Assessment Center

TOEFL Assessment
The Test of English as a Foreign Language

Measuring the Proficiency of the English Language Usage of Non-Native Speakers
  • Scores are accepted by more than 6,000 colleges and universities.

  • Examinees must sign a Confidentiality Statement as required by ETS; this is provided by the Assessment Center.

  • The El Centro Assessment Center is open to everyone who is properly registered, regardless of race, color, creed, or national origin.

How long is the test?
  • Internet-based test that takes 5 hours

What does it contain?
  • Reading - measures the ability to understand academic reading material

  • Listening - measures the ability to understand spoken English as it is used in colleges and universities

  • Speaking - measures the ability to speak English in an academic context

  • Writing - measures the ability to write in a way that is appropriate for college and university coursework

What can I expect in the testing session?
  • Read, listen and then speak in response to a question

  • Listen and then speak in response to a question

  • Read, listen and then write in response to a question

The El Centro Assessment Center is an ETS Certified Test Administration Site.
  • CTAS Facility Administrator

  • 15 Internet-connected computers, which run the Windows Operating System and are no more than 3 years old

  • The ability to dedicate these resources to ETS testing only on 15-30 test dates per year, primarily Fridays and Saturdays

  • The ability to restrict other activities in the room during an estimated 6-hour test period

  • Verifying test registrations

  • Seating students at individual computers

  • Ensuring ETS testing software is working properly on each PC

Links for Additional Information:
  • TOEFL Facts (Information & Registration Bulletins for Information about TOEFL Internet-based test)

  • ETS: TOEFL

  • Practice Tests