The ASSET System is an educational advising, course placement, and retention planning tool developed by ACT specifically to serve students entering community and technical colleges.

At El Centro's Assessment Center:

• ASSET testing is not to take precedence over the Accuplacer.
• Primarily for special needs students (must be referred by Disability Services).
• Failure to make the minimum passing scores on the Accuplacer does not serve as reason or qualify one to be tested with the ASSET Assessment.
• Math and reading is scored at the El Centro Testing Center.
• Writing exams are sent back to ACT to be scored and the results are available in 2 weeks.

A paper and pencil assessment

A timed assessment:

• Writing skills (25 minutes / 36 questions)
• Reading skills (25 minutes / 24 questions)
• Numerical skills (25 minutes / 32 questions)
• Elementary algebra (25 minutes / 25 questions)
• Intermediate algebra (25 minutes / 25 questions)
• College algebra (25 minutes / 25 questions)
• Geometry (25 minutes / 25 questions)

Course Selection and Placement

The ASSET System can be used to help institutions and students make informed decisions regarding course selection.

Students must see Disability Services when taking ASSET and needing special accommodations. There are detailed guidelines given by ACT when administering ASSET to special needs students (see administration manual).