Testing Center


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About Temple College Testing Center

Temple College has two testing centers. The Main testing center is located in the Barron Student Success Center on the south end of the main campus in Temple. Appointments are recommended.

The second testing Center is located at the EWCHEC Hutto Center. The Hutto Center is available by appointment.

The Testing Center is available to Temple College Students and the community.
This includes:

  • Credit by Exam
  • TSI
  • HESI
  • TEAS
  • Proctored exams including Pearson
  • High School Equivalency Exams
  • and more....

Please check our Testing Center Guidelines before scheduling your test.

The Testing Center provides high-quality testing services that observe and adhere to the National College Testing Association’s Professional Standards and Guidelines. The Testing Center is committed to creating a positive atmosphere where students, faculty, and staff feel comfortable and confident that they will receive services professionally and in a relaxed environment. The Testing Center offers a comprehensive testing program to assist students with assessing occupational interests and educational achievements. Available course placement tests: TSIA2 Assessment, Credit by Examination CLEP, DSST, and Temple College Institutional Exams. Also administered are the nursing pre-test HESI A2 for the ADN, VN, and Diagnostic Medical Sonography programs and the TEAS test for other allied health programs, make up exams, and correspondence courses. Students should review the Testing Center guidelines, available online and in the Testing Center office, prior-to- testing. Temple College offers a variety of Pearson exams for certification (to include GED testing). Pearson testers must follow the requirements established by the examination they will be taking (please consult the Pearson rules when you register for the exams). 

  • Photo identification is mandatory for all testing (for Pearson exams, this must be government issued photo ID).
  • The following items are prohibited in the Testing Lab: bags, hats, (hoodies cannot be worn up), sunglasses, heavy jackets, watches or fitness trackers, Bluetooth devices, phones, food or drinks. Please leave these items at home or in your vehicle.
  • Students must know their login to take class exams TEAS exams. Testing Center staff cannot provide this information to the student.
Payment for applicable exams must be made prior to testing. We recommend paying at the cashier’s office at either location, which can be made in person or by calling 254-298-8610/8611 for the Temple campus, or 512-759-5920 for EWCHEC-Hutto. Please let the cashier know what test you are paying for and to email the Testing Center a receipt. The Temple location will accept exact change, and no bill over $20.