
- Your Last Name:
- Your Contact E-mail Address: (E-mail address that you will check and reply to)
- University of Hawaii (UH) I.D. Number (UH 8-digit ID number assigned when accepted to UH system, includes all UH Community Colleges)
- Your Instructor’s Name: (First, Last)
- Your Instructor’s Course, Course Number, and Test/Exam/Quiz Name (i.e.: Math 140 Exam #1 or PHYL 142 Final Exam):
- Your planned test date & start time. (Please keep in mind that due to limited seating. All testing appointment reservations are based on pre-approved and confirmed appointment requests by testing center staff only. If your requested test date and intake/start time are full or not available, the testing center staff will contact you as soon as possible to let you know and pick an alternate test date and intake/start time)
For questions, please contact Hanwell Kaakimaka or Varouny Sybounmy at honccdet-l@lists.hawaii.edu or (808) 845-9130.
** Please note that for all individual make-up test appointments, students cannot schedule their own make-up test appointment date and time. All individual make-up test appointments will be made through the student’s instructor and the testing center. Students will be contacted by the Honolulu Community College Testing Center to inform them of their assigned appointment date and time.
To check in for your in-person testing appointment, please report to the Honolulu CC Testing Center (Building 7, 3rd floor, Room 313) 15 minutes or more prior to your scheduled appointment. Please remember that all test appointments are pre-scheduled and must be confirmed by the Honolulu Community College Testing Center Staff. Please note that if you are late in reporting to the testing center for your pre-approved and confirmed test appointment date and start time, your test appointment may have to be re-scheduled for another day.
Placement Testing
In-person Accuplacer Placement Testing is available by assigned appointment only Monday through Thursday for Honolulu CC Home Campus students only.
Placement
Honolulu CC uses a variety of ways to check student’s skill levels in English and Math to ensure students will be placed in the right level classes. There are alternative placement methods available. Another option is to take the Accuplacer test. Accuplacer tests will assess your skill levels in reading, writing, and math to determine if you’re ready to take courses that will earn you credits at that school. If you show proficiency in a subject, you won’t have to take developmental courses and can start earning credits right away that count toward a degree or certificate.
Schedule a Placement Testing Appointment
To Schedule a placement test, please contact the Honolulu CC Testing Center by e-mail at honccdet-l@lists.hawaii.edu. In the e-mail, please include the following information to begin the process of determining and setting up your placement test appointment/option:
- First Name
- Middle Initial (If applicable)
- Last Name
- E-mail Address (UH E-mail or other)
- University of Hawaii (UH) I.D. Number (UH 8-digit i.d. number assigned when accepted to UH system, includes all UH Community Colleges)
- Please answer the following question(s) below to help us determine which test you will be taking for your placement test (English as a Second Language or the Standard English Test).
- Question 6A) Were you born and raised in the United States: Yes or No Question 6B) If you answered the question above with a “NO” answer, at what age did you come to the United States: (Please answer with your age in which you came to the United States and not the year in which you came to the United States.)
For questions, please contact Hanwell Kaakimaka or Varouny Sybounmy at honccdet-l@lists.hawaii.edu or (808) 845-9130.
Accuplacer Placement Re-Test
Accuplacer Placement Re-Test available by assigned appointment only.
If you are planning on re-taking the Accuplacer Placement Test and your Accuplacer Placement Test Scores are within the 2 year valid test range from the time you last took the Accuplacer Placement Test, there will be a $25.00 retest fee and you must contact a Honolulu CC Academic Counselor to get a Honolulu CC Accuplacer Placement Test Referral at honcouns@hawaii.edu or (808) 845-9162.
Once you have received a completed Honolulu CC Accuplacer Placement Test Referral from the Honolulu CC Academic Counselor and have completed payment of the $25.00 retest fee at the Honolulu CC Business Office, you must e-mail the Honolulu CC Testing Center at honccdet-l@lists.hawaii.edu with a copy of your completed Honolulu CC Accuplacer Placement Test Referral Form and a copy of your receipt of payment from the Honolulu CC Business Office for the $25.00 Accuplacer Retest Fee. At that point, the Honolulu CC Testing Center will contact you and schedule an in-person Accuplacer Test Appointment.
Accuplacer Placement Test Sample Questions
SaSample test questions are available at the College Board website. There are Accuplacer sample links listed below:
- [PDF]
- [PDF]
Sign up for a username and password, and then click on Next Generation Practice Tests.
Alternative Placement Measures
Submit a to the Honolulu CC Admissions Office for alternative English and Math placement options.
Early College Participants
For Early College High School Students taking Honolulu CC Courses through the Department of Education, please contact your high school counselor or the Honolulu CC Outreach Office.
Pearson Vue Testing
Pearson Vue Testing Intake Office Location at Honolulu Community College: Building 7, Room 303A.
How do I schedule a test with Pearson VUE?
Visit and select the relevant test program from the Test Taker Services section. Next, select ‘Schedule a Test’ on the right-hand side of the page and complete the necessary fields. Upon confirming the booking, you will receive a confirmation e-mail from Pearson VUE. If our location does not appear for a selected date, testing is not available for that day.
Not all exams can be proctored at The Learning Center. When searching for a testing center, if our location does not appear, we will are unable to proctor that particular exam.
How do I reschedule a test?
Visit and select the relevant test program from the Test Taker Services section. Once you have chosen your test program, select ‘Reschedule a Test’ on the right- hand side and complete the necessary fields.
How do I cancel a test?
Visit and select your test program from the Test Taker Services section. Once you have chosen your testing program, select ‘Cancel a Test’ on the right- hand side and complete the necessary fields.
What happens if I forget my Pearson VUE username and/or password?
Click on the sign-in page relevant to your program at and select either ‘I forgot my username’ or ‘I forgot my password’. Provide the details required and you will then be able to recover your username and/or reset your password.
What if I have a problem?
You can call Pearson VUE’s customer service center by going to and choosing your relevant program and region.
How early should I arrive at the test center on the day of my test?
Typically, you are asked to arrive 15-30 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time. This will give you an opportunity to check-in and relax prior to beginning your test. The amount of time you are asked to arrive at the center before your scheduled appointment time differs for each program. You will receive a confirmation email with program-specific information.
What happens when I arrive to take an exam?
When candidates arrive for an exam, they go through a standard admissions process. Candidates are asked to provide two forms of identification, to agree in writing to a set of exam rules and to sign a log sheet. In most cases, your photo and signature will be digitally captured as they would appear on your results report. Some exam sponsors may have other identification or check-in requirements. You can review Pearson VUE’s privacy policy on
What ID do I need to bring to the test?
Typically, you are asked to bring two forms of identification, including one government-issued photo identification. Some test programs may have additional requirements. The items you are asked to bring differs for each test program. You will receive a confirmation email with program-specific information.
