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Explore your interests and find a program that puts you on the path to a bright future. Tri-C offers both credit and non-credit courses as well as certificate programs in most career fields.

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More than 1,000 credit courses are offered each semester in more than 200 career and technical programs. Tri-C also grants short-term certificates, certificates of proficiency and post-degree professional certificates.

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Workforce Training & Professional Development

Tri-C's Workforce Training provides both non-credit and credit training for individuals and businesses to assist individuals with skills leading to employment. Tri-C's Corporate College provides professional development and corporate training opportunities.

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Tri-C Placement Overview

Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) uses ACT, SAT, high school cumulative GPA, high school math grades and previously earned college credits to determine students' placement in English and Math courses at the College. Please refer to the English Placement Guide or the Math Placement Guide for more information.  If you do not meet one of the English or math placement measures, you will complete a placement test.  After Tri-C processes your ACT, SAT, high school transcript, or placement test documentation, you will receive an email within 72 hours with your course placement results.  

You will be assigned an English course based on meeting one of the placement options listed above.  Please refer to the English Placement Guide for more information.  If you cannot be placed in a course using the options above, you must complete an English placement test. 

Please click here for English placement test information.

If you are not placed in an English or math course at the College based on ACT, SAT, high school GPA, or previous college credit, and English was not the first language you learned to speak and write, or if you have previously completed English as a second language (ESL) classes, complete ESL placement first. There are three parts which must be completed in order. This should be done before you attempt an English or math placement test.

Prospective ESL students can choose to complete their ESL Placement test remotely or in-person at a campus.

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Please click here for in-person ESL Placement test information.

Students registering for math classes may be assigned a math placement based on satisfying one of the placement options mentioned above. Please refer to the Math Placement Guide for more information.  If you cannot be placed in a course using the options above, you must complete an ALEKS assessment either remotely using Proctor U, or in-person at a campus Testing Center.  

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The biology placement test for placement into BIO 2331 Anatomy and Physiology is available in person at one of the testing centers.

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The chemistry placement test for placement into CHEM 1010, CHEM 1020 or CHEM 1300 is available in person at one of the testing centers.

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Students who may require testing accommodations related to a disability should contact Student Accessibility Services (SAS) before taking any placement tests.

Please click here for information on Student Accessibility Services.

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How to reach us

Brunswick University Center
3605 Center Road
Brunswick, OH 44212
BUC 212
216-987-3877
BrunswickTestingCenter@tri-c.edu 

Eastern Campus
4250 Richmond Road
Highland Hills, OH 44122
Student Services Building, ESS 1108
216-987-2256
EastTestingCenter@tri-c.edu 

Metropolitan Campus
2900 Community College Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
Student Services Building, MSS 103
216-987-4311
MetroTestingCenter@tri-c.edu

Western Campus
11000 West Pleasant Valley Road
Parma, OH 44130
Technology Learning Center, TLC GT115
216-987-5257
WestTestingCenter@tri-c.edu  

Westshore Campus
31001 Clemens Road
Westlake, OH 44145
Room 137
216-987-3888
WestshoreTestingCenter@tri-c.edu 

Testing Center Hours

Brunswick University Center
Monday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Eastern Campus
Monday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Metropolitan Campus
Monday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Western Campus
Monday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Westshore Campus
Monday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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