Testing Center Essential to Students’ Success

Charles Parziale III, staff writer

The Testing Center, in the main building room M607, gives placement tests, distance-learning tests, make-up tests, and academic tests.

The Testing Center also has a new policy that requires students to have a form of identification  to present to the staff in order to take an exam. So make sure to brign a student ID or your driver’s license when you go in for testing.

The testing center is a secure environment with limited electronics, no phones or apple watches. Computers are monitored, and the center also has security cameras to ensure that students do not cheat.

The testing center has always been in the same location, according to Proctor Amy Floyd. She has been working in the testing center for about 11 years. She and the rest of her coworkers are all former PVCC students.

Floyd said that the staff in the testing center prioritize making the area “as least stressful as possible.”

Walking into the testing center, all of the staff are casual and relaxed. Walking into the room and being greeted with a smile a simple question if you need any help creates a friendly environment.

“We try to make a very relaxed and comfortable environment,” said Testing Specialist Rob McHenry.

Some students may be intimidated by the staff or the testing center in general. This should not be the case.

Students can ask for help finding the right things to study or direction to another tutoring program that PVCC offers.

It is staffed Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

You can contact them at 434-961-5320 or by email at testing@pvcc.edu.