The number of people from
other states taking tests at the
Bucks testing center has been increasing,
according to Dr. Louis
C. Woodruff, director of the testing
center here at Bucks. The tests
that students have taken here have
been administered for about 130
other colleges. Some of these institutions
actually include ones
from overseas.
The testing center at Bucks administers
about 34,000 tests a
year. The largest number are the
placement tests, which are for incoming
students. There are also
testing for online courses.
Make-up testing is another type
of testing offered at Bucks. These
are for students who happen to
miss a test for a certain class and
are given the option by their professor
to make it up.
The Bucks testing center also
does examinations for outside
testing agencies. “We do a number
of certification tests. We also
administer about 3,600 GED
exams annualy,” saidWoodruff.
Woodruff explained that about
80 percent of the testing done here
at Bucks is for Bucks students,
while the remainder is for membera
of the surrounding communities.
Five years ago Bucks averaged
about 20,000 tests a year. In the
last five years that number has
nearly doubled. “The Testing field
around the country is expanding,”
saidWoodruff.
Woodruff also said he expects
the number of Bucks tests to continue
to grow and most likely double
within the next five or six
years.
When asked if the high number
of students coming here to take
tests will continue,Woodruff said,
“Not only will it take place, volumes
will continue to increase.”
Woodruff added that he believes
more and more online courses will
continue to grow. Colleges will
push online courses because they
are cost-effective and convienient.
With more online courses being
available it will allow students from
overseas to take courses from their
homes without having to come here to the United States. Whatever your testing desire, the Bucks testing center located
in Rollins center room 100 adjacent to the cafeteria is your place to get it done.