The Testing Center will be open through 5 PM on Monday, December 23rd.
The Testing Center will be closed on the following dates:
- December 24th – January 3rd
- Saturday, January 4th
- Saturday, January 11th
- January 18th – 20th (MLK Day Holiday)
From January 6th – 10th the Testing Center will be open 8 AM – 5 PM.
Virginia Western students can come in any time we are open to complete their required assignments. Bring a government issued photo ID and your cell phone for multi-factor authentication.
Students who have accommodations through the Office of Disability Services will be required to make appointments 48 hours in advance. The link for making appointments will be given by the ODS staff. Please click on the “Accommodated Testing” link to the right for more information.
We will again be proctoring tests for students from other Virginia Community Colleges, please email us for more information. Please click on the “Non-VWCC Proctored Testing” link to the right for more information.
The Virginia Placement Test is still currently not required for most students. (Click here for more information)
Important Information:
- Most of the Testing Center services are free to students currently enrolled at Virginia Western Community College.
- Please do not bring children to campus when coming for testing services. No children can be in the building unattended waiting for a tester.
- Students must present their Virginia Western Student ID or another government issued photo ID to verify their identity in order to complete the proctored activity.
- Virginia Western students must know their MyVWCC username and password to get into their account in order to log into the Testing Center sign-in system.
- If the College is closed and classes are cancelled because of inclement weather, the Testing Center is also closed. Please check the home page of the website for any school closing announcements.
Finding the Testing Center
Click here for campus map and driving directions.
The Testing Center is located on the ground floor of Brown Library. Our address is 3095 Colonial Avenue. Turn onto McNeil Drive at the roundabout in the middle of campus and the Brown Library is the third building on the left.
Parking
When coming to Brown Library, please try to park on McNeil Drive, or if you have an ADA tag you can park in lot 11 or 12. Then enter Brown by the side door on the ground floor facing parking lot 12. Or, you can take the road that goes up behind the Library and park in lot 13, the first parking lot on the left. From there, take the sidewalk and stairs back down to the Library. Do not walk in the road! It is too dangerous. Consult the Virginia Western parking regulations for more information.